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Safe Church YouTube Channel
Have you visited the Safe Church YouTube channel? The channel is a great resource for ministry. Consider sharing our videos with your church council or safe church team today!
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October 16, 2020
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Circles of Hope
Circles of Hope is a 4-session group experience for those who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. Hosted by Safe Communities, a highly recommended organization, the group is now accessible to many more people, because it's now virtual. A group can provide a safe space and a powerful opportunity to move toward healing and wholeness.
October 7, 2020
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September 2020 Safe Church Webinar With Jay Stringer: Unwanted Sexual Behavior
On Wednesday Sept. 30, Safe Church hosted a webinar with Jay Stringer, author of Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing, the recording has now been made available.
September 23, 2020
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October 2020 Safe Church Webinar with Diane Langberg
Join Safe Church on October 30th at 12pm EST for a webinar with Dr. Diane Langberg, international speaker, author and practicing psychologist whose clinical expertise includes 35 years of working with trauma survivors and clergy.
September 17, 2020
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Why Suicide?
This conversation explores the connection between rape and suicide and considers what our theology on suicide is, and if it needs to shift.
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 30, 2020
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Abuse Awareness Sunday - Sept. 27, 2020
Abuse Awareness Sunday provides an opportunity for churches to bring abuse, which affects so many of us directly or indirectly, into the light.
August 29, 2020
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2020 Update Regarding Abuse of Power Training for Pastors
A 2020 update on the ongoing development of the abuse of power training for pastors in the Christian Reformed Church.
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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2020 Update Regarding the Code of Conduct for Ministry Leaders
A 2020 update on the ongoing 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.
July 13, 2020
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Does My Church Need a Sexual Harassment Policy?
As a community of believers, we need to recognize how vulnerable any church can be to the potential for sexual abuse or harm to happen.
June 25, 2020
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July 2020 Safe Church Webinar with Tara Boer: Why the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study Matters
Watch the recorded Zoom Webinar from July 29th with Prof. Tara Boer (Dordt University) about the ACEs study and implications for ministry with those who have experienced trauma and adversity.
June 3, 2020
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Circle of Grace Webinar
Safe Church Ministries partnered with our Mennonite community in presenting a webinar on introducing the Circle of Grace curriculum to our church communities. Please enjoy experts from this webinar that focus on how to integrate COG into your church.
June 3, 2020
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Safe Church Book Study: The #MeToo Reckoning
I wasn’t sure how an online book study would work; turns out it was great! Especially with such an insightful book, The #MeToo Reckoning by Ruth Everhart.
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.
May 30, 2020
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How the Church Responds to Those With a Criminal History (June 2020 Webinar)
Safe Church has invited Yvonne Lammers and Patricia Van Reenan to lead us in a a discussion on how churches should respond to those with a criminal history in our church. Details below!
May 6, 2020
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Why We Pause for Prayer Today
May 7th is the National Day of Prayer in the United States. For Safe Church, prayer is at the foundation of our work. We want to invite you into our circle of prayer—today, and every day.
May 6, 2020
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2020 Safe Church Webinar Series (October Update!)
Safe Church is hosting a monthly webinar in order to better connect, collaborate, and coordinate to end abuse. Here's an overview of all the 2020 webinars!
May 2, 2020
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May 2020 Safe Church Webinar With Chuck DeGroat, Author of When Narcissism Comes to Church
On Wed May 27 at 12 pm Eastern, Safe Church hosted a webinar with Chuck DeGroat, author of When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse.
May 1, 2020
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Book Study on Chuck DeGroat's "When Narcissism Comes to Church"
Safe Church is excited to host a book study on Chuck DeGroat's When Narcissism Comes to Church. The study will take place via Zoom on June 3, 10, and 17. Open invitation!
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.
April 8, 2020
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April 2020 Safe Church Webinar With Ruth Everhart, Author of #MeToo Reckoning
Ruth Everhart, Presbyterian pastor, and author of The #MeToo Reckoning discussed how too often, churches have been complicit in protecting those who abuse and in maintaining cultures of secrecy, shame, and silence.