Safe Church arises out of a call to be a community that reflects our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It's a collective calling; so our relationships are critical and the Bible provides the foundation.
Find resources that relate to emotional, psychological, and spiritual abuse.
Why does the CRC have Safe Church Ministry? How did it come to be? What does the denomination say about it? The resources below will help answer these questions.
Find a link to the Safe Church Ministry Poster and learn more about our ministry as we strive to equip congregations in Abuse Awareness, Prevention, and Response.
Find helpful books, articles, and documents on child abuse awareness.
Here's a link to the Safe Church Ministry brochure. Learn more about our ministry as we strive to equip congregations in Abuse Awareness, Prevention, and Response.
Here are four books that Safe Church Ministry recommends on the topic of bullying.
The following organizations have been successfully used by CRC congregations and ministries to help secure background checks.
Check out these helpful websites on the topic of bullying.
Child Abuse 101 will help in understanding how sexual abuse happens, what some of the impacts are, and how churches can join a movement to end child sexual abuse.
Safe Church Ministry offers ideas for sermons, books, prayers and more that can be used in Worship.