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What are some things that your church is prepared to do without a meeting or further discussion?

What are you willing to do to receive an even greater blessing of The Father?

Isaiah 58

Empty Hands + Empty Heart +

Full Hands + Empty Heart +

Full Hands and Full Hearts +

Empty Hands and Full Hearts +

Churches Ministering In Crisis To assist churches to prepare for disaster by developing strategies for preparedness To create plans for response activity within the church, community and beyond To assist churches in developing training to prepare and respond to a disaster

A disaster is defined as anything that causes human suffering or creates human needs that those impacted by the event cannot alleviate themselves.

READY CHURCH "a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action in an effort to ensure effective coordination during incident response. "

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READY RATING WWW. READYRATING. ORG. A new tool which can be used to help a church determine their preparedness level is the Ready Rating program. American Red Cross has prepared the online tool to allow businesses, schools and organizations determine their readiness level.

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Step 1: Form a Planning Team

IDENTIFY CORE PLANNING TEAM

Additional input may come from the following: Emergency management Law enforcement Fire services EMS Public Health Hospitals Public works Utility operators Education Agriculture Animal control Social services Childcare, child welfare, juvenile justice facilities National Guard Private sector Civic, social, faithbased, educational, professional, and advocacy organizations

Examples include: Civic, social, faith-based, educational, professional, and advocacy organizations Immigrant and limited English proficiency constituencies Voluntary organizations Private service providers Critical infrastructure operators Local and regional corporations

: 2 P E ST E H T D N A T N S O I R T E A D U N U SIT

IDENTIFY THREATS AND HAZARDS

The outcomes of the analysis process help planners determine goals and objectives (Step 3) and select the supporting planning concept they will use when developing the plan (Step 4). ASSESS RISK

: 3 P E T S S L A O G E S N I E M V I R T E C T E E J D B O D N A

E N I M R E T L A DE N O I T A S R E E I T I OP R O I R P

SET GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Goals and objectives must be carefully crafted to ensure they support accomplishing the plan mission and operational priorities. They must also clearly indicate the desired result or end -state they are designed to yield.

DE : 4 P E ST N A PL T N E M P O L E V

Develop and Analyze Courses of Action Establish the timeline Depict the scenario Identify and depict decision points Identify and depict operations tasks Select courses of action

Identify Resources

Identify Information and Intelligence Needs Identify progress made toward the end-state, including goals and objectives met and new needs or demands Identify “single point failures” (i. e. , tasks that, if not completed, would cause the operation to fall apart) Check for omissions or gaps Check for inconsistencies in organizational relationships Check for mismatches between the churches plan and plans for other organizations with which they are interacting.

: 5 P E T S , N O I T A R A D P N E A R P W E N I A V L L A P RE V O R APP

Write the Plan Keep the language simple and clear Avoid using jargon and minimize the use of acronyms Use short sentences and the active voice Provide enough detail to convey an easily understood plan that is actionable

Write the Plan Format the plan and present its contents so that its readers can quickly find solutions and options Ensure accessibility by developing tools and documents so they can be easily converted to alternate formats

Review the Plan Adequacy Feasibility Acceptability Completeness Compliance

Planners should ask the following questions: Did an action, a process, a decision or the operational timing identified in the plan make the situation worse or better? Were new alternate courses of action identified? What aspects of the action, process, decision, or operational timing make it something to avoid or remove from the plan?

Planners should ask the following questions: What specific changes to plans and procedures, personnel, organizational structures, leadership or management processes, facilities or equipment can improve operational performance?

Approve and Disseminate the Plan

: 6 P E T S N A L P D N A N O I T E A C T N N A E N M E E T L N I A IMP M

After developing a plan, it must be shared and training should take place for all personnel involved so they have the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the tasks identified in the plan. TRAINING

EXERCISE THE PLAN

Review, Revise, and Maintain the Plan A major incident A change in operational resources A formal update of standards Each activation Major exercises A change in the churches demographics A change in the acceptability of various risks The enactment of new or amended laws or ordinances

Must Communicate the Following: After an event occurs and it is safe to do so: Everyone should come to the church facility. If you need assistance, it can be provided. If you are not impacted, then you can assist.

