Background Screening: Summer Volunteers
Just because school is out doesn’t mean your ministry can take a vacation from safety. Properly screen and train all staff and volunteers who work with youth, even if they're filling summer positions.
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Activities and Supervision
Proper supervision of church-sponsored activities is essential to protect your organization and its members. Following these guidelines can help your church or ministry continue to offer rewarding activities while meeting your obligation to protect the people participating in those activities.
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Add "Safety" to the Youth Leader Mindset
It's the leader's role to stop an activity or situation from going too far. Teenagers aren't likely to be levelheaded in times of tough competition or high emotions. Be ready to step in when it counts.
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Youth Ministry: Overnight Events
A successful overnight ministry event starts with the basics of good supervision.
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Drowning: Who's Most at Risk
A recent report breaks down child drowning victims by age and other factors. Use the findings to reevaluate your overall water play program to help keep all your campers safe.
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Who's Watching Out for the Minors on College Campuses?
Answering these five questions can help universities and colleges improve their efforts to protect youth and teens against injury or sexual abuse.
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Managing Youth High-Risk Activities
High-risk activities can be great for team building and ministering to young people, but they quickly can result in serious injury or death if not carefully managed.
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High Winds: How to Protect People During Outdoor Activities
Storms can spring up suddenly, surprising you with wind gusts of 60 miles an hour or more. If you supervise outdoor activities at a school, camp, or ministry, it’s important to know what to do if you get caught outside in dangerously high winds.
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School Field Trips: Transportation
Safety is your number one priority. Consider all options for transporting students to your field trip location.
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Anonymous Reporting Tools
Does your school’s safety and security plan include the use of an anonymous reporting system? More schools are beginning to look in to these types of apps and online tools to enhance existing policies and procedures.
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Proactive Approach Trims Chronic Illness Risks among Children in Ministry Settings
Good planning limits ministry liability when handling children with infectious diseases.
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School Field Trips: Plan for Success
Your plan for success should also include chaperone screening, planning for emergencies, safe transportation, and more.
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Prevent Holes in Your Criminal Background Check
A reputable background screening service can help you not only obtain accurate results but also comply with federal and state laws governing background checks used for employment.
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School Field Trips: Prepare for Emergencies
Prepare for common emergency situations before you go.
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Prevent Pinched Fingers in Children's Areas of Your Ministry
Take time to examine the safety of all doors in children’s areas and consider installing protective devices to reduce the risk of these painful injuries.
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Guidelines for Camps: Child Protection in a Camp Environment
This comprehensive guidebook addresses the importance of a written child abuse prevention policy and its components. It also includes a sample policy manual with links to download additional sample forms and checklists.
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Safely Ministering to Youth in a Camp Setting
Youth counselors, in particular, may develop strong bonds with your camp’s young people. The downside is that those same beneficial bonds may also contribute to forming unhealthy relationships.
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Tough Issues: Registered Sex Offenders in Ministry Activities
A white paper guide, written specifically for ministries. Includes how-to steps for creating a safe environment, developing procedures for participation, and organizing a response team.
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Stay Safe on the Trail
Horseback riding is a great way to get into the outdoors and experience the wonders of God’s creation. Follow these tips to help keep everyone safe in the saddle.
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Youth Texting/Communication Checklist
Do you follow a published set of guidelines and policies that govern texting and messaging practices for your ministry’s employees and volunteers who work with youth? Use this checklist to uncover areas that might expose your ministry to risk.
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Celebrate July 4 Safely at Your Church
If your ministry is planning an event this July 4th, prioritize safety for a successful gathering. Picnic buffets, lawn games, bounce houses, and fireworks can come with its own set of risks. With a strong focus on safety, you can enjoy the excitement of the holiday while minimizing the risk. Consider these seven areas of concern.
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Developing Special-Needs Ministries at Church
To lay the foundation for a successful special needs ministry, be sure to find qualified program leaders, establish proper policies, screen and train all workers, and engage church leadership.
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Find the Safety Gaps in Your VBS Program
It is essential to practice good risk management at your Vacation Bible School (VBS)—screen volunteers, pay attention to food sanitation and allergies, and keep multiple first aid kits available and accessible.
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Activity Participation Agreement: What It Does For Your Ministry
Here's how to make an activity participation agreement work for both your organization and your participants.
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Planning a Short-term Mission Trip
Anticipate potential problems to better manage them during your trip.
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Helicopter Easter Egg Drops: Eggstravaganza or an Eggstrava-Risk?
It’s no surprise that flying a helicopter over several hundred children and their parents can be risky. So risky in fact, that most property and liability insurance carriers—including Brotherhood Mutual—don’t offer coverage for this type of activity.
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Youth Activities Safety Checklist
Whether your youth ministry involves low-risk activities like boxing up canned goods for a food bank, or high-risk activities like rock climbing, this checklist helps you manage things safely.
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Non-Owned Vehicles Driver Checklist
If your ministry rents vehicles or parents transport children for field trips, this checklist helps you ask the right questions to protect your drivers and passengers.
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Ministry-Owned Vehicles Safety Checklist
Ministry-owned vehicles give your mission flexibility, but they also increase your ministry's risk. Use this checklist to evaluate the safety of your fleet.
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Supervision and Discipline / Youth Checklist
Leaders can face supervision and discipline challenges that spoil the fun for all. Get everyone in your group on the same page with our checklist.
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Short-term Mission Trip Release Form
Download this Acknowledgement and Release Form for your short-term mission travel participants.
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Short-Term Mission Trip Checklist
Don't skip important details. Whether your trip planning starts one year out or one week out, this checklist's got you covered.
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Activity Participation Agreement for Ministry and School
This sample agreement can be used for ministry or school. Ensure participants understand risks and protect your ministry from liability by having participants sign an activity participation agreement.
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