A Basic LERT Training class will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 508 Jackson St., Madison, NE 68748 on October 18, 2025. Participants will be introduced to the LCMS Disaster Response program and learn the basic nature of disasters, the opportunities to respond to personal needs in such disasters and how as Christians, can support families, congregations and the public, as the hands and feet of Jesus, during these trying times.
Please register for LERT at www.lcms-lert.org, and sign up for this training class at the same web-site. A registration fee of $35 per person will help cover the cost of lunch and snacks, training materials, aLERT T-shirt and credentials for disaster site access. Please bring your registration fee made out to Nebraska District LCMS, and note "LERT Training October 18, 2025" on your check. Participants are urged to pre-register before October 5, 2025 so we have the proper materials for everyone, however last minute attendees are also welcomed. If you have questions, please contact Dylan Woodall at dwoodall1993@gmail.com.
All interested participants are welcome to attend this LERT training session. However, only LCMS members who are 14 years or older will receive certification as LCMS LERT volunteers. You will receive your certificate of participation, volunteer ID card, and T-shirt from LCMS Disaster Response after the training is complete. Your LERT trainer, Dylan Woodall, will distribute all the necessary LERT materials during and after the class.
The training will run from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Participants should arrive by 8:30 am to complete registration and sign in.
What will we study? These are main topics of the training:
1) Christian Care in times of disaster
2) A Ministry of Presence
3) Lutheran Early Response Teams and How They Function
4) Utilizing the LERT Website
5) Safety Protocol
6) Congregation Preparedness
7) Local Mercy Teams Serving Between Disasters
