Safe Church Leaders Module

This online module will take about thirty minutes to complete. The online course can be completed over multiple sittings and will save your work to date. It is specifically designed for senior church leaders including pastors, elders, deacons, church council members and those who serve on a Safe Church team.

Content Note: Please note that this training addresses sensitive issues including abuse, domestic violence and grooming. While none of the material is explicit in nature, this content may cause distress to some participants, so we encourage you to consider your own wellbeing as you work through this material. Pause as needed, take a moment and access appropriate pastoral care or your support networks as you need.

Practical Notes: Please ensure that you click on all the “Marked Complete” buttons at the bottom of each lesson and topic so the system can remember your progress. To progress through the online training, you will need to use the navigation buttons at the bottom of each page.

We have included links to external resources within this online module (usually marked as Optional Reading). Inclusion of links in this course does not imply endorsement of all of the content provided from these authors. We encourage participants to exercise godly discernment and wisdom as you consider this information.

Unless otherwise marked all scriptures in this training resource have been taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™