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Online Tools for Churches
David Adams in currently engaged with
a group of New England congregations to write or review
these churches’ policies and procedures in conjunction
with an experienced accounting and human resources staff.
These policies will be accessible to ministry staff leaders,
board members, and volunteers via an online application
with other resources and risk management training.
These revisions come at a time of significant
change for these congregations and provide the opportunity
to create policies that are concise, easy to understand,
comply with changes in federal and state laws, and embrace
best practices for today’s churches and nonprofits.
Policies
These policies are delivered to the churches
through a secure application via the internet. (Click
here for an overview of how this application works.)
This tool allows church leaders to review model policies
provided by David or to publish their own existing policies.
These churches are then able to provide
their staff and key volunteer leaders on-line access to
the newly adopted policies and procedures. Each of the following
groups receive access to those policies and resources applicable
to their leadership role in the church:
- Ministry staff
- Non-staff ministry leaders
- Board of directors
- Administrators
- Youth ministry leaders
- Children’s ministry leaders
Additional Resources
Other resources are also being created
or made available to church staff and volunteers, including
employee forms, checklists, an employee handbook, a board
of directors manual, youth ministry manuals, and links to
helpful websites for each church leader role.
On-line Training
Also being developed are on-line training
sessions for the primary leadership roles of these churches.
These include:
| Ministry
Staff |
Teen
Leaders |
- Abuse Reporting
- The Clergy-Penitent Privilege
- Pastoral Counseling
- Confidentiality
- Sexual Harassment
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- Driving Safety
- Abuse Reporting
- Pastoral Counseling
- Confidentiality
- Parent Permission/Release Forms
- Planning Great (and Safe) Events
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| Board
Members |
Children's
Ministry Leaders |
- Risk Management Overview
- Conflict of Interest
- Internal Controls
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- Abuse Reporting
- Screening
- Nursery Safety
- Classroom Safety
- Medical Emergencies
- Fire Safety
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These trainings will consist of
15-20 minute sessions that will allow new leaders to receive
basic training in the areas of potential risk for their
role. Staff and volunteer leaders will be able to complete
these sessions from their own computer. Then, these types
of issues do not need to consume group training sessions,
which can be focused on ministry training. A management
module allows each organization to track training compliance
and to notify staff and employees when training is available.
If
your church would benefit from these tools or from
the policies and procedures being created, please
contact David Adams by email
or by calling (978) 663-1841. |
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