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SUMMARY:Meet the Experts: Building Trust in Ministries with Jake Lapp\, ECFA
DESCRIPTION:The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability endeavors to enhance trust in Christ-centered churches and ministries. How organizations treat financial transparency\, board governance\, and stewarding charitable gifts can create trust with their donors or break it irreparably. In today’s world\, demonstrating trustworthiness is more important than ever in effectively reaching the world for Christ. ECFA exists to help enhance that trust through their accreditation program.  \n\n\n\nECFA has multiplied from 150 pioneering charter members in 1979 to a diverse group of over 2\,700 accredited members today\, representing churches and ministries of all sizes and types that impact an estimated 2 billion people globally each year. These churches and ministries are committed\, in the spirit of 2 Corinthians 8:21\, to being accountable to God privately and publicly transparent to donors and the world. \n\n\n\nNo ministry is perfect. ECFA certainly doesn’t claim perfection. But while integrity doesn’t equal perfection\, it also doesn’t mean we’re off the hook. It means coming back and finding our identity in Christ and caring enough to do the hard work toward high standards that honor God. That’s the hard work that ECFA’s members and staff are committed to daily. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout our Expert\n\n\n\nJake Lapp serves ECFA as Vice President of Member Accountability\, where he works mainly with current ECFA members in maintaining compliance with ECFA Standards. Jake enjoys getting to work with members through the annual renewal process\, the Standards Check-in program\, formal compliance reviews\, and answering questions regarding compliance with ECFA Standards and best practices. \n\n\n\nJake joined the ECFA team after working in public accounting and denominational leadership. Jake values the opportunity to work closely with ministries and churches of all sizes as they seek to enhance trust in their organization.
URL:https://ecap.net/event/meet-the-experts-building-trust-in-ministries-with-jake-lapp-ecfa/
LOCATION:Online Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:ECAP Events,Virtual Events
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SUMMARY:Child Protection Training - Miami\, FL
DESCRIPTION:Lunch will be provided. \n\n\n\nJoin us to learn more about abuse and child protection for ministry leaders. We believe that child protection is important for ministry leaders because every person is created in the image of God. Furthermore\, we believe that child protection is a matter of Great Commission significance and biblical stewardship. \n\n\n\nAt this child protection workshop you will learn the basics of child protection\, tap into helpful resources and find out how ECAP can come alongside your ministry to help you protect the least of these. \n\n\n\nObjectives: \n\n\n\n\nRaise awareness for the importance of abuse prevention and child protection \n\n\n\nProvide ministry leaders with resources to assist them in prevention \n\n\n\nConnect with area churches and ministries that value child safety\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsor:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeff Dalrymple is an organizational leader whose leadership experience includes roles in public safety\, higher education\, non-governmental organizations\, and parachurch ministry. Jeff served as a vice president at Southern Seminary in Louisville from 2008-2016. He is an elder at Sunrise Community Church (EFCA) and owner of Lumino Global Consulting and Coaching. In addition to implementing child protection programs at several ministries\, his experience includes team building\, development/fundraising\, hospitality\, international relations\, strategic planning\, and revitalization. Jeff enjoys reading\, exploring\, and spending time with his wife Kristil and kid.
URL:https://ecap.net/event/child-protection-training-miami-fl-2/
LOCATION:Christ Journey Church\, 624 Anastasia Ave\, Coral Gables\, Florida\, 33134\, United States
CATEGORIES:ECAP Events
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SUMMARY:Child Protection Training - Louisville\, KY
DESCRIPTION:Lunch will be provided. \n\n\n\nJoin us to learn more about abuse and child protection for ministry leaders. We believe that child protection is important for ministry leaders because every person is created in the image of God. Furthermore\, we believe that child protection is a matter of Great Commission significance and biblical stewardship. \n\n\n\nAt this child protection workshop you will learn the basics of child protection\, tap into helpful resources and find out how ECAP can come alongside your ministry to help you protect the least of these. \n\n\n\nObjectives: \n\n\n\n\nRaise awareness for the importance of abuse prevention and child protection \n\n\n\nProvide ministry leaders with resources to assist them in prevention \n\n\n\nConnect with area churches and ministries that value child safety\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsor:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeff Dalrymple is an organizational leader whose leadership experience includes roles in public safety\, higher education\, non-governmental organizations\, and parachurch ministry. Jeff served as a vice president at Southern Seminary in Louisville from 2008-2016. He is an elder at Sunrise Community Church (EFCA) and owner of Lumino Global Consulting and Coaching. In addition to implementing child protection programs at several ministries\, his experience includes team building\, development/fundraising\, hospitality\, international relations\, strategic planning\, and revitalization. Jeff enjoys reading\, exploring\, and spending time with his wife Kristil and kid. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCindy Coffee serves on the staff of Southeast Christian Church\, located in Louisville\, Kentucky\, as General Counsel and a Public Spokesperson. Prior to joining the church staff in 2001\, Cindee was a partner at Stites & Harbison with a practice focused on general corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. Cindee is married to Bill Coffee and they have two married daughters with their families serving as missionaries. Cindee serves on the boards of Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability\, BsideU for Life\, and Access Justice\, and recently served on the legal advisory team for Evangelical Child Abuse Prevention. In her free time she enjoys walking\, reading\, playing competitive bridge and theatre.
