Extending Mercy
Southeastern District Disaster Response Guidelines for Congregations to Prevent, Prepare, Respond, Recover
The Southeastern District Disaster Response Task Force works to bring the tools needed to begin the process of preventing, preparing, responding and recovering from a disaster that a congregation or community may experience. On this page, you will find a series of modules that may be used, one at a time, to begin this important process. Please take the time to look over the modules, present them to your pastor and church leaders, and encourage them to begin this process. There are many resources available to help you and you are encouraged to contact the disasterhelp@se.lcms.org at any time with your questions.
Module One
In any disaster the question is “were any of our members involved?” Having current, accurate, complete contact information at your fingertips after a disaster will enable you to quickly identify needs. A completed Module One is the first step in being prepared to respond to the needs of those entrusted to your care. This addresses the emergency contact info needed. Each member of the congregation is contacted to complete the attached information page. It also includes a page for local, regional and national emergency contacts.
Module Two
Developing a Community Network will greatly assist your congregation in dealing with a disaster before the event occurs.
Module Three
How would you continue the necessary operations of your ministry? This module is designed to help you develop a plan that outlines the role and responsibilities of clergy, staff and members so that ministry may continue.
Module Four
What are we able to do? & How can we help? The module four form Response-ability Survey helps a church know how they are able to respond.
Module Five
Is your computer prepared for a disaster? This module addresses a backup plan for data and records
Module Six
Module six is a reference module of web resources.
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