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Do’s and Don’ts for Safety Awareness
in“I’m going to tell my daughter! She thinks I’m too overprotective!” This was my friend’s response when I told her…
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Church Background Checks: The foundation for safety in your church
inApril is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The most recent figures from the 2014 Children’s Defense Fund’s Annual State of…
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Abuse Hits Home
in“A volunteer from the church was arrested today for sexual assault on a 14-year old girl.” It took me a…
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Church Background Checks Q & A: How Often Should We Recheck?
inQ: We did background checks on most of our children’s ministry volunteers this past year and are now wondering if…
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Bulls-Eye Recruiting
in“An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots at random.” Proverbs 26:10 The…
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Macrotrend in Church Safety: An employee criminal background check is now routine for church volunteers who work with children
inSafety First should be the byword of every church ministry that deals with children. Carefully screening volunteers and employees before…
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Background Checks Communicate that Kids are Important
inJack Anderson (not his name) thought it could never happen — at least not at his church. The color drained…