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Synod 2016 adopted revisions to Church Order Supplements to article 82-84; the report included a discussion of the power dynamic involved in church leader misconduct.
Abuse Awareness Sunday includes resources about power. We all have it; the question is: How do we use it?
This specialized training will prepare trainees to respond with compassion and justice when an allegation of abuse is made against a church leader. Sign up at GRapp.eventbrite.com.
Synod 2019 included a powerful litany that invited delegates to reflect and lament abuse of power that has caused much harm to many within our CRC community. Safe Church offers and recommends this litany for use in churches.
Here is a brief overview of the Advisory Panel Process. You'll also find a flow chart that illustrates the steps of the process.
Whenever a church member or leader is accused and arrested for a criminal sexual offense, there are serious repercussions in the entire community, both in and outside the church.
This story should help us realize that sexual assault must never be minimized and there must always be proper discipline administered to those who abuse their power. This too should remind us of the devastation that sexually inappropriate and assaultive behavior causes for women and men in all walks of life.
This resource is a consolidation of guidelines that CRC Synods have adopted over time, as a supplement to the Church Order, to equip churches to deal with an abuse allegation in a manner that is consistent with CRC beliefs and values.
Check out these books, articles and other resources related to abuse by clergy or ministry leaders.
Check out these powerful video resources related to abuse by clergy or ministry leaders.
These websites offer excellent resources related to abuse by clergy or ministry leaders.
When is it an affair? When can it be defined as abuse? The answers may not always seem clear.