CFTROU 206: Kids: Keeping Kids Safe | Child Safety Meeting

Child safety is important for any church, not just ours, and we are thrilled to be joined by Family Church Kid’s Ministry Pastor Zach Rickards and Wendi Serna, who walk us through the best practices for child safety on church grounds. We begin by explaining why child safety is such an important issue before learning why it sits at number one on Kid’s Ministry’s list of objectives. Then, we unpack the traits that make up the perfect Kid’s Ministry volunteer, how we find and enlist them, other policies worth mentioning about child safety at Family Church, and why we hold an annual child safety meeting for the parents in our congregation. We end with helpful advice for improving child safety at your church, and Leslee shares her perspective on what parents look out for when bringing their kids to church for the first time. 

Key Points From This Episode:

We need to be as vigilant; careful; and as aggressive as we can about creating a safe environment for the kids.
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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

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Church for the Rest of us Conference 2025 

Family Church Kids Elementary

Family Church Kids Preschool

Family Church Network

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