PPT-Oxford United Methodist Church Safe Sanctuaries Policy

July 13 2017 Highlights Volunteer Applications Criminal Background Checks for staff and volunteers Annual Training Mandated Reporters Reporting Procedures Response Supervision Cyber Safety. Christian . Unity and Interreligious . Relationships. The United . Methodist Church. Christian . Unity. Integrity. Authenticity. Respect. Accountability. What does unity mean for us. ?. There . is one body and one . Christian . Unity and Interreligious . Relationships. The United . Methodist Church. Christian . Unity. Integrity. Authenticity. Respect. Accountability. What does unity mean for us. ?. There . is one body and one . ®. Policies and Procedures for the Prevention of Abuse. Scripture. Old Testament Law. Matthew 18:5-6. “And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for a him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.”. Ecumenism 101. Rev. Dai Morgan. Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference. United Methodism and Ecumenism. Getting . to know . the opposite sects. OUTLINE: . UM Ecumenism 101. Definition. Mandate. Basic Principles. Cooperation . Fund. UMEIT 2016. Louisville, KY. Presenter: Kathryn A. Williams. I C F. 1. World Service. 2. Episcopal. 3. Interdenominational Cooperation Fund. 4. Ministerial Education. 5. Black College Fund. of Troy. Week of March . 12, . 2017. Announcements for. It’s Nice to be Nice, so Smile!!. Mission . Possible. $ 500. Vacation . Bible . School. $ 500. Monrovia First . UMC. $ 1,500. Cass Community Social .  . But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. .  . Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” . Creating Accessible Events. Created for Mission u. by . DisAbility. . Ministries Committee of . The . United Methodist . Church. 2012 Book of Discipline. Paragraph 716.2 Nondiscrimination Policies. . Mueller . and . Methodist Bishop Lloyd C. . Wicke. joined hands over a table . laden . with . . symbols-. --the Bible, hymnals, books of Discipline and a . 307-. We will be careful not to judge one . . another.. We are not here to change one another’s. positions. (Speak to be understood, . not to convince). We will ask questions.. Covenant. We will speak our truth in love.. They . will live in safety and no one will make them afraid . --Ezekiel 34:28. Team Expectations. The Goal: every . c. hurch has a policy!. Contact church councils re/policy . Assist churches with information & assistance in creating a policy. 150 Years of United Methodist Women Bold Women Audacious Faith A Divine Call to Action Source: Jenny Fowler Willing, “What American Women Do Next?” Zion’s Herald (26 May 1870): 242. “ The first generation of American women helped at the work of conquering homes from the wilderness, and laying the foundations of the New World. There were giantesses of energy and patient endurance in those days as well as in the later time, when the base stones of the Great Republic were laid. It would be impossible to estimate the part of the women of our day have borne in the Herculean labor of clearing the land of ‘the sum of villainies’ [slavery]. Safe Sanctuaries What is Safe Sanctuaries? What is Protection for children, youth, and vulnerable adults Safety and accountability measures for employees and volunteers to protect against false accusations Rev. Dai Morgan. Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference. United Methodism and Ecumenism. Getting . to know . the opposite sects. OUTLINE: . UM Ecumenism 101. Definition. Mandate. Basic Principles. History.