Guidelines for becoming an NDR Disaster Ready Church

1) Download and print the Church Disaster Action Plan. Your church will need to fill this out as completely as possible. This will include:

     - Appointing an Emergency Coordinator and team members

     - Defining congregation’s disaster mission

     - Do pre-disaster safety mitigation

     - Survey resources in your neighborhood

     - Necessary evacuation and communication planning

     - Service continuity planning

     - Consider roles for aiding the community and make appropriate connections

2) Send it to NDR National Director for review (ndr@nazarene.org).

3) The National Director will set up a conference call with the Emergency Coordinator and team members to discuss the plan, suggest modifications, answer questions, and finalize the action plan.

4) The church will receive a Disaster Ready certificate.

5) An updated plan should be filed with the National Director annually.

Once an NDR Disaster Ready Church, you become our ally in the region. We will contact you if there is a significant disaster that occurs in your area. The process ensures two things: 1) You are able to take care of yourselves in the event of disaster 2) You are able to serve others.