The 2004 edition of Safe Congregations Handbook is no longer available; instead please refer to our 2018 revised Guide to Becoming a Safer Congregation.

Below you will find several workshops from that handbook that have withstood the test of years. Please be aware there may be some older language in these workshops.

Congregation and Culture

• Healthy and Safe Congregations
• Toward an Understanding and Faithful Response
• A Systems View of Congregational Life

Transformational Leadership

• Leading a Community in Right Relations
• Writing a Covenant
• Boundaries and Confidentiality

Self-Care for Religious Leaders

• Mental, Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Self-Care

Religious Education and Safety

• Upholding Trust in the Religious Education Community

Congregational Justice Making

• Just Relations in a Faith Context
• Working for Safety and to End Oppression
• Healing

Handouts

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