Healthy Congregations Training Platform

Information and instructions:

Healthy Congregations training includes self-paced preparation followed by live guided discussion via Zoom (by appointment).

Training steps:

1. Coordinate with other team members. For best results, we encourage team members to train together where possible.
2. Complete self-paced training prep video and survey questions. Each participant will need to do this before the live session.
   • View the first 32 minutes of the training video
   • Look up data for your community (the prep site will guide you)
   • Step through the next segments of the video and answer brief survey questions as prompted
   • Submit your survey (you'll get a copy of your responses in email)
3. Book your live training session - see below for instructions
4. Join your live training Zoom session, prepared to review your survey responses with your fellow team members and our staff

Booking your live training session:

1. Booking page
   • On the booking page linked above, look near the top for 'Select service' and click on the 'HC Orientation Training' option.
   • Available dates will appear on the calendar in black (versus gray). Click an available date to see available times.
   • Choose an available time and scroll down to fill out the booking information.
   • Click the 'Book' button at the bottom of the page to book your session.
   • You'll receive a confirmation email containing information and the Zoom connection details.
2. Share the connection and preparation information with others on your team who will be training.

Healthy Congregations help is available
Reminder: if you have questions about Healthy Congregations or would like friendly help in coming up with ideas, developing programs, renewing your HC grant, or otherwise, we encourage you to schedule a half-hour session with Katie using the same booking page. Please reach out to Katie katie@healthfund.org if you have questions. If you have questions or problems concerning the preparation video, survey, or booking page please contact Jeff jgamber@healthfund.org for technical assistance.

To be eligible to apply for grant funding renewal, Healthy Congregations teams need at least two active members who have completed orientation training. Training is only required once per person, and credit never expires. For each new or existing, but previously untrained, active team member completing orientation training on or after April 10, 2025 (2025 program changes launch date), the team will receive an additional one-time $100 in grant funding (up to $500 in any year) to use in supporting their program plans. This will normally be added to the regular grant amount at next renewal time. See program signup form for full details.