Tag Archive for: church policy

Step Three: Know Your Volunteers
Steps to Safe ChurchThe church must surround the children in its care with people who are safe and loving. Why, then, do so many churches fail to properly vet those who work with them?

Step Two: Create Urgency
Steps to Safe ChurchPeople in the congregation must first understand the statistics and results of child abuse to feel compelled to do something about it.

Step One: Form a Child Safety Committee
Steps to Safe ChurchThe work of ensuring children are safe in religious settings is not something that can fall on one person’s shoulders.

Developing Effective Church Policies on Child Maltreatment
ADVOCATES, Articles, FAMILY, MINISTRY LEADERSUsed with permission, this article by Victor Vieth from Jacob’s Hope reviews the ten stages of developing an effective child safety policy.