URL:https://ecap.net/event/child-protection-training-louisville-ky/
LOCATION:Southeast Christian Church\, 920 Blankenbaker Pkwy\, Louisville\, KY\, 40243\, United States
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SUMMARY:Risk Management & Insurance for Ministries Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn about how to navigate the topics of risk management and insurance for your ministry.  \n\n\n\nFounded by Arthur J. Gallagher in Chicago in 1927\, Gallagher has grown to be one of the leading insurance brokerage\, risk management\, and HR & benefits consulting companies in the world. Since 1927\, Gallagher has been working together with clients to find effective solutions to their challenges. \n\n\n\nGallagher’s core values are core to its culture. Passionate service\, strategic innovation\, and ethical behavior form the basis of how they do business — The Gallagher Way. All with one purpose: To help you face your future with confidence. \n\n\n\n\nAt Gallagher\, we believe that providing insurance\, risk management and business consulting services means being there to see you through every challenge\, every decision\, every step of the way. In an ever-changing world\, we still believe in the power of the simplest things: like having a partner by your side. \nhttps://www.ajg.com/us/about-us/our-purpose/\n\n\n\nThis event will be free for ECAP Members and $20 for non-members. All attendees will recieve a copy of The Nonprofit Leader’s Guide to Risk Management\, by John Murphy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout our Presenters:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Persuitti is Global Managing Director of Gallagher’s Religious and Nonprofit Practices. For 20 years now he has led this specialized group of consultants\, claims administrators and brokers.   Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is growing as the world’s third largest broker of insurance\, consulting and risk management services with over 34\,000 employees with more than 800 locations. In this specialized third sector area\, Gallagher works with more than 24\,000 nonprofits\, from the very small to large entities with dozens to hundreds of locations.  Gallagher is a vast internal network of capabilities from search consulting to captive formation and ongoing administration to claims administration to retirement plan design and investments\, technology and analytics to brokerage of both benefits and property & casualty. There is no financial services organization that touches more nonprofits than Gallagher across the world! \n\n\n\nFor almost 20 years now at Gallagher Peter has been a thought leader and collaborator\, working internal to foster innovation\, connections and learnings while externally engaging clients and prospects in capacity building and collaboration.  Formerly\, Peter was a leader of nonprofits with Munich RE\, among the largest reinsurers in the world. He has also held leadership positions in boarding schools\, universities and healthcare foundations. He is a founding Trustee of Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart in Princeton\, NJ and serves on the CLA Advisory Council. \n\n\n\nPeter received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Scranton\, and advanced degrees from the Ohio State University. As a Classicist\, he has held academic fellowships abroad in Rome\, Italy and Athens\, Greece and has over 40 years of experience in the broader nonprofit field. He also completed the Marketing Development Program at Electronic Data Systems in Dallas\, Texas. \n\n\n\nHe lives in Minneapolis area with his wife and they are the proud parents of two sons and now two granddaughters\, all living in the Twin Cities.  