Teach the Tools: The Shepherd's C.A.R.E. Toolbox

Shepherding and Crisis Care

Pastors who can teach the care tools multiply their reach. This course takes you deep enough into SCCI's C.A.R.E. tools and diagrams to hand them to other leaders: choosing the right tool for a situation, walking a person through it, and training others to do the same. Built on 1 Thessalonians 5:14: different people need different responses.

1.5 hours

17 units

3 sections

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What You'll Work Through

Each unit is a conversation, not a page to read. The tutor asks you to explain, apply, and work with the material until it holds.

Chapter 1: The Shepherd Who Carries More Than a Hammer

Section 1.1: Different People, Different Responses

1 Thessalonians 5:14 lists four differentiated responses to four kinds of people
Jeremiah 3:15 grounds shepherding in feeding with knowledge and understanding
The "more than a hammer" principle: matching the tool to the heart issue
Discerning idle, fainthearted, or weak as the first move in care

Section 1.2: Quick-Response Tools

The W.A.L.K. quick-response sequence: Watch, Ask, Listen, Know
The quick S.O.S. read: severity, ownership, and support in five minutes
The quick Fruit to Root check adapted from Paul Tripp
The C.A.R.E. self-check: Connect, Assess, Respond, Encourage

Chapter 2: Reading the Heart

Section 2.1: Fruit to Root and the Four Hearts

Fruit to Root: behavior originates in the heart (Luke 6:45)
The three levels: fruit, trunk, and root
The Four Hearts and predominant heart attitude (PHA)

Section 2.2: The Sinner-Sufferer-Saint Lens and Life Story

Sinner, Sufferer, Saint as three lenses on every believer
The Freedom in Christ contrasts: Pharisee/victim/rebel versus abider/victor/overcomer
Structuring a life-story interview by chapters and the 3 P's

Chapter 3: Teaching the Diagrams to Equip

Section 3.1: The Five Diagrams and When Each Fits

Matching Diagram to Heart Issue: Desire to Demand, God's Promises vs. Satan's Lies, and Getting a Vertical Focus
Matching Diagram to Heart Issue: Right-Sizing My Responsibilities and the Y-Diagram

Section 3.2: Best Practice and Teaching to Equip

The s.6 best-practice sequence for teaching through a diagram