Trauma Healing 2025 – Initial Equipping Session
Sower Institute for Biblical Discipleship, in partnership with Trauma Healing Institute (THI), aims to provide leadership and services to churches and organisations using God’s Word to bring healing and restoration to trauma survivors.
THI’s trauma healing programme provides basic mental health concepts with a biblical framework, using Scripture passages and composite real-life stories to help traumatised people connect the teaching with their circumstances.
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME MODEL
The proven model of the Trauma Healing Institute uses applied Scripture and mental health principles to address spiritual and emotional wounds caused by trauma of war, violence, natural disasters, and abuse.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
In this initial equipping session, participants will:
- • Learn basic Biblical and mental health principles related to trauma care
- • Explore if they themselves are carrying any wounds of trauma or loss and bring those to Christ for healing
- • Learn how to lead groups in a participatory way
- • Learn the programme model
- • Develop plans to use what they have learned in their community
Trauma healing facilitators aim to “do no harm” to those they help. To this end, participants are evaluated during the equipping session through simple test designed to assess mastery of the content. There will also be a short practice facilitation exercise which includes feedback on facilitators’ strengths, and suggestions to address areas that need improvement.
This initial equipping session is followed by a 6-to-9-month practicum in which apprentice facilitators teach the core lessons or more at least twice. The training process is completed with an advanced equipping session.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This session is open to laypeople and clergy, including mental health professionals, social justice advocates, NGO workers, mission workers, and others.
Necessary qualifications include:
- • Able to communicate in English
- • Able to attend the entire session
- • At least 18 years old
- • Committed to helping trauma survivors
EVENT DETAILS
DATE: 11–13 & 19–20 September 2025
TIME: 9.00am–4.00pm
VENUE: Bible House, 7 Armenian Street, S179932
FEE* $250
*Fee includes materials, snacks, and lunch
Please note:
Please download Statement of Support (Here), and send the document to Sam Leow (samuel.leow@biblesociety.sg). Every participant must provide an endorsement note from their respective church pastor or organisational leader to participate in this training. *Registration closes 8 September 2025
Please use the link below if the above link to download the Statement of Support does not work:
https://www.bible.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Trauma_Healing_Statement_of_Support_-25Nov2016-Final.pdf
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For enquiries, please contact Sam Leow at 6304 3782 or email sowerinstitute@biblesociety.sg
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Sower Institute for Biblical Discipleship, Trauma Healing Institute and SIM Singapore
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About the Speaker(s)
Carol Lim
Carol has a passion to serve God through helping people with challenges lead a more meaningful life. Trained as a special needs educator and equipped with a Masters in Special Education, she has more than three decades of experience in Singapore and abroad.
Belinda Ng
Belinda Ng is a missionary with Serving In Mission (SIM) as the Member Care and MK Education Consultant for SIM East Asia. She is a Trauma Healing Master Facilitator certified by Trauma Healing Institute. She previously served in Niger with her late husband for 12 years.
Nancy Writebol
Nancy Writebol is a SIM Global Coordinator for Trauma Healing and a Healing Master Facilitator certified by Trauma Healing Institute. She is also ministering with Serving in Mission (SIM) in the US alongside her husband, David.
