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Safe Church Model Policy
Safe Church Ministry released a Model Policy in May 2022. Find it here!
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June 14, 2022
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July 2022 Safe Church Webinar: Step 3 - Training Leaders and Volunteers
In this webinar, we discussed ways to train your church leaders and volunteers.
June 9, 2022
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Safe Church Policy Roundup
You’re invited to use these policies as templates for creating spaces that are free from abuse within your own community.
May 5, 2022
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Resources on the Code of Conduct for Ministry Leaders
This article provides a history on the introduction of the Code of Conduct, as well as articles for further conversation. A video overview of the code is also included.
April 27, 2022
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May 2022 Safe Church Webinar: Step 2 - Making and Revising Policy
In this webinar, we will highlight some key myths that many of us hold about our abuse prevention policies—and how to go forward with revisions and making new policies
March 29, 2022
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March 2022 Safe Church Webinar: Step 1 - Assessing Risk
In this webinar, a panel discusses abuse scenarios that have impacted CRC communities and the Safe Church Assessment tool is introduced.
March 7, 2022
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Safe Church Webinar Series 2022: The Safe Church Basics
Do you feel overwhelmed by the task of making your church safe and resistant to abuse? Tune into this webinar series!
February 1, 2022
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Is Your Church Safe?
Is your church safe? A workshop offered by Safe Church
June 10, 2021
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Does your Campus Have a Safe Campus Policy?
The Safe Campus Policy Template reflects the current needs of college and university campus communities. All campus ministries are required to have a policy and this is an excellent guide to develop one.
August 30, 2020
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August Safe Church Webinar: Boz Tchividjian
View the video recording and the highlights of Safe Church's August 26th webinar with Boz Tchividjian, founder of GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment).
August 29, 2020
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2020 Update Regarding Synodical Adoptions to Address Abuse of Power in the CRCNA
This article includes an update of the actions that have taken place in response to the adoptions made at Synod 2019 regarding the Abuse of Power Report.
August 27, 2020
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Synodical Adoptions: Code of Conduct for Ministry Leaders
This article pinpoints what adoptions by synod led to the development of the Code of Conduct for Ministry Leaders in the Christian Reformed Church.
August 26, 2020
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Safe Church Amid COVID-19: Resources for Youth Ministry, Social Media, and Online Streaming
Safe Church highlights resources for Youth Ministry, Social Media, and Online Streaming.
August 13, 2020
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Why Accountability Is So Important in Our Churches
The recent resignation of Pastor John Ortberg is yet another reminder that our churches have a great deal of work to do in the area of abuse prevention.
June 2, 2020
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Social Media Sample Policies
Safe Church Ministry shares a customizable Social Media Policy from Protect Young Eyes, an organization helping families, schools, and churches create safer digital environments.
April 22, 2020
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How Does a Safe Church Team Support Someone With a Criminal History?
Safe Church encourages churches that are working with ex-offenders to develop a covenant of conduct with the individual. Included are sample policies and a discussion about the importance of this process.
April 16, 2020
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Are You (And Your Church) Safe and Secure Online?
As we connect online in the midst of a global quarantine, are we being safe? Are we keeping our children safe? This article offers resources to respond to these very important questions.
November 19, 2019
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A Safe Church Jeopardy Game
As important as annual Safe Church training is for staff and volunteers, it can be a challenge to make it engaging. One church had an idea that worked really well: Safe Church Jeopardy!
October 16, 2019
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Visitor Policy When Preschool Class Starts Halfway Through Service?
Does your church have a system or policy in place for children's programs that begin mid-service? How do you handle this situation?
May 23, 2019
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Sample Safe Church Policies
As a supplement to the Safe Church Policy Toolkit, we are providing these sample policies as examples of what other churches use as their abuse prevention policies.
May 10, 2019
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Social Media and Youth: Helpful and Safe Ways to Be in Relationship
It's important to remember that social media is simply a communication tool and, like all tools, must be used in appropriate ways. As leaders it is up to us to create and maintain appropriate boundaries. Here are some guidelines.
April 9, 2019
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Living Faithfully and Well Together: 20th Inter-Classis Safe Church Conference
Last month, over 90 people gathered at an Inter-classis Safe Church Conference, an event that Classis Huron, has been holding for 20 years. This event was very well organized with many learning materials!
February 4, 2019
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Safe Church Not Alone: Faith Trust Institute
Based in Seattle, the Faith Trust Institute is a faith-based organization that provides written and video resources for the prevention of sexual assault, domestic violence, and church leader misconduct.
January 8, 2019
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Background Checks: What Screening Services Does Your Church Use?
There are a variety of good practices out there for screening volunteers and staff, I'd love to hear some of your practices, and reviews of screening companies.
October 31, 2018
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Partnership View of Power
A “partnership with” model of power is not about being nice, nor does it come about overnight. We start with safe spaces where we can talk about the construction of gender roles, power differentials, and the changing social values.