Training & Consulting
Equipping and supporting effective ministry among refugees
How can IAFR help you?
Perhaps you want to help people survive and recover from forced displacement, but you're not sure where to begin. Or maybe you are already serving refugees but feel the need to be better equipped?
IAFR missionaries bring a wealth of front-line refugee ministry experience and perspective to our training and consulting work that is highly sought out by churches, agencies and practitioners around the world.
We can provide training on a single topic, several days of in-depth material, or consultation for your ministry team. A selection of our common topics are listed below. We are also launching a webinar series this year.
Click here or on the Training Email Sign Up button at the top of the page to be notified about upcoming webinars and training opportunities.
Training Content
IAFR's training program will help you gain an in-depth understanding of refugee realities along with biblical perspective and cross-cultural tools to help you develop a ministry strategy well-suited to your unique context. Click on a topic below to learn more about the training session and its content.
Ministry Strategy
Develop a contextualized strategy to help people survive and recover from forced displacement.
Emotional Well-Being for the "Helper"
A key part of supporting refugee recovery involves engaging in authentic and mutual relationships with people who have experienced deep loss. Learn how to maintain your own emotional and spiritual health while remaining a compassionate and helpful advocate for forcibly displaced people.
Christian Witness in a Humanitarian Context
Churches have unique strengths that can make a real difference in refugee recovery, and many Christians find the divine mandate to welcome the stranger a compelling reason to get involved. This topic addresses how we can be authentic in our Christian identity and desire to witness to Christ while maintaining high ethical standards that respect the freedom and dignity of those we serve.
Investing in Long-Term Recovery
What is the difference between humanitarian aid or relief work and helping refugees recover for the long-term? Learn what refugees say it takes to help them really recover from the trauma of forced displacement
Biblical Perspective
Develop a biblical perspective concerning issues related to refugees and forced displacement.
Refugee Realities
Gain an in-depth understanding of the global refugee crisis.
Training & Event Calendar
A Movement of Hope
Let’s make a difference together!
There are 70.8 million forcibly displaced children, women and men in the world - the highest number ever recorded. That's 1 in every 108 people alive today. Another 37,000 people are uprooted every day.
Three reasons why we refuse to lose hope.
First, God is alive and well along the refugee highway today. Second, Refugees are more than people in need. They are an important part of the solution. And third, God has begun a worldwide movement of his people to welcome and love refugees.
Learn more below.
PROJECTS
Discover how you can help people survive and recover from forced displacement by providing them with shelter, water, Bibles, church buildings, schools, income-generation, specialized training and more!
LOCATIONS
Whether by joining the support team of one of our missionaries or by joining one of our teams yourself, you can show up in the lives of refugees. Explore the unique work of IAFR in Africa, Europe and North America.
TRAINING
Perhaps you want to serve refugees, but you're not sure where to begin. Or maybe you are already engaged in refugee ministry, but feel the need to be better equipped? We are here to help.
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