When making decisions and creating policies, ministries have unique freedoms that other organizations may not have. How can religious organizations minister to all, stay true to their sincerely held, biblically based beliefs, and follow the law?
To help your ministry when making strong belief-based decisions, Brotherhood Mutual's Legal Assist team has created multiple resources.
Religious Freedom Protection: Shepherding Ministries in a Changing Landscape
This white paper addresses issues affecting every Christian church, school, camp, and ministry.
Topics include:
Current Landscape and Trends. How do ministries balance their sincerely held religious beliefs with current cultural trends, which in some cases run counter to biblical teaching?
Lawsuits/Threats. What type of lawsuits should ministry leaders be aware of regarding belief-based decisions?
Potential Solutions and Protections. What steps can a ministry take to protect itself if it wishes to avoid activities, events or the use of its premises if the activity or use runs counter to the beliefs of the ministry?
Insurance Considerations. What should ministries look for in an insurance company to ensure that their sincerely held religious beliefs are respected and protected?
Start with these articles and sample policies to help your ministry document its sincerely held religious beliefs, define provisions for appropriate behavior, clarify moral expectations, and more.
Sample Policy—Purpose Statements (Biblical Foundation and Creedal Foundation samples)
Risk Management Issues Associated with Lending Church Facilities
Center for Law and Religious Freedom provides news, services, and resources related to religious freedom issues.
The Alliance Defending Freedom advocates for religious freedom rights by providing strategy, training, funding and litigation services.
More Religious Freedom Resources
The U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 decision requires states to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed in another state.
Many ministry leaders have questions about what the law requires, and how they can comply without compromising their religious beliefs.
Brotherhood Mutual’s LegalAssistance team addresses five frequently-asked questions regarding religious freedom and the dilemmas churches may face.
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