Reducing the Risk
Do you know the background of every ministry worker the children at your church encounter?
Child sexual abuse is a very real problem in ministries today. The good news is you can protect the precious children of your church and decrease your church's risk of a costly allegation when you implement a training program like Reducing the Risk.
Created by noted legal expert Richard Hammar, JD., LL.M., CPA, Reducing the Risk is designed to help churches train pastors, staff members, and volunteer leaders every year with ease.
Online streaming videos and downloadable training workbooks walk participants through an effective screening and selection process, common supervision scenarios that require quick, thoughtful decisions, and tips and insights on best practices that can most effectively reduce vulnerabilities.
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Complete Training Resources
Leader's Guide (PDF)
Screening Forms (PDF)
Trainee Workbook (PDF)
Videos

Video 1: Child Protection as the Foundation of Your Ministry

Video 2: A Victim's Story

Video 3: Sexual Abuse in Faith Communities—an Expert Roundtable

Video 4: Screening & Selection: Your First Line of Defense

Video 5: Screening & Selection: The Candidate (a short film)

Video 6: Legal Requirements: The Church's Responsibility to Protect Kids (with Richard Hammar)

Video 7: Supervising Scenarios: What Would You Do? 

Video 8: Responding to an Allegation
