Child Safety Zone

This 2-part series was designed to provide leaders of child and youth-focused organizations with the most current information on protecting their organizations from predators.

This 2-part series was designed to provide leaders of child and youth-focused organizations with the most current information on protecting their organizations from predators.

How do we protect our girls in a sex-saturated culture?

Here are some security topics being talked about and some of the actions organizations are taking to address them.

An active duty law enforcement officer, SWAT operator, and former pastor gives advice on how to best protect the kids in your ministry.  

Ensure the safety of your kids as they return to school. 

Make your Children's Ministry an even safer environment with these suggestions from safety and security experts.

Taking the time to thoroughly screen is an important step in identifying youth that are a good fit and keeping child safety a priority.   

This article aims to provide a conversation starter to motivate church leaders to look beyond the minimum requirements for child safety toward developing a fully orbed approach. It is not exhaustive, but it does touch on major important points commonly missed in local churches.

A child safeguarding committee creates and implements a set of working principles that minimizes the grey area of working with children and addressing allegations of abuse. 

This valuable story could prevent you from great heartache and a ruined ministry career! A MUST-READ!

Church security teams are the fastest growing ministry of 2016. In this post, we’re going to share information on how to get momentum to start a church security team, if your church lacks one. The main point is for children's ministry to connect with the church security team and utilize them as a resource for children's ministry.

Learn about actionable steps you can take for engaging and utilizing an existing security team.

It’s important to invest time in getting to know those applying to work directly with children. Screening candidates is the first step in increasing child safety.

The two-adult rule, often referred to as the Rule of Two, is critical to implement and is the preferred standard for abuse prevention. Understanding the established ratios for adults and children and maintaining adequate staffing goes a long way towards providing a safe environment.

Organizations know background checks help reduce risk, maintain a safe environment and minimize liability. But how often, for whom, and how important is it really?

Every child deserves a safe place to belong, grow, and experience the love of Jesus. This article shares ten practical safety tips for special needs ministry, including communication strategies, sensory-friendly spaces, volunteer training, emergency planning, and building strong partnerships with caregivers. Learn how thoughtful preparation, consistency, and compassion can help create an environment where children with exceptionalities feel safe, valued, included, and celebrated.

A safe ministry is built on more than policies—it’s a culture. This article highlights five key pillars: clear policies, thorough screening, consistent training, safe environments, and open communication. When these work together, they create a place where kids are protected, leaders are confident, and families can trust your ministry.

An article that uses a personal experience to look at the necessity for both spiritual and physical safety in ministry.

Common sense approach to Internet safety in the home.

Parents can protect their kids from online dangers while teaching them about the importance of accountability in the Christian life -- Covenant Eyes accountability software