Six weeks of live, free webinars will offer pragmatic and informative sessions to help faith and community leaders address needs emerging from disasters and other crises. Webinars are scheduled for Tuesdays, March 24 through April 28, 2026, 10:00 am – 11:30 AM Central time and are appropriate for all levels of experience and expertise.

One registration for all sessions: When you submit this registration, you are registering to receive webinar links and reminder emails for all webinars in this series. Attend as many you are available. For details and more information about webinars, go to the Webinar Hub at crisiscareministries.net.

Schedule at a glance, 10 AM – 11:30 AM Central (US and Canada):

• March 24, 2026 – “Calm in Crisis”
• March 31, 2026 – “Talk Saves Lives” (suicide prevention)
• April 7, 2026 – “Responding with Care: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Disaster Response for Diverse Communities”
• April 14, 2026 – “Risk and Protective Factors”
• April 21, 2026 – “Tools for Building Resilience”
• April 28, 2026 – “Emotional and Spiritual Care in Human-Caused Disasters”

Webinars will not be recorded.

Weekly bonus shared reflection time: Following each 90-minute webinar session, participants are invited to stay for a bonus 15-minute guided reflection led by the BELOVED Compassion Network (belovedcompassionnetwork.org) to strengthen our sense of grounding and connectedness with the Sacred Source of Compassion.  These contemplative practices will cultivate deeper compassion for self and others, for more compassionate and effective caregiving in disaster recovery.

This series is brought to you by collaborative organizations including: Church World Service, Crisis Care Ministries, International Orthodox Christian Charities, Lutheran Disaster Response, Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Prevention Division, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance – PC (USA), United Church of Christ, Week of Compassion, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), with additional support from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Are you looking for a Lenten resource? Check out the ELCA Sumud’s 2026 Lenten series, “Body of Christ”! This series lifts up Palestinian Christians as an inseparable and equal part of the Body of Christ, whose witness and oppression demand our attention and solidarity. View the resource HERE!

Loving God, we give you thanks for Black history, Black culture, and Black lives, and for the wisdom, courage, creativity, and resilience that have shaped our communities, our church, and our world.

Give us strength, humility, and penitent hearts so we may acknowledge our nation’s history and the mistreatment of people based on ancestry, race, religion, and perceived differences.

We thank you for ancestors who endured, for leaders who dreamed and organized, for artists, teachers, caregivers, and prophets who spoke truth, created beauty, and worked for justice even when the cost was high.

We are grateful for the faith of Black communities—for songs sung in sorrow and in hope, for prayers whispered and proclaimed, for a trust in you that has carried generations forward.

We give thanks that our sins and weaknesses are met with your immense grace, and that your Spirit is at work even now, bringing change and newness within us, within our church, and throughout our society. Amen.

Resources for Black History Month:

List of Books Curated by Sparkhouse

28 Days of Black History

Read “See Me, Believe Me” by The Rev. Dr. Yolanda Denson-Byers – In this book, she offers an honest and unflinching look at the challenges faced by leaders of color in the predominantly white ELCA.

Watch Joe Davis’ Interview on Art on a Conduit of Collective Liberation

Check out our list of racial justice organizations, ELCA educational materials, and ministries

View ELCA Talks At The Desk – This video series explores diverse expressions of the church. Three seasons are currently available and can be used individually or as a group study.

Join ecumenical and interfaith leaders and communities in a public witness on Wed. Feb. 25 grounded in worship, moral courage and solidarity with our neighbors. Register to join virtually the many who will be present in Washington, D.C. for worship and peaceful procession. Register Now: https://ow.ly/QK9t50Y1OO1

The ELCA World Hunger Lent Calendar is here! Learn how you can work toward a more just world through giving and advocacy. This year, our calendar features opportunities to grow through ELCA Advocacy‘s Here I Pod podcast.

Order yours and learn more about Here I Pod at the link in the comments, or simply visit ELCA.org/WHLent.