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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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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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Rated as a Top 10 book by Carey Nieuwhof for 2025!
Speaking schedule Dr Sells & Dr Ripley
Dr Shaunti Feldhahns schedule
2026
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March 11. Dr. Jim Sells at a Church conference in Ohio.
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March 26-28. Dr Jim Sells at Christian Association for Psychological Studies
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March 26-28. Dr Jen Ripley at Southeastern Psychological Association
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April 15- 17. Dr Ripley & Dr Sells at Winshape conference, GA.
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April 21-23 Both Docs at Disabilities Conference; KEYS ministry DC
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May 14-15 Global Summit on Spirituality, Religion and Mental Health at Harvard University; Dr Jen presenting.
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June 13. Hope for the Heart Conference, Plano TX- Jim, Jen & Shaunti. https://www.hopefortheheart.org/events/called-to-care
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Sept 26- Jen and Jim marriage conference at Trinity Church VB
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Oct 1-3. Hope Together conference, Plano TX- Jim https://www.hopefortheheart.org/events/hope-together
The Church Cares operates independently through Regent University, in close collaboration with a network of trusted ministry partners
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