Safe Kids : Policies And Procedures For Protecting Children In Church

Is your children's ministry safe? Child abuse scandals in the church shake our faith in our fellow neighbors, and sometimes even our faith in God. We cannot afford to ignore the issue, content to hope and pray that our children will be safe. Rather than waiting until something drastic happens and lamenting about it, churches can take active steps to put safeguards in place for their ministry.This manual provides: *Forms and extensive questionnaires for screening volunteers *Procedures for checking in and picking up children *Ideas for structuring the church building to keep nurseries and Sunday School classrooms safe *Instructions for training children's workers *Information you must know to identify potential predators *Policies for reporting suspected child abuse *Emergency first aid procedures, and much more!Safe Kids is the essential handbook for keeping children safe within the walls of the church.