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… Here is the 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 …
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… Guidelines for recruiting and selecting the members of a Safe Church Team. … Selection Criteria for Safe Church Team …
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… Sample letters for pastors, churches, and prospective Safe Team Members to be used for Classis Safe Church Team recruiting. … Sample Letters of Invittion for …
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… announcements for recruiting members for a classis Safe Church Team. … Sample Recruitment Announcments for Safe …
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… approximate costs and the organizational structure of a Safe Church Team. … Process for Establishing a Classis Safe Church …
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… by members and even leaders in the Christian Reformed Church. Synod appointed a committee to study the matter. The … conduct training designed to reduce the risk of abuse in churches and to respond with justice and compassion when … has certainly increased. Many churches have adopted safe-church policies and procedures regarding nursery, Sunday …
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… the role of the advocate. … The Advocate Role on the Safe Church Team …
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… Half of the Christian Reformed Church’s 1,100 congregations now have a Child Safety Policy … half of the 47 classes (regional groups of churches) have Safe Church Teams in place. “I’m encouraged that we’re …
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… care, or instruction of children and youth. The church can use this form to provide a safe and secure environment for those children and youth who …
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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. … Using Hall Monitors … Preventing Child Abuse: Creating a Safe Place …
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… assault, Ravensbergen said she “could not worship in a church that had [the abuser’s] picture in the council room.” … Suffer Too Pastors aren’t the only ones who get punished. Churches who don’t respond appropriately to charges against … also see www.ucc.org/church/safe/index.shtml). If charges are made, immediately suspend …