Regarding abuse or suspected abuse of children I posted this once before but I think its worth posting again.
It's still a great opportunity for churches and parents to re-enforce background checks for all childrens workers, to review and strengthen safety procedures & precautions and to talk to our children and grandchilren about abusive behaviour and what to watch for. They should know they can always come to parents and grandparents whenever things they don't understand happen. Communication with our children and grandchildren is even more important than it has ever been. One child who might be mistreated or abused is too many. Each cases should be examined and safeguards put in place around the country to prevent it from ever happening again in any ministry. I can only hope the threat of serious jail time would act as a deterrent in the future, but I have my doubts.
Every deacon board, church staff and security team should schedule meetings to review their protocals and see where they could be strengthened. Other areas should be reviewed as well, like outside threat and active shooter procedures, fire, tornado and huricane reaction plans, financial safeguards and auditing, church vehicle safety and upkeep, good facility maintenance, and church liability and insurance reviews. Churches should be run decently and in order and ran like a earthly business with a spiritual mission.
It's still a great opportunity for churches and parents to re-enforce background checks for all childrens workers, to review and strengthen safety procedures & precautions and to talk to our children and grandchilren about abusive behaviour and what to watch for. They should know they can always come to parents and grandparents whenever things they don't understand happen. Communication with our children and grandchildren is even more important than it has ever been. One child who might be mistreated or abused is too many. Each cases should be examined and safeguards put in place around the country to prevent it from ever happening again in any ministry. I can only hope the threat of serious jail time would act as a deterrent in the future, but I have my doubts.
Every deacon board, church staff and security team should schedule meetings to review their protocals and see where they could be strengthened. Other areas should be reviewed as well, like outside threat and active shooter procedures, fire, tornado and huricane reaction plans, financial safeguards and auditing, church vehicle safety and upkeep, good facility maintenance, and church liability and insurance reviews. Churches should be run decently and in order and ran like a earthly business with a spiritual mission.
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