His wife has a career as an advocate for the developmentally disabled and strategist for maximizing learning. One of their sons was adopted from Romania in 1990 and he is thriving as a spectrum young man and classical pianist. The other works as an economist for one of the largest and relatively newer foundations – Margaret A Cargill Philanthropies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Murphy is an Executive Program Administrator for Risk Program Administrators\, a subsidiary of Gallagher\, with a focus and passion for serving the faith-based nonprofit sector. In his role\, John helps nonprofit associations create\, implement\, and administer their own Risk Financing Programs. Previously\, John spent 11 years working with nonprofits as the managing director of insurance sales for GuideStone Financial Resources in Dallas\, Texas. GuideStone is one of the nation’s largest financial services nonprofits\, wholly owned and controlled by the Southern Baptist Convention. While at GuideStone\, John led the sales and retention efforts for a fast-growing property and casualty agency and a self-funded employee benefits program with 5\,000 affiliated nonprofit clients. \n\n\n\n John has his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Auburn University\, his MBA from Dallas Baptist University\, and has been a licensed insurance agent since 2010. He has extensive experience working with trustee boards\, volunteer leaders\, and other nonprofit leaders. He served as a summer camp counselor while in college and has volunteered in various capacities working with youth and the special needs population. \n\n\n\n John is married to Brittany\, and they will celebrate 15 years of marriage this September. They live in Frisco\, Texas\, and have a French bulldog and a grey cat that they consider their children. John’s first book\, “The Nonprofit Leader’s Guide to Risk Management\,” released in January of 2024\, was written to help new risk managers who serve in leadership roles at nonprofits understand the basic tools to steward their responsibilities well. \n\n\n\nJohn’s passion comes from both his devotion to his faith and being the son of a missionary and pastor. He served with his dad in ministry and learned firsthand about the struggles nonprofit leaders face when trying to accomplish their missions while managing risk. John enjoys playing golf\, traveling\, and mentoring next-generation leaders. He is active in his church and passionate about seeing impact-driven organizations fulfill their mission.
URL:https://ecap.net/event/risk-management-insurance-for-ministries-webinar/
LOCATION:Online Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:ECAP Events,Virtual Events
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SUMMARY:2024 Child Discipleship Forum
DESCRIPTION:This event\, organized by ECAP Affiliate Member\, Awana\, has both in-person and online attendance options! \n\n\n\nWhy should you come to the 2024 Child Discipleship Forum?\n\n\n\nThere is no better place to engage in the timely topics relevant to the children in our churches and communities we serve. At CDF\, you’ll learn how to develop a culture of child discipleship in your church. You don’t want to miss hearing from our 16 biblically sound leaders who work\, lead and think deeply in the areas of theology\, apologetics\, gender/sexuality\, ecclesiology\, technology\, anthropology\, ministry and more. We curate these voices to help you lead and disciple the next generation to form lasting faith in Jesus\, no matter the culture or context. \n\n\n\nHear from experts on biblically discipling kids through the issues they’re facing in today’s culture.\n\n\n\n\nBringing a Biblical understanding of gender and sexuality to children living in an “anything goes” world\n\n\n\nNavigating the epidemic of loneliness that is isolating children and families in our churches\n\n\n\nThe porn pandemic and how it forms the identities and expectations of girls\n\n\n\nCultural apologetics and making room for tough questions even among the youngest of us\n\n\n\nGaining perspective as to how technology is malforming the youngest of hearts and minds\n\n\n\nReawakening a love for Biblical orthodoxy in a culture of compromise\n\n\n\nAnd more!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Awana\n\n\n\nFrom its roots in mid-week children’s ministry\, Awana has become a leader in global child and youth discipleship\, providing curriculum and leader equipping in 135 countries. Awana partners with ministries like Compassion International\, World Vision\, and numerous denominations in over 78\,000 churches\, engaging more than 6.4 million children and students weekly.
