Safe Ministry Training

For Volunteers in the Anglican Diocese of Tasmania

In the church, we want to show all people the love of God. His love motivates us to help and care for the vulnerable as we represent Christ to the world. As well as teaching us to identify and remove barriers to caring for and protecting people, completion of this subject helps us comply with state and federal law. In this subject, our focus is largely on the safety of children, as well as other vulnerable people in our churches. We will cover Safe Ministry with respect to running Safe Programs and ensuring our church is a Safe Place by having Safe People involved in ministries. We also consider Safe Practices for avoiding abuse, and caring for those who might disclose concerning things to us. This training is important for all who serve in the life of the church.

Amy Brown

Rev Amy Brown is Generations Minister at Mount Eliza Anglican Church

Matt Keller

Rev Matt Keller is Director of Next Generation Ministries at City on a Hill

Subject Content

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Subject outline

    • Who to call for help
  • 2

    1 Safe Ministry: An Introduction

    • Overview

    • Safe Ministry

    • Discussion/Reflection Questions

    • Quiz Safe Ministry: An Introduction

  • 3

    2 Safe Programs

    • Overview

    • Safe Programs

    • Discussion/Reflection Questions

    • Checklist for Safe Programs

    • Quiz Safe Programs
  • 4

    3 Safe Places

    • Overview

    • Safe Places

    • Discussion/Reflection Questions

    • Quiz Safe Places
  • 5

    4 Safe People

    • Overview

    • Safe People

    • Discussion/Reflection Questions

    • Selection Summary or Checklist

    • Self Reflection Checklist for Leaders

    • Quiz Safe People
  • 6

    5 Safe Practices A

    • Overview

    • Reminder: Who to call for help

    • Safe Practices – Recognising Abuse

    • Types of Abuse

    • Signs of Abuse

    • Discussion/Reflection Questions

    • Quiz
  • 7

    6 Safe Practices B

    • Overview

    • Safe Practices – Reporting

    • Your Mandatory Reporting Obligations (Tasmania)

    • Reporting Suspected Child Abuse

    • Discussion/Reflection Questions

    • Quiz
  • 8

    Final Quiz

    • Final quiz

    • Feedback Survey

Credits

Educational design by Katelyn Vercoe, Diane Hockridge and Andrew Judd. Thank you to Sam Burnett of Prolegis Lawyers for generously sharing his subject matter expertise pro bono. Thank you to James Oakley and Alan Reader of the Anglican Diocese of Tasmania for their invaluable input into the design and development of this resource. Cover photo by Ben Wicks on Unsplash.