Link – Abuse Prevention at Your Church Starts Here

This is true of any organization made up of people, not just a church, but if you are involved in a church or other similar group, there’s much to consider in this article.

The first step in addressing abuse is to grasp how prevalent it is. Half of your church members have likely experienced abuse: child abuse, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, spiritual abuse in a religious organization. It’s not an issue “out there”—it’s an issue “in here.”

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2017/08/14/abuse-prevention-church-starts/