URL:https://ecap.net/event/2024-child-discipleship-forum/
LOCATION:Rolling Hills Community Church\, 1810 Columbia Ave\, Franklin\, Tennessee\, 37064\, United States
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SUMMARY:Safeguards for Kids Tour - Dallas
DESCRIPTION:Located at Dallas Baptist University in the Pilgrim Chapel\, the main chapel on campus. \n\n\n\nOpportunities to win raffle prizes including a $400 SeaWorld gift card!* Free resources! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n1 in 3 girls and 1 in 7 boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18. What can Christians do to change these disturbing facts? \n\n\n\nJulie Lowe argues that Christians must lead the way in prevention and response measures to keep kids safe and to respond with the hope of the gospel. Julie is a licensed professional counselor who brings over twenty years of counseling experience to help equip parents to become aware of this issue\, and equip their children to recognize\, respond\, and report immoral behavior from an adult. \n\n\n\nSafeguards 4 Kids will help parents and caregivers to have wisdom and discernment in parenting\, and will teach them how to have age-appropriate conversations with their kids about abuse and threats. In addition to Julie’s presentation\, we will also have mini-talks addressing human trafficking and internet safety for kids. \n\n\n\nJoin us\, so that you can safeguard your kids and equip them with the wisdom necessary to navigate a fallen world. \n\n\n\nThis event is $10 in advance and $20 at the door. Each attendee will receive a copy of Safeguards by Julie Lowe! Read more about Safeguards below. \n\n\n\n\n\nChildcare is not provided at this event. With the exception of nursing infants\, children are not permitted due to PG content and limited capacity. \n\n\n\n*Must be present to win. Excludes virtual events. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulie Lowe\n\n\n\nis a former faculty member at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF). She holds an MA in counseling from Biblical Theological Seminary. She is a licensed professional counselor with over twenty-two years of counseling experience. She has extensive experience with marriage\, women’s issues\, sexual abuse\, body image issues\, parenting\, and child maltreatment issues\, and regularly speaks on these topics. Julie is a registered play therapist and has developed a play therapy office and resources to serve families and youth. She is trained in leading mandated reporter trainings and provides numerous trainings on child sexual abuse. Julie has a registered therapy dog that she works with both professionally and on a volunteer basis. Visit https://julielowe.org. \n\n\n\nHuman Trafficking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHuman sex trafficking is the exploitation of a person for profit and the trauma it leaves in its wake is devastating. There are many myths associated with human trafficking and those myths distract us from what is really happening to our children right under our noses.  Every day in almost every city in America children are being sold for sex and we can stop it. In this session you will learn what human trafficking looks like in our country and what our response should be. You  We will cover ways to protect children and wrap around those in our communities with specific vulnerabilities. Ending sex trafficking is possible and it all starts with education.  \n\n\n\nOnline Safety\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLike any tool\, the internet and our digital devices can be used for good and ill. Parents and caregivers should be on the front lines to protect children and youth from online threats and exploitation. Learn how to stay alert to virtual dangers and how to put measures in place to keep kids safe online. \n\n\n\nTeach safety\, supervise young children\, review games and apps\, adjust privacy settings\, warn about online dangers\, be alert to signs of abuse\, identify safe adults\, report incidents to the authorities. \n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSafeguards\n\n\n\nBecause children are vulnerable\, they need to be protected. After more than two decades as a family counselor\, Julie Lowe has seen how important it is to help parents and caregivers think wisely and biblically about the dangers children face. Instead of living in fear or denial\, parents and caregivers can equip children to assess people and situations and model for them how to live by faith in a world where evil exists. \n\n\n\nLowe helps parents and caregivers teach the safety skills that will help protect their children from mistreatment\, unsafe situations\, violence\, bullying\, cyber-crimes\, predatory behavior\, sexting\, abuse\, and other kinds of danger that they might encounter. The safety skills that are needed at every stage—preschool\, elementary-age\, teens\, and college-bound—are discussed and applied in an age-appropriate way. \n\n\n\nSafeguards provides tools\, skills\, and resources to help when faced with uncomfortable\, challenging\, or dangerous situations. Instead of growing more anxious\, parents and caregivers can grow in a biblical understanding of the type of dangers and issues children and young people might face\, learn how to instill confidence and conviction in responding to new or fearful situations\, and distinguish safe vs. unsafe people and situations.