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Appendix One Church Potential for Disaster Response A. Church Facilities ___ classrooms ___ clothes bank ___ dining room ___ dumpster ___ fellowship hall ___ food bank ___ gymnasium ___ kitchen ___ nursery ___ outside electric hookup ___ outside swage ___ outside water hookup ___ rest rooms ___ showers ___ storage building ___ vacant building ___ other ______ B. Equipment ___ air compressor ___ chainsaws, etc. ___ generator ___ high volume pump ___ oxygen tank ___ portable stoves ___ sanitation equipment and supplies ___ submersible pump ___ other ______ C. Vehicles ___ 4 x 4’s ___ aircraft ___ ATV ___ boats ___ buses ___ campers ___ tractor-trailer ___ trailers ___ trucks ___ van ___ other______

Appendix One Church Potential for Disaster Response D. Tools and Supplies ___ wheelchair ___ brooms ___ cots ___ crutches ___ electric cords ___ first-aid kit ___ garden hose ___ hand tools ___ mops ___ power tools ___ shop vacuum ___ shovels ___ other _______

Appendix Two Church Member Disaster Relief Interest and Skills Survey Name___________________ Street Address____________ Home Phone_________ City/State/Zip__________ Work Phone__________ E-mail ___________Cell Phone ____________ Church__________ Phone _______________ Address___________________________ Would you be interested in assisting with a disaster relief project by our church: ____ In this community ____ In this county ____ In this state ____ In the USA ____ Internationally How much lead-time would you need to get ready to participate in a project? ______________________________

Appendix Two Church Member Disaster Relief Interest and Skills Interest/Experience/Training Check the types of disaster ministries that interest you. Place two checks by areas where you are experienced. __1. Advisory/advocacy __2. Bulk distribution __3. Casework __4. Chainsaw crew/tree removal __5. Child care __6. Cleanup crew __7. Communications (Ham Radios) __8. Counseling __9. Crisis closet __10. Damage assessment __11. Elder care (or handicapped) __12. Employment assistance __13. Evacuation of persons __14. Feeding __15. Interpreter: Language______ __16. Legal aid __17. Literacy __18. Medical emergency team __19. Mud-outs __20. Reconstruction team __21. Repair (emergency) __22. Salvage __23. Sanitation __24. Security __25. Shelter management or care __26. Transportation __27. Other________

Appendix Two Church Member Disaster Relief Interest and Skills Check if you have training in the following: __ Involving Southern Baptists in Disaster Relief __ State disaster relief manual __ Hands-on training with unit __ Temporary emergency child care __ Crisis counseling __ American Red Cross __ Introduction to Disaster Services __ Mass Feeding __ Advanced first aid and CPR __ Other disaster relief training

Appendix Three Church Opportunities and Action A church can assist with mitigation, preparation, warning, rescue and evacuation. It can also provide facilities, volunteers, and supplies to assist with emergency feeding, shelter, child care, or other functions. Church facilities can be used as an information center for disaster survivors and also provide pastoral counseling or crisis intervention.

Other ministry opportunities for churches are to: Identify volunteers (in the church or in the community) who can give advice regarding insurance, repair contracts, and applications for loans or grants. Locate qualified people to care for children, the elderly, and sick or disabled people who need special facilities, diets, transportation, and/or recreation. Identify members who can provide temporary housing for disaster survivors. Identify bilingual interpreters to assist those who speak another language or have literacy limitations. Provide companionship to people who have been displaced and are unfamiliar with their new surroundings, community services, and stores.

Other ministry opportunities for churches are to: Participate in ministries such as receiving, sorting, and distributing clothing, bedding, bulk food, clean-up, and household supplies. Provide assistance with food, housing, communication, and other needs of out-of town volunteers who come to help with the disaster response. Cooperate with other agencies during disasters. Have a voice in the rebuilding/relocation process and make sure disaster survivors are treated the same in regard to physical, social, and spiritual recovery. Begin a transportation bank by developing a database of cars, vans, pickups, dump trucks, boats, planes, ATV’s, etc. which might be available during a disaster. Organize clean-up, salvage, security or repair crews, as well as help disaster survivors clean their homes and furniture, install temporary roofing or board up windows and doors or remove household contents for safe storage.