1. Safe Sanctuary Training

2. What is Safe Sanctuary? standards safe Ssssset of standards to keep children, youth & vulnerable adults safe in your church A

3. Why should I implement Why?

4. Why: Bible Instructs “Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me,” Jesus said. Luke 18:5

5. Why: Bible Instructs “Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.” Luke 2:22

6. Why: We Promised Members of the household of faith, I commend to your love and care these children (persons), whom we this day recognize as members of the family of God…

7. Why: We Promised With God’s help we will so order our lives after the example of Christ, that these children surrounded by steadfast love, may be established in the faith, and confirmed and strengthened in the way that leads to life eternal. The United Methodist Book of Worship, (pages 104-105)

8. Why: We live in a broken world 1 1 in 4 1 in 6

9. Why: We live in a broken world 2 90%

10. Why: We Care! We Care!

11. Safe Sanctuary: Life Guard of the Church

12. 3 Simple Things How?

13. Prepare Workers Background Check

14. Prepare Workers Training

15. Prepare Facilities Prepare Facilities

16. Prepare Church: Insurance Incorporation Incorporation

17. Prepare: Family & Kids May I Please go on the youth retreat?

18. Observing

19. Life Guard Observing

20. Observe: 2 Adults / Open View Ministry in open view with two adults

21. Kid’s Quote “Putting children in charge of children invites disaster.” Joy Melton

22. Responding

23. Responding: CPR CPR

24. Call C Kentucky Child Protection 1-877-KYSAFE 1-877-597-2331 Online reporting http://chfs.ky.ov/dcbs/dpp Your District Superintendent all

25. P Pray ray

26. Respond R espond Compassionately Quickly Unified

27. No Cover Up No Secrets!

28. Summery Why? – We Care How? – Prepare – Observe – Respond We Care! How? Why? Prepare Observe Respond

29. Questions? Tami Coleman Associate Director of Connectional Ministries, Kentucky Conference tcoleman@kyumc.org 1-800-530-7236