2026 Advanced Disaster Relief Training

About the Training:

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is one of the top disaster response organizations in the world because we are able to quickly deploy well trained and experienced volunteers to the point of need and provide logistical support for them. Many disaster relief organizations serve only a humanitarian purpose, but that is not us. We are compelled by Christ’s love for all mankind AND his desire that no one should perish. We keep our focus by nurturing our individual relationship with Jesus Christ in the context of a local body of believers who recognize and call out our giftedness in service to God and our neighbors. This advanced training provides the skills necessary for this deployment.

Who’s Invited:

Current and new disaster relief volunteers

Date/Time:

April 10-11, 2026

Location:

Grace Baptist Church
607 East Washington St.
New Bethlehem, PA 16242

Instructor: Kenton Hunt, PA/SJ Director of Disaster Relief

Kenton Hunt, former pastor at First Southern Baptist Church, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, has served as the PA/SJ Director of Disaster Relief since Jan. 2016. Before then, he served as a Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer since 1996. Kenton has been active in the Lycoming County Long Term Flood Recovery Committee; the Pennsylvania Feeding Taskforce and the New Jersey Mass Feeding Taskforce; the Recovery Committee and the Manual Revision Committee of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR), and PA Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD). Kenton holds a master of divinity degree in church music from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, and a bachelor of church music degree from Shorter College, Rome, Georgia.

Prerequisite Training:

Disaster Relief 101 is the prerequisite for this training. It can be found online at brnunited.org/courses and includes the completion of the registration form, a place to submit background checks, and submission of the new volunteer registration fee ($25). If you are already badged, you have completed this requirement but may need to renew your background checks.

Areas of Focus:

Advanced Disaster Relief Training is hands-on, on-site follow-up to the basic online Disaster Relief training. This training will include Disasters & Disciple-Making, Mass Feeding, Chainsaw, Chaplaincy, Assessment, and Shower/Laundry.

Course Descriptions:

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Schedule:

Cost:

$10

Register:

Click here to register

Download Promotional Materials:

Promotional Slide

Schedule / Bulletin Insert

Questions?

Contact Kenton at [email protected].