Loving and valuing people with grace and integrity
Do you have a strategy for sharing God’s love with those around you? Are you looking for new ways to inspire your church to live out the gospel with their whole lives? Are you interested in opportunities for personal growth? Allow us to help.
People Care Courses Level 1-3: Equipping Workers, Leaders and People Care Providers – Online, Worldwide!
When Christian workers receive and give good quality people care, they remain healthy, resilient, empowered and fruitful in their personal lives, working relationships and in sharing the love of Jesus.
This 10-week online course is designed to be an introduction to basic people care skills. It prepares the participant to care for and support community members, team members, colleagues and friends facing the regular ups and downs of life prevalent in cross-cultural living and service. Session topics include:
This 10-week online course builds on Level 1 topics as well as adding more complex topics that PC providers encounter in their ministries such as:
This 10-week online course builds on Level 1 and 2 topics as it teaches advanced debriefing and trauma care. The course provides training in applying the debriefing model to different audiences and contexts:
Course participants will also:
These courses are offered in a 1-day per week format. Extra time is needed during the week for additional reading and completion of tasks (± 2-hours per week).
Year | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Level | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 1 |
Registration opens | 15 January | 1 July | 15 January | 1 July | 15 January | 1 July |
Pre-course meeting | 17 March | 1 September | 16 March | 31 August | 21 March | 5 September |
Dates | 24 March to 26 May | 8 Sep to 10 Nov | 23 March to 25 May | 28 March to 30 May | 12 Sep to 14 Nov | |
Fee for non-OM participants: US$125 per course
Coaching is a one-on-one intentional relationship designed to promote personal growth and skill development. For the ongoing development of the participant’s people care skills, the PCC offers six monthly coaching sessions following the course. Coaching is provided by PCC staff to support the course graduate as they seek to implement the skills and knowledge they gained in the course in real life settings and ministry experiences.
For more information or an application form, please complete the form below.