URL:https://ecap.net/event/safeguards-for-kids-tour-dallas/
LOCATION:Dallas Baptist University (Pilgrim Chapel) 3000 Mountain Creek Parkway Dallas\, TX United States
CATEGORIES:ECAP Events
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SUMMARY:Safeguards for Kids Tour - Broadcast Live from Dallas Baptist University
DESCRIPTION:1 in 3 girls and 1 in 7 boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18. What can Christians do to change these disturbing facts? \n\n\n\nJulie Lowe argues that Christians must lead the way in prevention and response measures to keep kids safe and to respond with the hope of the gospel. Julie is a licensed professional counselor who brings over twenty years of counseling experience to help equip parents to become aware of this issue\, and equip their children to recognize\, respond\, and report immoral behavior from an adult. \n\n\n\nSafeguards 4 Kids will help parents and caregivers to have wisdom and discernment in parenting\, and will teach them how to have age-appropriate conversations with their kids about abuse and threats. In addition to Julie’s presentation\, we will also have mini-talks addressing human trafficking and internet safety for kids. \n\n\n\nJoin us\, so that you can safeguard your kids and equip them with the wisdom necessary to navigate a fallen world. \n\n\n\n\n\nChildcare is not provided at this event. With the exception of nursing infants\, children are not permitted due to PG content and limited capacity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJulie Lowe\n\n\n\nis a former faculty member at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF). She holds an MA in counseling from Biblical Theological Seminary. She is a licensed professional counselor with over twenty-two years of counseling experience. She has extensive experience with marriage\, women’s issues\, sexual abuse\, body image issues\, parenting\, and child maltreatment issues\, and regularly speaks on these topics. Julie is a registered play therapist and has developed a play therapy office and resources to serve families and youth. She is trained in leading mandated reporter trainings and provides numerous trainings on child sexual abuse. Julie has a registered therapy dog that she works with both professionally and on a volunteer basis. Visit https://julielowe.org. \n\n\n\nHuman Trafficking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHuman sex trafficking is the exploitation of a person for profit and the trauma it leaves in its wake is devastating. There are many myths associated with human trafficking and those myths distract us from what is really happening to our children right under our noses.  Every day in almost every city in America children are being sold for sex and we can stop it. In this session you will learn what human trafficking looks like in our country and what our response should be. You  We will cover ways to protect children and wrap around those in our communities with specific vulnerabilities. Ending sex trafficking is possible and it all starts with education.  \n\n\n\nOnline Safety\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLike any tool\, the internet and our digital devices can be used for good and ill. Parents and caregivers should be on the front lines to protect children and youth from online threats and exploitation. Learn how to stay alert to virtual dangers and how to put measures in place to keep kids safe online. \n\n\n\nTeach safety\, supervise young children\, review games and apps\, adjust privacy settings\, warn about online dangers\, be alert to signs of abuse\, identify safe adults\, report incidents to the authorities. \n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSafeguards\n\n\n\nBecause children are vulnerable\, they need to be protected. After more than two decades as a family counselor\, Julie Lowe has seen how important it is to help parents and caregivers think wisely and biblically about the dangers children face. Instead of living in fear or denial\, parents and caregivers can equip children to assess people and situations and model for them how to live by faith in a world where evil exists. \n\n\n\nLowe helps parents and caregivers teach the safety skills that will help protect their children from mistreatment\, unsafe situations\, violence\, bullying\, cyber-crimes\, predatory behavior\, sexting\, abuse\, and other kinds of danger that they might encounter. The safety skills that are needed at every stage—preschool\, elementary-age\, teens\, and college-bound—are discussed and applied in an age-appropriate way. \n\n\n\nSafeguards provides tools\, skills\, and resources to help when faced with uncomfortable\, challenging\, or dangerous situations. Instead of growing more anxious\, parents and caregivers can grow in a biblical understanding of the type of dangers and issues children and young people might face\, learn how to instill confidence and conviction in responding to new or fearful situations\, and distinguish safe vs. unsafe people and situations.
URL:https://ecap.net/event/safeguards-for-kids-tour-broadcast-live-from-dallas-baptist-university/
LOCATION:Online\, United States
CATEGORIES:ECAP Events
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SUMMARY:Board Practices that Protect Ministries
