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… Safe Church Ministry hosted a book study through the month of … so many on what a goodness culture might look like in our churches. Quick note: on December 8th at 12 pm (Eastern) we will be hosting our December Safe Church Webinar which will feature a conversation with a …
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… Here's the church, and here's the steeple Open the doors and see all the … trauma, we can begin to heal. But how do we do this well - safely, as a church community, so as not to inflict further … associate professor of social work at Dordt University and safe church coordinator for Classis Iakota and Classis …
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… Synod Has Spoken — Are We Listening? The Christian Reformed Church’s annual synod is in the books. After reflecting on … are addressing this evening culturally as well as in our churches.” The committee considered together two items, both related to Safe Church Ministry. One was the report from Safe Church …
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… no longer an option. In this watershed #MeToo moment, the Church must be ready to respond to sexual abuse. Active safe church ministry equips God’s people to respond in …
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… September? It’s not too early to begin planning how your church can participate. The attached letter has already gone … to help children and youth determine if a situation is safe, and what to do when something feels unsafe. We can’t be … silence and secrecy; we must not allow it to thrive in our churches. So, we encourage you to take this opportunity to …
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… can view more information about special Sundays in the Church Year Resources website . Our theme for this year is Safe Church Basics: Five Steps to a Safer Church. We invite …
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… a global pandemic. Instead of our usual annual mailing to churches and to Safe Church Coordinators and volunteers making suggestions about …
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… and between parents and children, and we need changes in church polity and practice. We need to begin to focus more … the concept of an abuse response team, now known as a safe church team. The name change to Safe Church Ministry …
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… is the fourth week of every September as listed in the Church Year Resources website . Below are some resources to … design a worship service around our theme for this year, Safe Church Ministry: Not Just a Policy, a Way of Being the …
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… Safe Church has been blessed this past year with a new position for Safe Church, based in the Canadian CRC offices in Burlington. …
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… for Restorative Practices (IIRP) , Sherman Street Church , and the Christian Reformed Church in North America … by the following Christian Reformed Church agencies: Safe Church Ministry , Office of Race Relations , Office of … Growing Restorative Churches: November 8th & 9th …
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… What Does It Mean to Be Trauma-Informed? “But I don’t feel safe,” the woman said while sitting in a domestic violence … allow her to feel safe. That is what trauma does. As the Church, we can no longer say “these things don’t happen here.” They do. If we want our churches and ministry places to be physically, emotionally, …