Safe Church Policy Provision for Youth Mentoring Program?
Does your Safe Church Policy have a provision for one-on-one mentoring with youth?
Born and raised in the CRC -- and shocked to discover that doors that I didn't even know were shut flew open when I got married and took on a Dutch surname! 19 years as faculty at Bethel University in Minnesota, 9 years sharing the CRC Chaplaincy at the University of Northern BC with my dear husband Neil. Currently we are taking on short term projects (2-9 months) for churches and ministries in the midst of challenges and bumpy transitions.
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Does your Safe Church Policy have a provision for one-on-one mentoring with youth?
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Are CRC campus ministers mostly folks who stand in the gap between high school faith and adult faith for Christian students, encouraging them to articulate a coherent world and life view?
Thank you. That's very helpful.
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