Safer Sanctuaries
Safer Sanctuaries: Nurturing Trust within Faith Communities is a new and comprehensive resource that continues the tradition of Safe Sanctuaries ministry by building on the trusted policies and procedures that have guided churches over the past twenty-five years. This resource contains theological grounding for the work of abuse prevention, psychological insights about abuse and abuse prevention, basic guidelines for risk reduction, age-level specific guidance, and step-by-step instructions on how to develop, revise, update, and implement an abuse prevention plan in your church or organization.
For Christians, resisting evil and doing justice are ways that we live and serve Jesus Christ. Safer Sanctuaries helps to do just that by framing this work as a life-giving, community-enhancing, and proactive endeavor. It enables communities to be empowered and flourish as they develop and implement policies and procedures that make everyone safer.
Now also available in Spanish.
"It is my hope that the tools provided by this resource support you in your work and help build a foundation for how your community can flourish and build trust with one another. We do this work in the context of community, which is found both within the walls of our buildings, and also outside those walls wherever we serve Christ. We do this work because it creates a bright future for all people." –Bishop Peggy Johnson, co-author, Safer Sanctuaries