Understanding Trauma and a Path to Restoration through Healing Groups

About course

How can healing and discipleship flourish in communities marked by trauma, poverty, and spiritual need?

Across 37 countries and countless cultures, Teach to Transform equips leaders to offer holistic renewal: medical care, economic empowerment, farming innovation, and—critically—emotional trauma healing. This powerful training illuminates what trauma truly is—a wound to the heart, mind, and spirit that shapes how people understand God, themselves, and others—and reveals why addressing trauma is essential to effective ministry and lasting transformation.

Join us for a deeply engaging learning experience led by an experienced practitioner working at the intersection of mental health, biblical restoration, and global missions. Drawing on years of experience with survivors of trafficking, refugees, orphaned children, pastors, and everyday families, this course unpacks the realities of trauma’s impact: altered brain development, disrupted relationships, cycles of shame, and practical barriers to hearing and embracing the gospel.

Together, we will explore:

• The definition and sources of trauma—and why its impact reaches far beyond outward behavior
• How trauma affects physical health, mental well-being, and spiritual trust
• The biblical foundation for healing as a core part of the gospel and discipleship
• Tools and practices for trauma-informed ministry—healing groups, vulnerability, lament, and restoration rooted in connection
• Strategies for building healthier churches, families, and communities where compassion replaces shame
• Stories of hope—how healing, even after extreme adversity, empowers people to lead, teach, and disciple others

Whether you serve locally or globally, in churches, clinics, schools, or villages, this training equips you to see beneath the surface, respond with practical grace, and lead others on the path from brokenness to wholeness in Christ. Experience real-life tools, transformative stories, and a vision for missions where the mind, body, and spirit are cared for together. This course welcomes ministry leaders, lay volunteers, counselors, and anyone called to serve in spaces touched by suffering.

Walk away with knowledge, compassionate skill, and fresh hope to guide communities toward restoration and deeper discipleship—one story, one healing group, one relationship at a time.

Lessons

The Impact of Trauma

This lesson introduces Teach to Transform, a global nonprofit dedicated to providing compassionate h...

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9 minutes

Emotional Trauma & Missions

Memo on Key Concepts and Insights from the Lesson Dear Learners, As you reflect on today s lesson, I...

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6 minutes

Trauma Defined & Adverse Childhood Experiences

Dear learners, I want to highlight the key principles and lasting understandings you should carry fo...

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7 minutes

Trauma's Effects on the Brain & Body

Dear Learners, Welcome to this insightful lesson on the profound effects of trauma on the brain and ...

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7 minutes

How Trauma Impacts Faith, missions, & Ministry

Dear Students, As you move through this lesson on how trauma impacts faith, missions, and ministry, ...

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7 minutes

Jesus, Healing, & Shame-Free Ministry

Dear Learners, As you engage with the content of this lesson, there are several profound themes to c...

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6 minutes

Healing Groups: Method & Biblical Steps

Dear Learners, As you proceed through this lesson on the method and biblical steps of healing groups...

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9 minutes

Confession, Forgiveness, & Hope

Hi Learners, This lesson offers an inspiring perspective on the transformative power of healing grou...

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8 minutes

Global Stories, Testimonies, & Closing

Dear Participants, As you reflect on this lesson concerning the power and practice of emotional trau...

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13 minutes