Workshop Goal: Equip religious leaders (both clergy and laity) with information to take the next steps in developing a congregational prevention and recovery support team ministry run by lay leaders.

You will leave this workshop …

· understanding the role of the congregation in addressing opiate and other substance use disorders;

· identifying barriers and demonstrating specific steps to initiate an effective team ministry;

· recognizing the roles and expectations of congregational leadership (both clergy and laity);

· explaining the work of a prevention and recovery support ministry team.