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People are hurting. Counselors are booked. Pastors are stretched thin.

The Church Can Help

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Welcome to The Church Cares

The Church Cares equips everyday believers to offer real care, right now. Across the country, lay leaders are being trained to walk with those in distress—and your church can be part of the movement.

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​This free, research-based program equips everyday believers to care, pray, and share in peer-to-peer relationships—demonstrating God’s love by walking with others through life’s struggles.

How The Church Cares Works 

The Church Cares is a peer helping ministry that trains your biggest volunteer force—your church members—to listen, pray, and offer support to those with personal struggles and emotional needs. 

 

When people are in distress, they want to go to church. The Church Cares offers a way to help them, serve them, and invite them in. It’s an evangelism, discipleship, and church growth approach, all wrapped into one. 

 

More than that, it helps people like Jesus helped people. Compassionately. Intentionally. And Biblically. 

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AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 2025

When Hurting People Come To Church:

How People of Faith Can Help Solve the Mental Health Crisis

People are hurting at a scale we’ve never seen. Pastors and counselors can’t see everyone in need. THIS BOOK CAN HELP. Pre order your copy today.

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About Us

Meet the team behind The Church Cares.

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How It Works

Learn about implementing The Church Cares .

The Church Cares operates independently through Regent University, in close collaboration with a network of trusted ministry partners
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