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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 … Safe Church Ministry …
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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 Safe Church Recruiting …
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… announcements for recruiting members for a classis Safe Church Team. … Sample Recruitment Announcments for Safe Church Team …
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… approximate costs and the organizational structure of a Safe Church Team. … Process for Establishing a Classis Safe Church Team …
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… My journey with Safe Church Ministry began in 1989 when I was 1 of 7 people … Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of Safe Church Ministry …
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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 Advocate Role on the Safe Church Team …
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… a problem women need to learn how to keep themselves safe? Gerry Heyboer writes the following response. The … is a woman's behavior needs to change in order to rid the church or society of sexual abuse . This is not simply a … is a human sin affecting women and men in all Protestant Churches including the CRC. Now, the first question. What …
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… Half of the Christian Reformed Church’s 1,100 congregations now have a Child Safety Policy … approximately 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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… Safe Church Ministry had an opportunity to speak to the advisory … at Synod? The delegates adopted all the recommendations! Churches are encouraged to provide pastoral care to victims, …
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… whose stories remain tightly held within them that the church is actively seeking ways and opportunities to learn … My idea for next year's synod: invite the members of Safe Church Teams to synod. Not just chairpersons and … up teams, and victims, and offenders, families, and churches. From the sparrow's nest, I can see a great …