Pastors should be trained to be conscious of the potential for harm,
and to understand that they hold the ethical responsibility
as professionals for keeping the boundary intact.
Rev. Pamela Cooper White
and to understand that they hold the ethical responsibility
as professionals for keeping the boundary intact.
Rev. Pamela Cooper White
Education & Training
GRACE Safegaurding Initiative
Doing more to protect children and prevent the abuse of adults requires a culture change.
GRACE’s Safeguarding Program helps your church, school, or any other religious community
implement “best practices” to protect the vulnerable as well as address the underlying reasons abuse flourishes.
Speak Your Light Training
Gene and Robin are authorized facilitators for Darkness to Light,
an organization that has produced Stewards of Children®,
an evidence-informed training that provides the foundation for abuse awareness and prevention.
There are also 5 additional modules which can be taken based on your needs and experiences.
Abuse in the Church DVD Training
This 4 part program will equip both counselors and church leaders to help
Christian organizations prepare and implement procedures to
prevent child and adult abuse and to take appropriate action when faced with allegations.
Keeping Our Sacred Trust
The Lewis Center’s Keeping Our Sacred Trust series of online courses addresses ethical boundaries in ministry.
They are designed help clergy avoid potential misconduct or ethical violations.
Keeping Our Sacred Trust courses are open to clergy of any denomination and non-denominational pastors.
FaithTrust Institute Training and Consulting
FaithTrust Institute offers a variety of training and consulting services
for your congregation, denomination, seminary, or organization on the intersection of religion and:
domestic violence, healthy teen relationships, sexual violence, healthy boundaries for clergy and spiritual teachers,
prevention of sexual abuse by clergy, and child abuse.
Harassment Training for Church Staffs by Jamie Booth