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Child Abuse: Emerging Trends from the Biggest Legal Threat to Churches
Important insights and best practices for keeping your church and children safe from child abuse.
Background Screening
How Well Do We Screen and Train Children’s Workers?
12 question checklist to help you identify gaps in your screening process.
Preventing Abuse in Youth Ministries
Churches need to develop solid boundaries and a good reporting structure.
Are Criminal Background Checks Legally Required for Youth Ministry Workers?
A 2017 case shows why criminal background checks for youth ministry workers are advisable.
Protect Your Church with Reference and Background Checks
4 tips on using these well when hiring a new pastor.
How Thorough Is Your Reference Check?
Check if these six key pieces are on your forms.
Common Questions About Background Checks
A closer look at what is needed to effectively screen volunteers and employees who work with minors.
Q&A: How Long Should We Keep Consent Forms and Screening Records?
Churches must be ready to document its due diligence dating back decades ago.
Q&A: How Do We Handle an Application Answer that Changes?
A volunteer candidate no longer mentions a pornography addiction.
When Background Checks Lead to Discrimination
How churches should use screening services to avoid unfair exclusions in hiring.
Q&A: How Long Should We Keep Volunteer Applications and Background Check Documents?
The simple answer is the longer, the better.
Q&A: Screening Host Families
Is our church required to perform background checks on families hosting our youth?
Q&A: Protecting Church Members
How can we keep our members from being taken advantage of financially?
Q&A: Sex Offender Wants to Serve in Children’s Ministry
Should we allow him to volunteer?
Q&A: Frequency of Background Checks
How often should background checks be done for existing staff and volunteers?
Q&A: Screening Volunteers for Visitation Ministries
Do we need to do background checks on adults who will be visiting shut-ins?
Q&A: Screening Underage Workers
How can we adequately screen adolescents before recruiting them to work in our children's ministries?
Q&A: Reliable Screening Services
How do you know if you're using a "good" background screening service?
Q&A: Background Checks for Paid Staff vs. Volunteers
What level of screening is enough?
Q&A: Background Checks for Small Churches
The importance of screening workers regardless of church size or location.