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… What sets Samaritan SafeChurch apart from the generic “safe church” and “safe sanctuary” programs that have been … have no life. SafeChurch raises up the dry bones and calls churches to turn from lifeless policies that require …
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… survival. May be purchased at the website or borrowed from Safe Church Ministry (please contact us for information) Video - …
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… the age of 18. And most of it occurs within a child’s “safe world” of home, school, and approved activities. It most … is also an abuse of power. God hears their cries. Do we? Safe Church Ministry equips congregations in abuse awareness, … prevention, and response. For more information, contact: Safe Church Ministry, 1700 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI …
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… number of children in North America, school is a safe haven. School means they get to have food at breakfast … heartbreaking. Jay Stringer, a voice we highly respect in Safe Church, talks about the challenge of living through a …
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… at Christianity Today highlighted how unprepared most churches are to respond appropriately to abuse. CT’s … with little concern for the damage done to the victim and church community. And yet Leadership Journal initially saw no … best of others and will strengthen our beliefs that we are safe from harm by assuring us that the victim was not really …
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… The attached is a resources that many churches have found helpful. Have someone, perhaps a safe church team leader, go over it as part of volunteer training …
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… she had endured, but the lions had not hurt her. She was safe and was returned to her village. Why some men think that … come alive for me in a very real way. A note from the Safe Church team: Michèle’s article reminds us that our world …
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… Maintaining the daily behind-the-scenes functions of a church can often feel like juggling a dozen balls in the air … like Dove’s Nest, whose sole mission is to equip churches to protect their children from abuse, so essential …
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… what some of the impacts are, and then explores how churches can play a key role in ending this epidemic in our … and survival. May be purchased here or borrowed from Safe Church Ministry (please contact us for information) …
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… in its fourth edition, Preventing Child Abuse will guide churches and nonprofit organizations through the process of … and other useful materials have been added to help your church create a comprehensive abuse prevention policy. … Preventing Child Abuse: Creating a Safe Place …
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… conversation about abuse, one that rarely happens in church settings where issues of abuse, if they are talked … from the outside will be one of the forces that compel churches to start talking about abuse openly and pave the way towards an environment that is safe for those hurting from all kinds of abuse. What do you …
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… And it is very likely some of these families are in our churches, part of our community. I know in my own family, … to remember that sometimes our family might be our church family. Therefore, we need to be alert and paying … the weak…” Have a place to open up dialogue and create a safe place to report. …