Resources

Explore tools and training designed to strengthen your care ministry and support your well-being as a caregiver.

Hope Made Strong Resources:

The Care Ministry Podcast

Practical conversations and insights to equip and encourage care ministry leaders.

Listen in to learn about tools, strategies, and resources that will equip your team and strengthen hope.

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7 Keys to Resiliency	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/7-keys-to-resiliency
16 Tips for a Better sleep	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/16-tips-for-better-sleep
3 Steps to Building a Sustainable Care Ministry	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/sustainable-care
4 Stages of a Crisis	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/4-stages-of-a-crisis
Free Tips on How to Respond to Requests for Advice	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/how-to-respond-to-requests-for-advice
Mental Health Sunday Resource Pack	https://hopemadestrong.mykajabi.com/2023MentalHealthSunday
Self-Care Checklist	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/self-care-ideas
Sample Care Protocol	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/sample-care-protocol
Pastoral Care Intake Form	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/pastoral-care-intake
Free Pathway For Prayer Requests	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/prayer-request-pathway
Free Emotions Vocabulary Chart	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/free-emotions-vocabulary-chart
Making a Case for Care cheat sheet	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/making-a-case-for-care
What´s On Your Plate	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/whats-on-your-plate
Burnout Quiz	https://www.findinghopeinhelping.org/quiz
Model Of Care	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/model-of-care
5 Points on Making a Case for Care	https://www.hopemadestrong.org/making-a-case-for-care

The Caregiver Toolbox - Online Course

The caregiver toolbox is an online, self-guided course that offers ministry caregivers foundational skills and strategies to support and care for their community. You will come away with an understanding of support frameworks, boundaries and ethics, and tools to engage in ministry caregiving.

Church Mental Health Summit

With 50 speakers from around the world, the Church Mental Health Summit is a FREE online event that equips you to support mental health with practical tools and faith-rooted care.

The Summit Circle

The Summit Circle is your year-round membership to ongoing summit session replays, live Q&As, ministry tools, and a private care leader community designed to support and equip you long after the summit ends.

Finding Hope In Helping - Online Course

Finding Hope in Helping is an online, self-guided course that builds resilient leaders who are equipped to negotiate the intensifying demands and needs of the church. You will come away with skills to manage your time, self-care, relationships, and the challenges of supporting others

Care Ministry Cohort

BUILD YOUR CARE MINISTRY IN COMMUNITY

The Care Ministry Cohort is a 5-month cohort to help you develop a sustainable and scalable care ministry that strengthens the mission to grow the church

Partner Resources:

Spiritual First Aid

Spiritual First Aid is a course that transforms everyday people on the frontlines of the mental health crisis
into spiritual first responders and mental health champions.

Spiritual First Aid is an affiliate partner with Hope Made Strong.

Flourishing In Ministry

Flourishing in Ministry: A Guide for Resilient Leadership

Ministry is deeply rewarding—but also demanding. Too often, leaders pour themselves out without the practices and support needed to sustain long-term joy and effectiveness.

That’s why we created the Flourishing in Ministry Guide. Rooted in over a decade of research with thousands of pastors, this resource outlines the key habits and conditions that help leaders thrive in daily wellbeing, resilience, authenticity, and purpose.

Whether you’re just beginning in ministry or decades in, these insights can help you take small, intentional steps toward greater wholeness—so you can serve with strength, clarity, and joy.

Download your free copy of the Flourishing in Ministry Guide today and take your first step toward sustainable joy in life and leadership.

Resource Directory

Discover our Resource Directory!
An evolving collection of tools, links, and references shared by ministry partners, peers, and communities. Organized by topic, this directory offers a variety of helpful content.

Note: Resources are not vetted or endorsed by Hope Made Strong, but shared to inspire and equip your ministry journey.

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