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Becoming a Wounded Healer: Three Foundations of Trauma-Responsive Spiritual Care

Charles Kiser

How do faith leaders become trauma-informed agents of healing? Kiser asked fifteen of his experienced colleagues - pastors, therapists, and trauma educators - for their perspectives on this question. What emerged from these conversations were three major foundations for spiritual care: trauma awareness, skill development, and personal healing. These essential elements are instructive to any faith leader or spiritual companion who seeks to become a trauma-responsive healing presence in the lives of others.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Empathetic Witness
  • Publish Date: Apr 25th, 2025
  • Pages: 64
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.00in - 5.00in - 0.15in - 0.16lb
  • EAN: 9798349271229
  • Categories: Trauma PsychologyLeadershipChristian Ministry - Pastoral Resources

About the Author

Kiser, Charles: - Charles Kiser (D.Min.) is a pastor, theologian, author, coach, and trainer. He is the coauthor with Elaine Heath of Trauma-Informed Evangelism: Cultivating Communities of Wounded Healers, which emerged out of his sixteen-year pastoral work among spiritually traumatized folks in Dallas, Texas. He is the Cofounder and Codirector of The Healing Collective (www.thehealingcollective.space), a ministry that creates spaces for healing religious trauma. Kiser is also the Regional Area Developer for the DallasFort Worth area of the Post-Evangelical Collective (www.postevangelicalcollective.org), an organization that seeks to connect and resource post-evangelical leaders and cultivate new post-evangelical churches that function as healing communities. Kiser holds a doctorate in contextual theology and his work focuses on the intersection of post-colonial mission, contemplative spirituality, and trauma healing. He lives in the Dallas area with his wife, their three kids, and their frenetic Boston Terrier, Gus.