A Safe Church: More Than Training For Kids Leaders
If you were to start a church from scratch, what would you do to develop a safe church and safe ministry culture? Would you put up signs around your church? …
Qld Exemption Cards now being verified
Good news for Christmas! We’ve just added the functionality to verify Qld Bluecards that are classed as exemption cards. When users are asked about whether they will be working with …
A new name for a new year… “Safe Ministry Check”
It’s been a huge year, but there’s some huge news… From 1st January 2020, Safe Ministry Training will be owned and operated by a new entity… Safe Ministry Check. Why the change?Initially, Safe Ministry Training was …
Already done a similar course? Great… let’s get you screened!
Many people in our churches get professional vulnerable person training as part of their occupation… Teachers, Health professionals, Care services, even Sports and activity professionals… many are already well versed …
When their legal name doesn’t match your records…
We’ve just pushed a HUGE update that many churches will find helpful. What happens when someone goes by a certain name around church, but their legal name (that’s attached to …
Wave Kids Club and SafeMinistryCheck.com.au
Hunter Bible Church ran its annual summer mission, Wave Kids Club, over a week in January 2019. A team of 150 volunteers ran sessions for children and their parents presenting …
Making Your Safe Ministry Policy Easy to Find
An important step in working towards making your ministry safer is writing a Safe Ministry Policy. This policy should clearly outline your ministry’s aims and principals for providing a safe …
SafeMinistryCheck.com.au and the 10 Child Safe Standards
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses the Child Sexual Abuse recommended 10 child safe standards, drawing on its findings and extensive research and consultation about what makes institutions child safe. …
What is a safe church culture?
One of the big recommendations to come out of the Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse was that the culture of institutions and communities needed to change …
Why would you train everyone in your church?
We want churches to be organisations that are safe for children and vulnerable people. The third national principle for Child Safe Organisations¹ is that “families and communities are informed and …