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75% of your workforce have no pastor or church to turn to when crises hit. You do a good job of caring for your people when they are on the jobsite or in the office, but what about when they are away from work? What about when life comes crashing down around them? Crisis hits us all. It rains on the just and the unjust. Stress, loss, fear, worry, anxiety, and trauma are just some of the burdens human hearts encounter daily. You cannot expect your workforce to shelve their hearts when they punch the clock. The whole person works for you, so how can you show God’s love and care for them as a whole? You can provide care connections for people at the heart level and provide a lifeline to those being overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, loneliness and depression.

However, you don’t need to be a therapist.

While it is good for the CEO to show care for a hurting employee, that is not necessarily the best long-term solution. Good leadership hires or moves the right people into the right positions to fill organizational needs. Leaders work to match needs with the gifts and talents individuals possess. Having a trusted care provider allows the organization to continue to focus on their core competence while ensuring hurting employees are getting the full care they need.

A trusted, confidential care provider can lend care for the whole person by helping employees process pain or anxiety, offering encouragement and kind conversations, and lending a trusted presence. The line between balance and burnout is often very slim and having a safe workplace with a trusted care provider can be instrumental in keeping employees from burning out.

At the Business & Ministry Conference you will have the opportunity to hear a panel discussion regarding the impact of having care providers in your business. You will hear from Bill Pharris (The Alford Group of Companies), Ron Henry (Marketplace Chaplains), Beverly Eades (current Marketplace Chaplain), and Todd Barton (current independent chaplain).