Safe Church Mini-Grants 2022
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How can we envision shalom in a society of increasingly complex webs of relationships, systems of governments and institutions?
This story is part of Safe Church Ministry's SOS series. In this post, an anonymous CRC congregant shares his journey of recognizing, remembering, and processing the abuse he endured.
Join us in thanking our many Safe Church volunteers, and find out how you can get started volunteering with us today!
The Classis Huron Safe Church Conference moved online this year and they chose the production Unmute as a way to engage in meaningful discussion on gender-based violence.
A description of restorative justice or restorative practices without a sea of definitions, paradigm shifts and anecdotes: a restorative gift.
It's challenging to navigate making church safe for all members, specifically when dealing with someone who is a sexual offender. This is the journey of one church that dealt with this question.
Safe Church Ministry is excited to welcome Dr. Amanda Benkhuysen as the new director.
Safe Church offers mini-grants yearly to support the ongoing training and education for your safe church ministry. Applications are due by January 13 for 2021 mini-grants. Apply today!
God has blessed Safe Church Ministry, and Safe Church has blessed individuals, congregations, and classes, even during a pandemic. Join in the blessings, support Safe Church Ministry in 2020.
As a community we are marking the #16daysof activism against gender-based violence with in a series of events that have been planned by the CRCNA. Join us in this conversation.
MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) is offering a series of webinars this month on domestic abuse that offer awareness and education on this topic.
This conversation explores the connection between rape and suicide and considers what our theology on suicide is, and if it needs to shift.
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.
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.
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.
Child abuse prevention begins at home, and churches, schools, and the entire community all have a part to play. It's up to all of us to protect our children from abuse.
Safe Church says goodbye to Miriam Spies, who has been a valuable partner in our work. She will be pursuing further education.
This five-part series considers what the Bible says about power and how we might better follow Jesus’ way of self-emptying power (Philippians 2). This series is a partnership between the CRC's Safe Church Ministry and the Office of Social Justice.
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.
Safe Church is pleased to announce that Inspire 2019 includes four workshops looking at practices to make churches safer and free from abuse for all.
Listen to two stories of how attending the Safe Church conference ignited fruitful safe church ministry in central Montana and in western Michigan. Consider what it could mean where you live and worship.
Safe Church issues received a lot of time at Synod 2018. What will the recommendations that were adopted mean for your classis, your congregation, and you?
Barb Cole, Safe Church team member from Classis Yellowstone, was surprised when Protect Young Eyes and Safe Church said "yes!" to coming to Montana. Read her reflections on the trainings here!