You’re Invited!
“BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH
THE GIFTS OF SUFFERING”
a seminar for the helpers, the healers,
and the hurting (aka: you)
Wednesday, April 22, 2026; 10 am-2 pm
Westside Community Church, Columbus IN
Given all the changes in our communities since COVID, pastors and counselors are burned out. Support is lacking. It’s hard to make meaning out of all the challenges happening within ourselves, our communities, and our world.
But people are still looking to you for answers
and reassurance these days.
(You may be looking for them, too.)
While there’s no magic formula, there is a way to inspire, equip, and grow others and ourselves—moving from sympathy to empathy to resiliency to community.
A Seminar for the Helpers & Healers
If you lead a congregation, see clients, or otherwise support people in crisis in Southern Indiana, join your peers—pastors, counselors, lay leaders, chaplains—as we apply the principles of Karen Sjoblom’s latest book, “Holy Disturbance,” toward teaching those we serve about the growth and strength that come from times of suffering.
Designed to provide tools and ease burnout, this seminar will teach you to help others to:
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Stand strong in their seasons of struggle,
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Receive wisdom, perseverance, and more (the Gifts of Suffering), and
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Share their help and hope with a hurting world.
Details
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, April 22, 10 am-2 pm
PLACE: Westside Community Church: MAP: 124 Tipton Lakes Blvd., Columbus IN
RSVP: Registration required via email (see below)
FEE: $25 per person (includes lunch, Holy Disturbance book & more); payable via Venmo (QR code, below, or @karensjoblomcommunications on the app)
How to Register
Event is open to all in helping professions, so feel free to invite your co-pastors, church staff, spouses, lay-leaders, chaplains, and others to join in.
1. Register via email
Click the link and let us know how many will be attending from your organization (including first, last, and organization names, plus direct emails, as applicable).
2. Pay the fee (per person) via Venmo
Use your phone to scan the QR code below or search for @karensjoblomcommunications on the Venmo app. If you'd prefer to send a check or use a credit card, let us know in your registration email.
3. Download flyer to invite other team members
Email this .pdf flyer to share details with your colleagues.
Many thanks to these seminar sponsors & ministry partners:
