Guard Your Heart Training
Learn to prevent misconduct in ministry. This course equips leaders with strategies for a safe and healthy church environment. Essential training for safeguarding and ethical leadership.
Course Content
Guard Your Heart Training is a beginner-level Udemy course taught by The Rev. Dr. Martin K. O'Rourke. It runs 5h 11m, is taught in English, and includes a certificate of completion. Learners rate it 4.6 out of 5 from 141 reviews, with 223 students enrolled. It is a paid course, last updated November 2022.
Guard Your Heart: Preventing Sexual Misconduct in Christian Leaders
Are you a Christian leader seeking to prevent sexual misconduct and finish your race well? Guard Your Heart is an impactful online training program designed specifically for clergy and church leaders. Developed by the Rev. Dr. Marty O’Rourke and utilized by the Anglican Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic, this training empowers you to navigate the unique challenges of leadership in today's culture.
Why Guard Your Heart?
Unlike many resources that address the aftermath of misconduct, Guard Your Heart focuses on prevention. It’s about building a strong foundation to avoid falling into temptation. Think of it as installing warning signs and railings at the top of a cliff – a proactive approach to safety.
Key Benefits & Learning Objectives:
- Recognize Vulnerability: Understand why Christian leaders are particularly vulnerable to sexual misconduct.
- Understand Consequences: Explore the potential consequences of yielding to sexual temptation on your life, family, and ministry.
- 10 Monitoring Conditions: Learn and implement 10 crucial conditions to monitor in order to proactively guard your heart and maintain integrity.
What You'll Learn:
This comprehensive training includes 14 engaging videos (approximately 5 hours total) and is grounded in both Scripture and social science. Pastor Marty's approach goes beyond psychological strategies to provide a biblically sound framework for spiritual discipline.
About the Creator:
The Rev. Dr. Marty O'Rourke brings over 35 years of experience as a pastor in diverse settings (Pittsburgh, Ohio, Virginia). His passion is equipping Christian leaders to thrive and avoid moral failure. His Doctor of Ministry dissertation research highlighted the effectiveness of leader prevention training in reducing the likelihood of misconduct.
Who is this for?
- Pastors
- Church Leaders
- Clergy
- Chaplains
- Church Planters
- Anyone seeking to strengthen their spiritual defenses and lead with integrity.
Guard Your Heart has been successfully presented to numerous organizations, including:
- Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA)
- Regent University (M.Div & D.Min programs)
- Portsmouth Naval Hospital Chaplains
- Falls Church Staff
- Mid-Atlantic Christian University
- Hundreds of pastors and church planters in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
Invest in your spiritual well-being and the health of your ministry. Enroll in Guard Your Heart today!
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