A Healthy Church is a Safe Church
Every (good) seminary instructs students about healthy churches. From a biblical perspective, what are the qualities of a healthy congregation?…
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2021 National Conference Videos
In June of 2021, the Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention hosted its first conference on Prevention and Redemption in Nashville,…
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Site Hardening: Predator-Proof Your Home
In many cases, the predators who threaten us are not strangers. They are neighbors and acquaintances, hiding in plain sight. We…
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God’s Healing Word–Scripture and Speaking Up About Abuse
“Why didn’t we say anything?” This is a question my cousin and I recently pondered. We were both aware of…
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6 Steps for Creating a Child Protection Policy
Phoebe is a two-year-old that regularly attends your children’s ministry. She’s not fully potty-trained yet, so typically one of her…
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Reporting Child Abuse: What Is Your Duty?
This post originally appeared on the website of Simms-Showers, LLP. You can read it here. Consider the following scenarios: •…
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Telios Recommended Resources
You can find out more about Telios PLLC here. Books God Made All of Me, by Justin and Lindsey Holcomb…
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Child Abuse & Maltreatment–NST Law
This post originally appeared on NST Law's website. You can find it here. KNOWING WHAT TO LOOK FOR CAN HELP…
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Displaying Hospitality In A Broken World
As a mother of two young girls, there is nothing more disconcerting than dropping your child off in a new…
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Hiding In Plain Sight
This post originally appeared on Gospel Centered Family's Substack. On Saturday night, November 6, 2011, I went to bed late.…
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Child Safety Standards Accepted and Released for Church Implementation
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention (ECAP) has released the latest version of their Child Safety Standards…
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#ChurchToo: A Call to Action
What does it say about our society when our sanctuaries are no longer sanctuaries? #MeToo started a conversation centered around…
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Accreditation White Paper
What is Accreditation, anyway? And why should ministries that serve children care about it? In this informational White Paper, Executive…
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Restoring Faith
This post originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle's Op-Ed column on June 16th, 2021. You can find the electronic version here.…
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ECAP Blog–Purpose Essay
Why Another Blog? Education At ECAP, we believe that one of the best ways to prevent abuse is by increasing…
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Statement on Organizations With a History of Abuse
At ECAP, our goal as an organization is to help churches and ministries prevent abuse. Our accreditation program and Standards…
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How Do We Minister to Child Predators?
Excerpt from Not Forsaken: A Shepherd’s Guide, pages 112-113. Download your FREE copy now to learn how you can better…
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