Click the link below to complete your background check. Click SUBMIT after entry is complete and wait for the Submission Receipt. There is a fee of $11.50 for the background check that you will pay when you submit it. Please forward your results to us at training@go-drn.org. Once we have received your good report, we will print and send you your General Volunteer ID badge and your “GO” shirt if you have prepaid for it.

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COMING SOON
Course Time: 28 hours

This 7 day, FEMA backed, nationally recognized course will equip and train you in the essentials of disaster preparedness for your local community, such as Fire Safety, Light Search & Rescue, Disaster Medical Operations & Psychology, Terrorism and Disaster Simulation. This is an excellent course and well worth the time invested in it!  You will be able to use the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, to assist others in your neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. Minimal age limit is 14 years of age with guardian. You must take all 7 days in order to receive certification.

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COMING SOON
Course Time: 14 hours

CISM training is presented by GO-DRN’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). CISM Training helps people in all times of crisis and when called to the mission field. This training will equip volunteers to deal with the mental, emotional and spiritual issues most people encounter in times of disaster, including trauma, learning crisis intervention techniques and much more. All participants will receive a certificate of completion after 14 hours of course time. This training is also recommended for teens 16 years of age and above. CISM is an internationally recognized training.

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COMING SOON
Course Time: 12 hours

A six-week basic disaster preparedness course designed to build a foundation for a lifestyle of preparedness. Over the six weeks, the course will cover topics of: Why Prepare, Teamwork and the Power of Plan, How to be Water Wise and have Food Sense, Power Alley, Having a Safe Home, About Grab & Go Bags, and Establishing Home Security. What you will accomplish by the end of Preparedness Peace: family plans and documents, safe home assessment, lighting and energy plans for power outage, evacuation plans with maps and routes, minimum three day food and water storage, car kit, home emergency supplies established, grab and go bags, shelter-in-place room, supplies and spiritual preparedness. To become a facilitator for your church, Bible study group or home group, you may purchase the Preparedness Peace Facilitator Kit for $125 from GO-DRN. The Facilitator Kit includes a Binder, a Participant Manual, Teaching DVDs, MP3 CD, and a Facilitator Guide.

COMING SOON
Course Time: 7 hours

A foundational training class to help volunteers become spiritually prepared and grounded in truth to help those in need, in times of disaster (including yourself). This class will also teach you how to apply 7 key provisions made available to every born again believer, to empower you to stand against the wiles of the enemy and to walk in faith to overcome trials and tribulations that may occur in times of crisis.

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COMING SOON
Course Time: 9 hours

This course is designed to remove any mystery behind “walking in the Spirit” and give practical steps in how to walk in the spirit, especially in times of crisis. Areas of focus are practicing the fruits of the spirit, agreeing and fellowshipping with the Holy Spirit, and knowing what is means to walk, live and be led by the Holy Spirit. We will also consider our current challenges as humans and how to overcome through His grace; there will be numerous practice times. 

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COMING SOON
Course Time: 9 hours

This spiritual training provides the necessary tools for volunteers to help loved ones, friends and survivors affected by disaster, experiencing great stress and conflict within their marriage or family. The course will teach you how to deal with and resolve conflict in a biblical and godly way.  

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COMING SOON
Course Time: 7 hours

GO-DRN highly recommends this course for every volunteer who desires to understand and walk in the protection of the Lord in times of disaster and/or want to overcome fear. This course will cover the topics of Psalm 91, spiritual authority, intimacy with the Lord, covenant relationships and the relationship with the Body of Christ. GO-DRN believes spiritual training is equally as important as some of our best physical disaster relief courses. 

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COMING SOON
Course Time: 9 hours

In times of Disaster, volunteers may find themselves in a place where they are not able to get back to church leadership due to power or communication outages. This course will teach you how to biblically pray with disaster survivors, care for them properly and share the good news of the gospel to those in great need of His transforming power and love. 

