How can we be a people of radical welcome in a trauma-filled world?
In this intensive, we explore how hospitality can be extended as a form of trauma-responsive leadership.
Over this two-day course, we will look at how trauma works in personal, interpersonal, and collective aspects, and the skills needed to practice trauma-responsive presence and engagement. We will also discern how our unique talents, education, and experiences can be leveraged to benefit others and bring a sense of fulfillment.
Join us on April 20 & 21, 2026, from 12-3:30pm ET for this valuable leadership session.
Why Hospitality?
Hospitality creates a culture where all are welcome. It is an invitation to participate and contribute to working for the good of individual transformation and life-promoting social change. Hospitality says, “I see you, and I hear you,” and serves as an antidote to the trauma that fragments belonging in our communities.
By learning more about trauma and its effects, we can ensure that our hospitality fosters healing instead of re-traumatizing others. We will explore cultural frameworks of contemporary hospitality, along with the theoretical foundations of trauma-responsive engagement and leadership.
Meet the Speaker
Rev. Fred Liggin
Fred is a follower of Jesus, the husband to Alison, father to Ian, a multi-vocational pastor with Williamsburg Christian Church, founder of 3e Restoration Inc., Certified Trauma Professional, STAR (strategies for trauma awareness & resilience) Practitioner, co-owner of Philoxenia Culture LLC, ethnographer, published writer, and TEDx alum. Prior to his 23 years in vocational ministry, Fred was a business executive in the technology industry and the economics sector. For 25 years Fred has walked closely and personally with those living through social displacement. He has authored one book (Racialized Cultural Systems, Social Displacement, and Christian Hospitality) and several curriculum offerings, trauma-responsive care and practice, and poverty alleviation, all of which were born from hands-on experience, practice, and evidence-based research.
What to Expect
Through class discussion, case studies, and more, this two-day course will equip you to respond in a trauma-responsive way. This session will help you recognize, assess, and respond in a hospitable, compassionate, and effective manner.
EXPLORATION
Broaden your knowledge of how
trauma works in personal, interpersonal,
and collective aspects.
PREPARATION
Develop skills to practice
trauma-responsive presence
and engagement.
INTEGRATION
Connect and apply knowledge
and skills to your personal and
professional lives.
VOCATION
Discern how your unique talents,
education, and experiences can be
leveraged to benefit others and bring
a sense of fulfillment.
CEUs are available for this class.
