Bridges to Healing Tools

the following Bridges to Healing Seminar tools:

• Leading a Combat Trauma Care Group – These are the speaker’s notes for this breakout session of the Bridges to Healing Seminar.
• Combat Trauma Healing Manual Leader’s Guide – Pre-Release Draft version for reviewers and early adopters. Provides practical information and guidance for those interested in leading small groups based around The Combat Trauma Healing Manual.
• When War Comes Home Leader’s Guide – Pre-Release Draft version for reviewers and early adopters. Provides practical information and guidance for those interested in leading small groups based around the When War Comes Home book.
• Elemental Ministry Team Suggestions – There are 33 potential ministry teams listed here that your church could consider fielding which would form individual elements of your church’s overall ministry to the military.  These teams reflect a comprehensive care approach, addressing the needs of a troop and his or her family pre-deployment, during deployment, and after he or she returns home from battle.  Probably no church would be able to field all of these teams, but reading through the list may give you some ideas of how your church has already been gifted and equipped by God to help meet the needs of the military in your church and community.
• Practical Suggestions for Ministering to Combat Trauma Sufferers – Contains 34 practical points to integrate into your thinking and actions as you seek to care for those suffering from Combat Trauma.
• How To Be A Bridge – The theme of Military Ministry’s approach to those suffering from Combat Trauma is that each of us can be a “Bridge To Healing” for our wounded warriors.  In this document you’ll explore elements of how to be an effective Bridge, including your mindset, conversation, interaction, actions and thinking through your church’s corporate strategy.
• Combat Trauma Definitions – For those interested in the more advanced and technical aspects of the Combat Trauma Spectrum, this document provides in-depth treatment of a number of the key concepts and terms associated with Combat Trauma, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, and Secondary Traumatic Stress.
• Operation BRIDGES – The word “Bridges” provides an excellent acronym for how we can approach a ministry to those suffering with Combat Trauma. Each letter summarizes a key component of a comprehensive strategy for helping those for whom we want to be Bridges to Healing.
• PTSD Symptoms – A comprehensive listing of the various symptoms that can be presented by someone suffering from PTSD, divided into the three major categories of symptoms: Intrusive (Re-experiencing), Avoidance and Arousal.  It’s important to remember that no one will exhibit all of these symptoms. Rather, each person’s symptomology will be unique, a mixture of some from each of the three categories.
• Door openers and closers- A general guideline when interacting verbally with a veteran.
• Additional Resources- National, military and government contact information and associated website addresses.
• Milmin Framework for Church Ministries: A proposed framework for local church ministry to military members and families has been written in cooperation with Military Ministry staff members and Army spouses.
• HomeBuilders Spiritual Care Group Information: A readily transferrable tool for the local church, chapel, neighborhood, or community to minister to military members and families.
• Local Resources:  Choose your state below to view local services offered in your area.
  • Georgia
  • Oregon
  • Washington
  • Arkansas
  • Ft.Benning