Reducing the risk
Subtitle: keeping your ministry safe from child sexual abuse
By: Richard R. Hammar, Marian V. Liautaud
Contributors: Liautaud, Marian V.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Your Church Resources, Christianity Today International; Your Church Resources/Christianity Today
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Carol Stream, Ill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780917463402; 9780917463426; 9780917463433
Subjects: Child abuse; Churches; Prevention; Child sexual abuse; Church employees; Selection and appointment
Other titles: Keeping your ministry safe from child sexual abuse
Description: As difficult as it is to think about, child sexual abuse still occurs regularly in today's churches. The main reason why: Churches fail to properly screen and train staff and volunteer workers before putting them into service. Reducing the Risk can help. The brand-new 3rd edition full kit includes everything you need to begin strengthening the security of your church's youth and children's ministry programs. - Publisher.
Notes: Nbl-08 rel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: [Pt. 1] Leader's guide; title: [Pt. 2] Trainee workbook; title: [Pt. 3] Screening forms and records file for volunteers; title: [Pt. 4] Training DVD.; title: Child advocates : building a child protection team; title: Board members : gaining their support; title: Ministry leaders : preparing your trainers; title: Children's / youth workers : implementing the program with staff and volunteers; title: Faith communities : casting vision to your congregation; title: Statistics and quotes; title: Preventing child sexual abuse test and answers; title: Appendices. Sample forms; title: Responding to an allegation; title: Allegation response checklist; title: References; title: About the authors.; title: Training DVD contents. Child protection as the foundation of your ministry / David Staal; title: A victim's story; title: Sexual abuse in faith communities : an expert roundtable; title: Testimony of a sex offender; title: Screening and selection : your first line of defense / Richard Hammar; title: Screening and selection : the candidate; title: Legal requirements : the church's responsibility to protect kids / Richard Hammar; title: Supervising scenarios : what would you do?; title: Responding to an allegation; title: Taking the next steps / David Staal.