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… parents and children, and we need changes in church policy and practice. We need to begin to focus more directly … a power dynamic of domination rather than of partnership. Policies and procedures are one thing. Changing culture is … continue. Why? Simply because culture trumps strategy and policy every single time! Without changing the underlying …
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… a Safe Church: Getting Started with Safe Church Policies - Policies are often a starting place for safe church ministry. Check out our policy toolkit for creating and developing policies. …
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… points to the crucial need to have a strong and clear policy in place to help church leaders know both what they … available in all states. When churches have a clear policy in place for assessing allegations of abuse, the fear … will almost always be identified correctly. ” Clear policies and role differentiation allows pastors and church …
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… include the requirements of Bill 132 in your Safe Church Policy. Under Bill 132, the OHSA’s definition of “workplace … suggest the following to be added to your Safe Church policy: Definition of work place harassment How to report …
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… With careful historical understanding and thoughtful policy analysis, they debunk myths and show the limitations …
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… trauma informed means utilizing a framework to support policies, practices, and procedures that adequately meet the … 3. RESPOND: Respond by integrating knowledge into policy, practices, and procedures The Christian Reformed … to be able to establish and implement a safe church policy in places of worship and ministry. This is the most …
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… apply to government? And when I advocate for government policies, should I presume the mandate to welcome the … I help government (as a citizen) fashion its immigration policy, I have to think differently. So just how does … and churches, we do in fact advocate for an "open border" policy (government can’t “welcome” when it doesn't allow …
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… prayer and information about child and youth protection policies a children's story for use during worship or Sunday … into the open. Leaders who make every effort to promote policies and practices that protect the children in our care. …
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… good time for your church to update your abuse prevention policy and/or plan to talk about this important topic. Dove’s … recently heard from several churches that are updating policies. One church is using Safe Church resources to offer …
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… focused on sharing the five guiding goals for Safe Church: Policy, Education, Response, Awareness, and Commitment. All … to measure progress: Has your church implemented a written policy for abuse prevention? Does your church include Circle …
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… A year ago, the organization I work for implemented a policy that all videos we produced would be closed captioned. … that to be true of all RCA events, so we adopted this policy to make videos more accessible to people with … show the videos with captions turned on. A year into this policy, I can tell you the videos are more accessible to …
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… enforcement, what role states play in immigration policy, and the importance of additional due-process …