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Responding to Abuse Toolkit: Forgiveness
The Safe Church toolkit for responding to abuse would not be complete without a look at forgiveness.
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January 22, 2020
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February Is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAM)
Are you aware of how prevalent teen dating violence is? Educate yourself about the warning signs and ways to get help.
May 28, 2019
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Intelligent Love - Ending Sex Trafficking by Addressing Root Causes
Resist Exploitation, Embrace Dignity, (REED) offers education that helps people and organizations, including churches, understand the root causes of sex trafficking and work together to take action toward positive change.
March 13, 2019
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April: Full of Safe Church Opportunities!
April is designated Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the U.S. and in many Canadian provinces. In addition, April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month in the U.S. What can we learn and do in April to end sexual abuse in our churches and communities?
February 13, 2019
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Responding to Allegations of Abuse Publicly: Best Practices
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.
January 3, 2019
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Safe Church Not Alone: PreventConnect
Prevent Connect is a national online project dedicated to the primary prevention of sexual assault and domestic violence by using various forms of online media to connect people and ideas.
January 3, 2019
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Safe Church Not Alone: The Value of Partnership
Safe Church is not the only organization working to end the devastation caused by abuse. There are a host of others with similar passion working to end this kind of violence. What can we learn from them?
November 8, 2018
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Considerations About Sexual Assault Allegations
What are we to make of all the sexual assault allegations we’re hearing? And how are we to respond, as the church, when we hear these stories, and address allegations in our own congregations? Here's a resource that can help.
September 10, 2018
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Promotional Video to Increase Awareness of Counseling Fund
Classis Chatham used Safe Church Mini-Grant Funds to help create a video to promote a counseling fund for those who would like to receive counseling after an experience of abuse. Several other classes have a similar fund. What could your classis do with a Safe Church Mini-Grant?
June 12, 2018
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Responding to Abuse: A Toolkit for Churches
Responding to Abuse: A Toolkit for Churches, a new resource from Safe Church Ministry, is now available at Synod in hardcopy and online.
May 22, 2018
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Responding to Abuse Toolkit Step #4: What Are the Options?
As the #MeToo movement hits the church, many churches are requesting information about how to respond. We hope this toolkit will help people, especially church councils, understand what their options are.
April 19, 2018
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Responding to Abuse Toolkit: Grooming
Safe Church Ministry offers Responding to Abuse: A Toolkit for Churches as we recognize the great need to respond well to sexual abuse. Understanding how abuse happens, often through a process of grooming, is a part of this toolkit.
March 20, 2018
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Responding to Abuse Toolkit Step #3: Meeting Immediate Needs
Safe Church Ministry offers a toolkit for churches. Responding to immediate needs is a part of that toolkit. We hope that this article is helpful toward that end.
March 6, 2018
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Responding to Abuse Toolkit Step #1: Be Prepared
Safe Church Ministry began as the Office of Abuse Prevention; prevention must be a primary focus of our work. Therefore, we have step one — be prepared. Our response efforts will always be weak and lacking without this foundation.
February 12, 2018
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Responding to Abuse Toolkit Step #2: Understanding the Power Dynamic
An effective response to abuse is not possible without understanding the dynamics and impacts of abuse, especially the power dynamics.
February 23, 2016
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Sexual Abuse Awareness: Bulletin Insert - Healing Path
This bulletin insert for Safe Church Ministry includes a description of how abuse victims and offenders can experience justice and mercy, which can lead to healing.
January 23, 2014
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Sexual Abuse Awareness: Resources
Find supplemental resources related to sexual abuse awareness.