Step Three: Know Your Volunteers

Step Three: Know Your Volunteers

The church must surround the children in its care with people who are safe and loving. Why, then, do so ...
Step Two: Create Urgency

Step Two: Create Urgency

People in the congregation must first understand the statistics and results of child abuse to feel compelled to do something ...
Step One: Form a Child Safety Committee

Step One: Form a Child Safety Committee

The work of ensuring children are safe in religious settings is not something that can fall on one person’s shoulders ...
What Do I Say To A Sexual Assault Survivor?

What Do I Say To A Sexual Assault Survivor?

Choosing a counselor should not be difficult. Here are a few things to keep in mind when selecting yours ...
nfo to Know When Seeking Counseling

Information to Know When Seeking Counseling

Choosing a counselor should not be difficult. Here are a few things to keep in mind when selecting yours ...
Suffer the Children

Developing Effective Church Policies on Child Maltreatment

Used with permission, this article by Victor Vieth from Jacob’s Hope reviews the ten stages of developing an effective child ...
Ministering to Adult Sex Offenders

Ministering to Adult Sex Offenders

Examining ten lessons from Henry Gerecke on how to minister to adult sex offenders ...
Article What Would Walter Do

What Would Walther Do?

Counselors and theologians failing to understand the dynamics of child sexual abuse cases often apply the concept of law and ...
Mathew 18

Pastoral Theology Brief: Matthew 18

A pastor is counseling a couple in his congregation. In the course of the session it’s revealed that the husband ...
Definitions of Child Abuse

Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect

There are numerous federal and state laws that define child abuse and neglect. In determining whether or not a specific ...
Understanding and Preventing Child Sexual Abuse

Understanding and Preventing Child Sexual Abuse

Parents, grandparents and other caretakers often have many questions about speaking to their children about abuse and in otherwise keeping ...
A Lutheran Approach

A Lutheran Approach

Using the writings of Martin Luther and C.F.W. Walther, this article outlines a Christian approach to ministering to victims and ...
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