Joy Thornburg Melton

Safe Sanctuaries for Children and Youth DVD

Mon, 16 May 2022 20:21:58 GMT

Following up on her two bestselling Safe Sanctuaries manuals (Children and Youth), Melton now brings you a DVD to use in training and in raising awareness in your local congregation. The key segments address the "Why" and "How" of developing and implementing a policy to reduce the risk of abuse in your church, and provide necessary forms to use in the process. Also includes an interview with Joy and real-life stories from diverse congregations.

Santuarios seguros

Sat, 14 May 2022 02:51:11 GMT

Esta traducción es una combinación de los libros Safe Sanctuaries (Santuarios seguros) y Safe Sanctuaries for Youth (Santuarios seguros para jóvenes). Este recurso está diseñado para líderes (hombres y mujeres) en congregaciones y comunidades de fe de habla hispana: pastores, misioneros, personas laicas, maestros de educación cristiana, maestros de la escuela dominical, y directores de ministerios ofrecidos durante la semana.

Safe Sanctuaries in a Virtual World

Sat, 14 May 2022 02:40:57 GMT

Safe Sanctuaries in a Virtual World, the latest addition to the Safe Sanctuaries series, addresses the challenges of ministry that have arisen in the face of rapidly changing technology, sometimes referred to as the digital age.

Technology now pervades our lives on almost every level; it is nearly inescapable and, as Melton and Foster point out, easily accessible and increasingly user-friendly and intuitive, streamlining the way we work and interact with one another and the world around us.

Safe Sanctuaries in a Virtual World is both timely and practical, covering topics such as

copyright in the digital age
the application of law to the life of the church
the basics of ministry in a virtual world
pornography
obscenity

Santuarios seguros

Sat, 14 May 2022 00:01:13 GMT

Safe Sanctuaries in a Virtual World

Thu, 05 May 2022 20:50:34 GMT

Safe Sanctuaries in a Virtual World is both timely and practical, covering topics such as

copyright in the digital age
the application of law to the life of the church
the basics of ministry in a virtual world
pornography
obscenity

Safe Sanctuaries for Ministers

Thu, 05 May 2022 20:48:53 GMT

As an attorney, Joy Thornburg Melton understands the need to educate clergy concerning basics of ethical practice within their particular leadership role in the church. She also wants to help clergy become aware of the potential traps they face: isolation, improper self-care, and lack of accountability.

Safe Sanctuaries for Ministers explores three large areas of special concern to clergy:

Counseling and the potential improprieties within the counseling relationship
Finances and the potential improprieties related to church finance
Sexuality and potential for sexual misconduct

Melton writes not only for clergy but also for those who work with pastors, such as Staff-Parish Relations Committees or Church Relations Committees.

Safe Sanctuaries

Thu, 05 May 2022 20:28:49 GMT

The Only Resource of Its Kind Is Now Two Bestsellers in One!

Tragically, churches have not always been safe places for children or youth or vulnerable adults.

With this in mind, attorney, pastor, and author Melton outlines a process for developing policies and procedures to recognize and reduce the risk of abuse in the church. Safe Sanctuaries combines and expands information from two of her earlier groundbreaking books, which focused, separately, on children and teens.

"Safe Sanctuaries is the most helpful resource I have found dealing with this troubling topic," says one minister. "Straightforward yet non-threatening, the information is helpful for all denominations and congregations of faith."

Practical guidance is provided in developing and implementing a substantive, holistic action plan of abuse prevention:

recruiting, screening and working with volunteers
training models for all who work with children, youth, and vulnerable adults
suggestions for congregational response to unthinkable allegations of abuse
order of worship celebrating the adoption of "Safe Sanctuaries" policies

Melton's transformative, relevant, and foundational resource will train leaders in what they need to know to stay safe and keep the vulnerable in their care safe.

This revised edition now features updated and timely information about protecting young people from online predators.

Safe Sanctuaries - Older Adults

Thu, 05 May 2022 20:24:28 GMT

Have you ever thought of older adults in your church as being vulnerable to exploitation, abuse, or neglect?

The statistics are sobering. According to the AARP Bulletin, each year 1 in 7 older Americans is victimized physically, emotionally, or financially. But many cases of elder abuse go unreported.

Elder abuse can happen to any older person—someone in your church, your neighbor, your loved one, even yourself—and anywhere. No church is immune from this reality.

Don't let your church be part of the problem. In this Safe Sanctuaries resource, Joy Thornburg Melton, an attorney and a former minister, offers valuable, practical advice to help churches reduce the possibilities for abuse and exploitation of elders.

Melton provides a wealth of knowledge and expertise in this excellent resource. She addresses such topics as:

Types of abuse (neglect, physical, sexual, psychological/emotional, financial)
Spiritual abuse and neglect (Dr. Richard Gentzler introduces these topics in the Foreword.)
Indicators of elder abuse
How churches are at risk
How churches can safeguard against abuse and exploitation of older adults
How congregations can care for the spiritual needs of nursing home residents, persons in assisted living facilities, or the homebound
What individuals and churches can to do to prevent financial exploitation of older adults
Best practices for beginning a ministry with and for older adults
Basic procedures for safely operating ministries for older adults
Planning how to respond to allegations of abuse
Much more

Learn how your church can recognize and respond to issues of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of your oldest parishioners. Real care on the part of congregations includes knowledge, advocacy, and appropriate action.