The Workshop
Keep welcoming well.
Welcome to The Workshop!
Whether you're a volunteer, church, employer, educator or neighbor & friend, when you need support, The Workshop is your partner in welcome! Our practical courses combine decades of World Relief expertise and make them available to you anytime. Check out our library to find the course that works for you!
Learn About Immigration
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Get to Know World Relief
CourseExplore World Relief and our work around the world & in your local community. Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes.
Free
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The Asylum Seeker's Journey
CourseThis course will help you understand the facts about asylum and provide a clear overview of asylum seekers in the United States. Est. time to complete: 45 minutes.
Free
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The Refugee's Journey
CourseWhat does the term "refugee" mean? How do refugees come to the U.S.? How do organizations like World Relief fit in? Explore these questions and more in The Refugee’s Journey. 45 minutes.
Free
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Welcoming the Stranger
CourseBased on the book by Matthew Sorens and Jenny Yang, this course is a journey into thinking biblically about immigration. This course offers space for listening, learning, reflection, and transformation. Estimated time to complete: 90 minutes.
$49
Learn About Immigration As a Group
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Welcoming the Stranger: Leader Training
CourseEmpower your small group to think biblically about immigration. Get the tools you need to launch and lead a Welcoming the Stranger small group. 60 minutes.
Free
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Welcoming the Stranger: Small Group
CourseExplore immigration through a biblical lens with your small group. Gain deep insights into compassion, justice, and hospitality. Join us in this transformative journey.
$59
Gain Cultural Insights
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Afghan Culture Guide
CourseThis course offers a foundational understanding of Afghan history and culture, including best practices for interacting with your new Afghan friends. Estimated time to complete is 90 minutes.
$49
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Congolese Culture Guide
CourseThis course offers a foundational understanding of Congolese history and culture, including best practices for interacting with your new Congolese friends. The estimated time to complete is 90 minutes.
$49
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Syrian Culture Guide
CourseThis course offers a foundational understanding of Syrian history and culture, including best practices for interacting with your new Syrian friends. Estimated time to complete is 90 minutes.
$49
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Ukrainian Culture Guide
CourseThis course offers a foundational understanding of Ukrainian history and culture, including best practices for interacting with your new Ukrainian friends. Estimated time to complete is 90 minutes.
$49
Navigate Differences in Relationships
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Navigating Friendships
CourseLearn to build empowering, long-lasting friendships with those who may differ from you in culture, socio-economic status, and religion, and best practices for supporting a friend who lives with trauma. Estimated time to complete: 60 minutes.
$49
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Friendships: Embracing Cultural Differences
CourseExplore the basics of cross-cultural friendship and gain a framework for how to recognize, navigate and be enriched by cultural differences. Estimated time to complete: 60 minutes.
$49
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Friendships: Embracing Socio-Economic Differences
CourseHow do we engage in friendship with those of a different economic status than us without causing harm? This course widens our definition of poverty & helps us strive for mutuality and authenticity in our friendships. Est. time to complete: 60 minutes
$49
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Friendships: Navigating the Effects of Trauma
CourseThis course helps build awareness and sensitivity to how the effects of trauma may be at play in friendships, and how we can support those who experience the effects of trauma in their everyday lives. Estimated time to complete: 60 minutes.
$49
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Friendships: Navigating Religious Differences
CourseHow do we effectively welcome and befriend neighbors of different faith backgrounds? This course helps us examine motivations in interfaith friendships, and to foster relationships with trust and mutuality. Estimated time to complete: 60 min.
$49
Build Skills to Support Newcomers
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Career Mentoring
CourseEquipping you to mentor a career-seeking immigrant with confidence. Estimated time to complete: 90 minutes.
$59
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Citizenship Tutoring
CourseLearn the ins and outs of the U.S. naturalization test and how to help an English language learner feel confident as they prepare for their interview. Estimated time to complete: 5 hours.
$59
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Digital Literacy Skills Curriculum
CourseA framework and library for teaching digital literacy, in and outside the classroom. Lessons for 4 different language levels to help your learners access the skills they need.
Free
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Early Childhood
CourseThis course will give you practical tools, helpful information, and best practices in early childhood development. Est. time to complete: 60 minutes.
$59
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English Conversation Partners
CourseEverything you need to support an English learner. Navigate a language barrier, be a culturally sensitive language partner, and choose helpful topics of conversation to support your new friend as they learn English. Est. time to complete: 90 mins.
$59
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ESL Tutoring
CourseThis course will help provide everything you need to know to tutor adult English language learners. Estimated time to complete: 6 hours.
$59
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Health Advocate
CourseLearn how to support a newly arrived immigrant with their health needs as they get used to life in the U.S. Est. time to complete: 1 hour
$59
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World Relief Ambassadors
CourseAmbassadors amplify the voices of those experiencing vulnerability in our communities. Through this course, you'll be equipped to represent World Relief through effective stories, captivating presentations, and advocacy at a grassroots level. 90 min
Free
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Youth Tutoring and Mentoring
CourseThis course will equip youth volunteers to engage immigrant youth with confidence. Estimated time to complete: 90 minutes.
$59
Course Bundles
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World Refugee Day Course Bundle
BundleIn honor of World Refugee, we've curated this bundle of courses to help enrich your understanding of the refugee experience.
$49
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Church Leader's ToolKit
BundleCore resources to help church leaders explore and respond to immigration issues in their communities.
$49
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Welcoming the Stranger Small Group Experience
BundleThis 8-week study invites participants to journey into one of the most complex issues of our day – immigration. Your group will examine immigration from a biblical perspective, moving towards informed action as an expression of your Christian faith.
$49
Find Your Office Location
California: Modesto | Sacramento | Southern California
Illinois: Chicagoland | Quad Cities
Maryland: Baltimore
New York: Western New York
North Carolina: Durham | Triad
South Carolina: Upstate SC
Tennessee: Memphis
Texas: Texas
Washington: Western Washington | Spokane | Tri-Cities
Wisconsin: Wisconsin
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Are you a World Relief volunteer? Find your local office courses by clicking the drop-down menu above!