Advocates
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Posted on November 8, 2011, 2:50 am
When we offer help to someone we can have the crazy notion that we need to fix the whole issue ourselves. We would do more for those we offer assistance if we understood our role as referring folks to the resources of our broader community, without abandoning them.
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Posted on January 25, 2010, 10:39 am
Topics: Safe Church Team
The Christian Reformed Church has more than 20 safe church team advocates who respond to and provide a range of assistance to claimants going through the advisory panel process – a synodical-approved process for an individual who has made a claim of abuse against a church leader. The panel process can be complicated and...
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Posted on January 18, 2010, 2:48 pm
Topics: Safe Church Team
Advocates provide support for claimants through the advisory panel process. This document outlines the role of the advocate.
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Posted on January 11, 2010, 3:14 pm
Topics: Safe Church
Website of the Safe Church Ministry of the CRCNA with resources to create awareness of abuse and to assist churches and organizations to respond effectively and justly to abuse incidents
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Posted on December 30, 2009, 9:01 am
Topics: Getting Started
Jesus’ first recorded sermon proclaimed that God’s kingdom was at hand. Then he spent the rest of his public ministry on earth bringing in the kingdom. Our calling as advocates for people with disabilities is to carry on Jesus’ work so that all people, especially people with disabilities, will be welcomed to the body of Christ and encouraged to use their gifts in ministry. The Scriptures provide us with a basic foundation for this work.
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Posted on December 28, 2009, 11:59 am
Topics: Getting Started
The medical, educational, and social service communities give labels to people such as “autism,” “cerebral palsy,” “dementia,” and “macular degeneration.” These labels can be useful for understanding and helping people, but a person is not his or her label. Barbara Newman writes, "My mother-in-law was diagnosed with diabetes. It’s helpful for me to know this when she comes to my home. It helps me..."
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