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Our church has been dealing with a husband for more than a year who has repeatedly violated his domestic-violence probation and been arrested.
The men I'm a part of in an abuse support group are writing brief entries of their stories, and we believe it offers an alternative to the traditional 12 Step program. We're not convinced such programs are adequately meeting the needs of male survivors.
I am looking to set up a protection policy in an older generation church that wants to focus more on youth. I'm looking to put a policy in place for programs running from nursery to high school. Any ideas?
I have a church in my area that is considering an electronic sign-in for nursery and children's ministry programs. Does anyone have suggestions or resources that may be helpful?
How can I take not sinning seriously and not end up legalistic? How can I take not sinning seriously while still embracing God's grace?
We are looking for assistance with creating a policy for dealing with disruptions in our church services. Any ideas?
How does your church handle the background check aspect of Safe Church policy?
Our church is looking at its child protection policies and are at the point where we could likely do all of our training in house. How do we know our training will be sufficient for insurance companies?
Does anyone have a litany or prayer that might be used in a local crisis center with staff who daily work with survivors of abuse?
I'm looking for a good abuse prevention video to show to staff and volunteers who work with youth.
Is there a 'safe church' policy whereby email addresses submitted to the church for church business are used just for this purpose?
What Safe Church brochures/materials would be best to hand out at a classis meeting?
Does your church have a system or policy in place for children's programs that begin mid-service? How do you handle this situation?
If someone has committed a public sin (eg an affair), are they eligible to be an office bearer in the future or do certain sins prohibit someone from serving in office for the rest of their lives?
I'm wondering how to keep the work of Safe Church (abuse awareness, prevention, and response) going during COVID. Any ideas?