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COMING SOON
Course Time: 3.5 hours

The DRS is one of GO-DRN’s most important disaster relief roles a volunteer can play within their church in times of disaster.  The DRS’s job is to walk alongside a family that has potentially lost everything and needs a ‘Good Samaritan’ to be there for them through the process of recovery until their feet are back on the ground. This role does not require you to take survivors into your home or provide financial assistance from your personal funds. This training will equip you with the skills, knowledge and plan to take care and provide extended assistance that cannot be given by the governments or international relief agencies. To sponsor a family, it is required you complete an online GO-DRN Background Check before receiving an assignment.

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COMING SOON
Course Time: 3 hours

The Call Center is at the center of all disaster response for GO-DRN. In the middle of a crisis, GO-DRN’s Call Center may receive up to 1,000 calls per day from desperate people that need information, someone to talk to, receive prayer and/or be sponsored by one of the churches on our network. The Call Center also becomes an important place to collect vital resource information such as available supplies, donations, businesses offering their services and volunteers asking how they can help. This vital training will teach you how to work our phone system, respond properly to those in dire need, and cover many different positions within the Call Center that are equally important. The last hour of the training will offer a realistic simulation to help you practice your newly learned skills and understand the fullness of the position.

COMING SOON
Course Time: 4 hours

DRC Training is for those interested in becoming a representative of their church to the Network, giving leadership to the GO-DRN volunteers within your church pre and post disaster. The DRC is also the main communicator within the church to inform church members, volunteers of up and coming trainings. The DRC’s main objective is to help their members and church to become ready in the event of a crisis through the guidance of GO-DRN. The goal for every church on the network, is to have minimally have two DRCs. This training will equip you with the skills, knowledge and plan to be an effective DRC. A component of DRC Training is Database Training, making this a 4-hour training on the same night. Database Training is only for church Disaster Relief Coordinators (DRCs), giving instruction on how to access and manage volunteer information for their church. An ethics agreement (signed by church leadership) is NOT required to be trained on the database, but IS required to access information for the volunteers within your church. 

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Course Time: 30 hours

GO-DRN’s Chaplaincy program is designed to equip volunteer Chaplains to minister to individuals, families, the community, and more in times of crisis. GO-DRN’s Chaplaincy course consists of three 10-hour classes. The Chaplaincy Training sessions will cover, in no particular order: Introduction to Chaplaincy, Confidentiality & Ethics, Death Notification, Compassion Fatigue & Burn Out, Power Interventions, Suicide & Grief, Communication Skills-Listening, Dealing with Difficult People, Workplace Violence, Relationship Recovery-Divorce, Conflict Resolution, Stress & Anger Management, Children in Crisis, PTSD in Children, School Crisis Events, Recognizing Post-traumatic Stress in self or others, and Stress Management. The GO-DRN Chaplaincy Course requires participants to complete GO-DRN’s Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) training as a pre-requisite. GO-DRN Chaplains must be “Spirit Called” to the position of Chaplain. Potential participants are also required to complete a GO-DRN Chaplain Application, furnish 3 Spiritual & 3 Personal references, and participate in an interview prior to the first day of training. This course is instructed by the Chaplain Core Team & Guest Chaplains from the community. The three sections of the course must be completed in the order they are offered online (Chaplain Session I, Chaplain Session II, & Chaplain Session III). If a training session is missed, the trainee must start the training again. This is required due to the scheduling of community Chaplains, as trainers who may not always be able be available to teach their session during a particular training. To become a GO-DRN Chaplain and receive an official GO-DRN badge and a Certificate of Certification, participants must complete all three Chaplaincy classes as stated earlier. Training is offered as a Non-Certified course if desired, however, all vetting requirements are still applicable.

COMING SOON
Course Time: 3 hours

ICS-100 is a pre-requisite for CERT certification. This is a FEMA online course to introduce volunteers to the Incident Command System (ICS) that FEMA and local governments work within, and provides the foundation for next level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Training is free.

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ICS 200, a FEMA designed online course is designed to enable volunteers to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS) of ADRN or local government.  ICS-200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume or help supervisory positions within the ICS. Training is free. 

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Course Time: TBD

Managing or staffing a Red Cross shelter in a time of disaster can be a very rewarding and impactful experience in times of crisis. The American Red Cross (ARC) offers shelter manager and shelter staff training typically throughout the year but predominately in the summertime. All volunteers are required to fill out an ARC application.