DESCRIPTION:Boards are called to protect their ministries from issues like leadership failure and child/client abuse. This session offers practical steps to attendees for strengthening their board to better guard the ministries untrusted to them.  \n\n\n\nOutcomes:  \n\n\n\n\nGrow in understanding the unique authority entrusted to boards to guard and protect their ministries\n\n\n\nEvaluate systems of accountability for governing boards and executive leadership and\n\n\n\nIdentify effective strategies for conflict resolution that strengthen the board as a cohesive team.\n\n\n\n\nEach attendee will recieve a copy of The Council by Gary Hoag\, Wesley Willmer\, and Gregory Henson published by ECFA. What does the Bible say about board governance? This often-asked question has puzzled board members for decades. The Council answers this question by starting with the Scriptures and ending with the Scriptures. \n\n\n\nThis event will be free for ECAP Members and $20 for non-members.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout our Presenters:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDyonette “Dee Dee” Mayer is the Director of the RelateStrong program for the Boone Center for the Family. She is a licensed clinical social worker who has been in private practice for over twenty years specializing in treating couples\, women in leadership\, and families. \n\n\n\nShe earned a Doctor in Ministry from Azusa Pacific University studying healthy leadership in ministry contexts. She has over 20 years of experience providing organizational leadership and program management in academic and community health environments. She is passionate about supporting ministry leaders and congregations in developing strong and healthy relationships. \n\n\n\nPrior to joining the Boone Center for the Family\, Dee Dee served at Oaks Christian School as the Associate Head of School for Spiritual Life investing in spiritual formation and discipleship for youth and families. She also served as co-host for Movieguide TV supporting parents and families in making media-wise choices. \n\n\n\nDee Dee loves to help couples and individuals prepare their relationships for life and leadership as they build character\, cultivate healthy attachments\, and grow in compassion towards self and others. Dee Dee loves to teach through God’s word and encourage people towards a transformational relationship with Jesus Christ. She is a published author\, regular guest on national radio programs\, and a sought-after public speaker. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKevin Trotter currently serves with Josiah White’s\, an Indiana-based Christian non-profit organization serving children and families\, as the Vice President of Advancement\, overseeing Marketing\, Communications\, and Development. Kevin also serves as a lay pastor with Light City Bible Church\, a new church plant in Wabash\, IN. \n\n\n\nKevin began his professional career in 2000 as a police officer in Fishers\, Indiana. He was promoted to sergeant in 2007 and continued to serve Fishers Police until 2012. Before leaving the police department\, Kevin co-founded My Cyber Guardian Educational Services\, Inc.\, in Noblesville\, where he served as the full-time operations manager before moving his family to the Tampa Bay area in 2013 to be part of planting Harvest Bible Chapel in the Tampa community. In addition to launching this church in Tampa\, Kevin joined Bethany Christian Services of Florida where he most recently served as the executive director for Florida and Alabama. Kevin earned his Master of Science in Human Services from Walden University and his Bachelor of General Studies from Indiana University. \n\n\n\nKevin and his wife\, Misty\, have six children. They were licensed therapeutic foster parents in the state of Indiana and adopted three of their six children through Indiana’s foster care system. Kevin and Misty are passionate about Christ\, shepherding people and serving children and families.
URL:https://ecap.net/event/board-practices-that-protect-ministries/
LOCATION:Online Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:ECAP Events,Virtual Events
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SUMMARY:Meet the Experts: The Role of Parents in Abuse Prevention with Ryan Dobson
DESCRIPTION:The Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention (ECAP) is committed to equipping parents\, churches\, and communities with the knowledge and resources necessary to protect the most vulnerable. In this session\, Ryan Dobson will delve into the crucial role parents play in preventing abuse and ensuring the security and well-being of their children. The discussion will cover strategies for identifying risks\, implementing safety plans\, and fostering open communication within families to safeguard against potential threats. \n\n\n\nRyan Dobson brings a wealth of experience and a deep personal commitment to this cause\, drawing from his extensive work with HomeSafe\, a church based seminar\, dedicated to empowering parents with practical tools for child protection. His approach is grounded in both his professional journey and the legacy of his father\, Dr. James Dobson\, a pioneering figure in family advocacy. This session is designed to provide parents with actionable steps to enhance the safety and security of their children in an increasingly complex world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Expert\n\n\n\nRyan Dobson is a parenting expert with a deep-rooted passion for child protection and abuse prevention. Growing up as the son of Dr. James Dobson\, the founder of Focus on the Family\, Ryan was instilled with the importance of security and family safety from an early age. This unique upbringing has given him a profound understanding of the challenges parents face in today’s world. \n\n\n\nTogether with his wife\, Laura Dobson\, Ryan co-hosts REBEL Parenting\, a podcast dedicated to uplifting families and marriages. They travel the country\, speaking at churches and addressing the growing concerns parents have about their children’s safety. In response to these concerns\, they founded HomeSafe\, a program designed to equip parents with the strategies and tools they need to protect their families from real dangers online\, at home\, and in public spaces. \n\n\n\nAn accomplished author of six best-selling books\, Ryan has reached more than one million people worldwide through his speaking engagements and appearances in major media outlets\, including FOX News Huckabee and The Wall Street Journal. Ryan and Laura reside in Colorado Springs with their two children.
URL:https://ecap.net/event/meet-the-experts-the-role-of-parents-in-abuse-prevention-with-ryan-dobson/
LOCATION:Online Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:ECAP Events,Virtual Events
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