Geraldton Baptist Church is hosting another SafeChurch workshop on Saturday March 24. Email the Admin Officer for Registration Forms or more details.

Facilitated by Baptist Churches of Western Australia, the Safe Church Workshop training incorporates an awareness workshop for every person in a leadership role within the church, from pastors and elders to deacons, worship leaders and lay preachers, to those in home groups, seniors’ ministry, youth group, Sunday school and more.

People from all Christian church denominations are welcome to attend Geraldton workshops, which are an initiative of the Ministers' Fellowship of Geraldton.

Workshops cover the following areas:

Biblical Foundations

• Vulnerable People
• Sharing in Ministry
• Duty of Care
• Transparency
• Accountability
• Legal & Insurance Implications

Protecting Vulnerable People

• Understanding abuse
• Responding to abuse
• Protective behaviours

Safe Leaders

• The right type of people
• Recruitment
• Supervision
• Responding to ministry misconduct

Safe Programs

• Safe Programs
• Incidents
• Physical environments
• Emotional environments

For more information about SafeChurch, visit the website of Baptist Churches Western Australia.

Bookings/Registrations

The full-day workshop is reasonably priced and lunch can be pre-ordered.

• Individual registration – download the Safe Church registration brochure. Complete the “Individuals Registration” page and return with full payment by Friday, 9 March.
• Church registration – download the Safe Church registration brochure, complete the “Church Registration” page and return it with a detailed list of participants and payment by Friday, 9 March.

To Pastors/Admin Officers of other church denominations

For people of other denominations to take advantage of the workshop, they will need to know their pastors and leaders support it. Please stress the importance of Safe Church training, promote the workshop through your newsletter and from the pulpit and urge your people to register. Ideally, each church would gather registrations and submit with payment on behalf of everyone in their congregation.

Registrations may be made through Geraldton Baptist Church or direct to the Baptist Ministry Centre.

SafeChurch Training has been designed by Baptist Churches WA and is part of the Safe Church Training Agreement (SCTA), a self-funded service of the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) which invites denominations and organisations to work collaboratively towards safer churches.