There are two areas that, if managed properly, will help you protect your children. First, you need to exercise reasonable care in the selection of all employees or volunteer workers. Second, you need to exercise reasonable care in the supervision of all church activities. Developing a policy with guidelines can help manage these areas.
Child abusers volunteer for ministries in which they can have access to children.
Normally, they won't wait a long period of time to gain such access. Screen All Workers Investigating the applicant's prior church membership and church volunteer work can be an important part of the screening process. Ask your Brotherhood agent about our sample worker screening form. Your attorney should review this form and modify it if necessary. Whenever the church sponsors an activity involving children on or off premises, always have at least two adults supervising it, more if the group is large.