1 / 15

Safe Church Ministry

Safe Church Ministry. They will live in safety and no one will make them afraid --Ezekiel 34:28. What Does Safe Church Ministry Do?. A buse Prevention Policies & education Abuse Response In & outside the church. Why Should M y C hurch C are A bout A buse?. It’s a Spiritual Thing

angie
Download Presentation

Safe Church Ministry

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Safe Church Ministry They will live in safety and no one will make them afraid --Ezekiel 34:28

  2. What Does Safe Church Ministry Do? Abuse PreventionPolicies & education Abuse ResponseIn & outside the church

  3. Why Should My Church Care About Abuse? It’s a Spiritual Thing Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms -Ephesians 6:12

  4. The Bible Tells Me So • We are all in HIS Image – inherent dignity Genesis 1:27 • It is contrary to God’s Way – Use of power Philippians 2:3-11 • We are ONE Body – each one affects all Ephesians 4:16 (and many other places) • Jesus loves children! Matthew 18:1-6 (see also Mark 9:33-36,42)

  5. Abuse is In Our Churches Even when we don’t see it, it’s there! It affects all of us!

  6. Community 4% Stranger/Other 3% Abuse at Home 85% Church 4% School 4% According to survey by Calvin College Social Research Center – Abuse in the CRC – Published 1992

  7. The Safe Church Vision Imagine… In ALL Christian Reformed churches people are free to worship and grow in a safe place, free from any threat of abuse. Relationships are open and honest; the infinite value of ALL people is honored. Where abuse has occurred, the church ALWAYS responds with compassionate justice that fosters healing.

  8. The Goals – It looks like… Safe Church Top 5: • Every church abides by a Safe Church policy • Every church uses a Safe Church curriculum for training children and youth • Every church follows approved protocols for responding to church leader misconduct • Issues of abuse can be freely discussed without shame • Leadership at all levels is committed to Safe Church Ministry (support Safe Church Teams)

  9. Structure Supports Vision Each Classis or Region: A Safe Church Team Each Team: A Safe Church rep from each church Each Church:A Safe Church committee

  10. Safe Church Team Mandates

  11. Prevention Strategy #1 – Education & Awareness Circle of Grace A program that equips children and youth to participate in a safe environment for themselves and others.

  12. Resource Highlight

  13. Safe Church MinistryA Resource for YOU • Website – www.crcna.org/safechurch • Safe Church Network – www.network.crcna.org/content/safe-church • Director – bnicholas@crcna.org 616-224-0735 • Classis and Regional Safe Church Resources

  14. Questions?

More Related