Trainings & Deployments From: LCMS Disaster Response & Training

Volunteer: Basic LERT Training, Concordia University Chicago, 9-19-2026

Please consider attending LCMS LERT (Lutheran Early Response Team) volunteer training offered by Lutheran Church Charities. This training will prepare LERT team members for credentialing and will focus on the safety, work, and ministry of Lutherans as Early Responders. This training is part of a Synod-wide disaster response program, facilitated by a national network of District Disaster Response Coordinators and Teams. After the training, you will receive a certificate, ID badge, and a T-shirt.

In the chaos of disaster, it's important to stay focused on the task at hand.  This training will help you focus on the most important thing to remember as you prepare for or respond to a disaster in your community or beyond.  At the center of our LERT Volunteer training is one thing:  MERCY!  Christ's mercy is the basis for everything we say and do.  This training event will equip you to be an effective volunteer should a disaster strike your community.  After a brief introduction regarding the goals and theological rationale of LCM Disaster Response, the LERT volunteer training will address the following:  

Christian care in times of disaster A Ministry of Presence The LERT Program and how it works with other responders Introduction to Disaster Response LCC/NID Disaster Response & Deployment Protocol Service Opportunities after a Disaster & Safety Protocol

 This training will be hosted by CUC Deaconess Studies and held in Krentz Hall - Rm. 120. Parking for Krentz Hall will be in Visitor Lot 3 on Augusta St.


District: Northern_Illinois

Please consider attending LCMS LERT (Lutheran Early Response Team) volunteer training offered by Lutheran Church Charities. This training will prepare LERT team members for credentialing and will focus on the safety, work, and ministry of Lutherans as Early Responders. This training is part of a Synod-wide disaster response program, facilitated by a national network of District Disaster Response Coordinators and Teams. After the training, you will receive a certificate, ID badge, and a T-shirt.

In the chaos of disaster, it's important to stay focused on the task at hand.  This training will help you focus on the most important thing to remember as you prepare for or respond to a disaster in your community or beyond.  At the center of our LERT Volunteer training is one thing:  MERCY!  Christ's mercy is the basis for everything we say and do.  This training event will equip you to be an effective volunteer should a disaster strike your community.  After a brief introduction regarding the goals and theological rationale of LCM Disaster Response, the LERT volunteer training will address the following:  

Christian care in times of disaster A Ministry of Presence The LERT Program and how it works with other responders Introduction to Disaster Response LCC/NID Disaster Response & Deployment Protocol Service Opportunities after a Disaster & Safety Protocol

 This training will be hosted by CUC Deaconess Studies and held in Krentz Hall - Rm. 120. Parking for Krentz Hall will be in Visitor Lot 3 on Augusta St.


District: Northern_Illinois

Training & Deployment Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Sep 19, 2026

Zip Code: 60305

Allow Groups: No