Training
Why Get Trained?
Why get trained? Let Coy Webb, former Kentucky Baptist Convention State Director of Disaster Relief, give you several reasons why it is important to be trained if you want to respond in a positive and effective way in times of disaster…
Basic Training Requirements
Listed here are the steps necessary to help prepare you to be a part of this exciting ministry.
Step 1
Complete the online Volunteer Registration Form. A follow-up email will be sent with additional information and to do items.
Step 2
Please forward this online Pastor Reference Form to your pastor for it to be completed. If you are the pastor, please send the link to your Director of Missions/Associational Leader, Chairman of Deacons or another leader to complete it. Please follow-up with them to ensure it’s done in a timely manner. This link will be sent to you in the follow-up email
Step 3
There is a cost for new volunteers. This $30 fee will pay for and provide you with the following:
Background Check
ID Badge/Credentials
Spiritual preparation book
A link for online payment will also be sent to you in the follow-up email.
Note: A new background check and updated badge are required every three years.
Step 4
You will need to authorize and complete a background check. You will receive a separate email from the company CHECKR soon to provide the needed information online. You will have three days to complete it before it expires. Please share your information with CHECKR in a timely manner so we don’t have to initiate another background check. Thank you!
Step 5
Attend the Basic Training Course, “Involving Southern Baptists in Disaster Relief”
Step 6
Specific Team Training
a. Each team requires classroom training.
b. Some teams require “hands-on” training to learn special equipment unique to that team.
c. Some teams require additional training such as OSFA (Operational Stress First Aid) or other training…
Training Calendar
Recertification
Use the links below to make sure you are certified for Disaster Relief. All volunteers must be certified to participate in Disaster Relief Ministries. Recertification is required every 3 years.
