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A Pastor's Heart
It is not a question of if, but when, tragedy will strike your congregation. Are you prepared for it?
Developing Effective Church Policies in Child Maltreatment
GRACE Board Member Victor Vieth shares strategies for developing effective policies for preventing child maltreatment.
Distorting the Grace of God and the Five Stops
While offenders should receive the love and forgiveness of Jesus, we must realize that forgiveness and love do not eliminate the consequences of the sin.
Insuring Sin
Essay by Joey Mangano on the relationship between sexual abuse and insurance companies.
What I’m Doing to Protect My Kids from Sexual Abuse
An abuse survivor shares some practical wisdom about how she's protecting her children.
Sex Offenders in the Pews
No matter how much we think we might know about child molestation, people will continue to be easily fooled. Pastor Jimmy Hinton explains some of the barriers to understanding how abuse functions.
God Made All of Me: Interview with Justin & Lindsey Holcomb
Boz Tchividjian interviews Justin and Lindsey Holcomb, authors of a children’s book God Made All of Me, which teaches age-appropriate lessons on boundaries and safety.
False Narratives of Christian Leaders Caught in Abuse
Boz Tchividjian explains three narratives that are most common among offending leaders.
A Careful Grace: Accountability for Sex Offenders in the Church
As followers of Jesus, we are called to minister to everyone in church including sex offenders, but we should never do so in isolation from child protection professionals or in ignorance of the harm done to their victims. Simon Bass explains why.
A Grand Deception: The Successful Response of Sex Offenders
Sexual offenders have perfected a grand deception that sadly seems to work all too well inside faith communities.
Child Abuse Prevention Month: From Awareness to Action
Some concluding thoughts on April’s annual Sexual Abuse Awareness Month.
A House of Cards: The Wicked Scheme of Child Offending Church Leaders
Taking a page from the popular Netflix series, Boz Tchividjian lays out how “The Underwood Scheme” and how it would look when deployed against the vulnerable in a church setting.
Three Common Strategies: How Sexual Offenders Discredit Child Witnesses
Offenders and their supporters use three common strategies to try and convince others to embrace their distorted definition of innocence. This article explains each tactic so you can better understand an abuse disclosure.
Measuring Greatness: Children and the Kingdom of God
What does it take to be great in the greatest kingdom of time and eternity? Dr. Diane Langberg shares lessons from children we all can learn from.
Sex Offenders, Recidivism, and the Church
In order to truly safeguard children, faith communities must recognize that activities involving children attract two kinds of people: those who love children and those who would prey on children. At any given point in time, we cannot be certain which of those two types is engaging with our children.
4 Lessons We Can Learn From a Church that Hired a Sex Offender
New Gospel Outreach Church knowingly hired a convicted sex offender as their senior pastor, but they are not alone. pastor! Many churches and faith communities are increasingly faced with decisions related to sex offenders and disclosures of sexual abuse.
A Positive Step Forward: A Denomination Confronts Child Sexual Abuse
The Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) has adopted Overture 6. Boz Tchividjian explains what this means for abuse prevention in PCA churches.
Eliminating the Edge: Five Common Characteristics of Child Sexual Offenders
If child molesters depend upon our ignorance in order to hurt little ones, what steps can the faith community take to eliminate the edge and make sure that they don’t succeed?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
