March 03, 2025

Why Some of Our Churches Are Not Safe Places

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29 minutes

Thom interviews Sam about safe churches. This podcast has vital information about your church. You need to find out if your church is really a safe place.

What was your motivation for writing Make My Church Safe?

How is church safety a spiritual issue?

How can we mitigate the risks of ministry?

How do you secure the church’s physical campus?

Why do we hear more about child abuse in churches than in the past?

Resources:

Rooted

Upward Running

Brown Church Development Group

Safe Church Training

“Make My Church Safe: A Guide to the Best Practices to Protect Children and Secure Your Congregation from Harm” by Sam Rainer (affiliate link)

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The Rooted experience can help you create a discipleship culture that connects your people and leads to ongoing life change in Jesus. Rooted is…

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A sustainable way to launch groups

An approach to discipleship that helps people step out of their comfort zones and experience life-changing rhythms of discipleship

An opportunity to change the culture of your church

Visit experiencerooted.com/churchanswers for free resources to help you learn more, including the What is Rooted? video and a free download of the Rooted experience framework and Rooted Workbook sample.

Introducing Upward Running! We’re excited to bring you Upward Running for adults—the newest addition to the Upward Sports family.

Offer a 5K Challenge: Inspire your congregation and engage your community with a meaningful running ministry. Upward provides training plans, access to the new RunClub app for run tracking and community building, and a fully customizable package to fit your timeline—led by your dedicated run coach.

Simple to Start: All you need is one passionate leader. No facility required—your church parking lot is all it takes to launch this impactful program.

Build Stronger Connections: Use running as a way to foster relationships, promote healthy habits, grow spiritually, and expand your church’s outreach.

Upward is Here for You: Ready to bring Upward Running to your church? Visit Upward.org/Runcoach to get started today!

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March 03, 2025

Why Some of Our Churches Are Not Safe Places

Listen Later

29 minutes

Thom interviews Sam about safe churches. This podcast has vital information about your church. You need to find out if your church is really a safe place.

What was your motivation for writing Make My Church Safe?

How is church safety a spiritual issue?

How can we mitigate the risks of ministry?

How do you secure the church’s physical campus?

Why do we hear more about child abuse in churches than in the past?

Resources:

Rooted

Upward Running

Brown Church Development Group

Safe Church Training

“Make My Church Safe: A Guide to the Best Practices to Protect Children and Secure Your Congregation from Harm” by Sam Rainer (affiliate link)

Church Answers Platinum Membership

FREE Research Report! New Surprising Insights

The Hope Initiative

Episode Sponsors:

The Rooted experience can help you create a discipleship culture that connects your people and leads to ongoing life change in Jesus. Rooted is…

A proven plan for helping people connect to God, their church, and their purpose

A sustainable way to launch groups

An approach to discipleship that helps people step out of their comfort zones and experience life-changing rhythms of discipleship

An opportunity to change the culture of your church

Visit experiencerooted.com/churchanswers for free resources to help you learn more, including the What is Rooted? video and a free download of the Rooted experience framework and Rooted Workbook sample.

Introducing Upward Running! We’re excited to bring you Upward Running for adults—the newest addition to the Upward Sports family.

Offer a 5K Challenge: Inspire your congregation and engage your community with a meaningful running ministry. Upward provides training plans, access to the new RunClub app for run tracking and community building, and a fully customizable package to fit your timeline—led by your dedicated run coach.

Simple to Start: All you need is one passionate leader. No facility required—your church parking lot is all it takes to launch this impactful program.

Build Stronger Connections: Use running as a way to foster relationships, promote healthy habits, grow spiritually, and expand your church’s outreach.

Upward is Here for You: Ready to bring Upward Running to your church? Visit Upward.org/Runcoach to get started today!

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