Resources from AAPN members

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Websites, books and training events to help churches and organizations prevent abuse

Websites

• Abuse Response & Prevention [?]
• BC Safe Church
• Dove's Nest
• FaithTrust Institute [?]
• GRACE: Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment
• Into Account
• Plan to Protect
• The Rave Project
• Safe Church Ministry (Christian Reformed Church)
• When Love Hurts

Books

• A Church Called Tov by by Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer
• A Just Forgiveness by Everett L. Worthington Jr.
• Created to Thrive, ed. Elizabeth Beyer
• Hidden Evil by Eryl Davies
• Redeeming Power by Diane Langberg
• Sexual Offending and Restoration by Mark Yantzi
• The #MeToo Reckoning by Ruth Everhart
• The Little Book of Restorative Justice for Sexual Abuse by Judah Oudshoorn, Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, and Michelle Jackett
• Trauma-Sensitive Theology by Jennifer Baldwin
• We Too by Mary E. DeMuth
• When Love Hurts by Jill Cory and Karen Mcandless-Davis
• When Narcissism Comes to Church by Chuck DeGroat

Webinars, courses, and curricula

• Domestic Violence Series (Abuse Response & Prevention)
• Healing Waters: Churches Working to End Violence Against Women
• Healthy Boundaries in the Context of Ministry Workshop (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
• Laboring Toward Wholeness (Mennonite Church USA)
• Opening the Door: A Pastor's Guide to Addressing Domestic Violence in Premarital Counseling
• Respect, Disrespect & Abuse (Christian Horizons) [?]
• Respectful Futures (Surrey Schools)
• The Heart of Man (Jay Stringer, Christian Reformed Church in North America)
• The Power to Do Good: The Use and Misuse of Power in the Church (Christian Reformed Church in North America)

Publications

• Abuse: Response and Prevention (Mennonite Central Committee Canada)
• Advocacy Training Manual (Mennonite Central Committee Canada)
• Created Equal: Women and Men in the Image of God (Mennonite Central Committee)
• Healing in Congregations After Clergy Sexual Abuse (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
• Home: A Safe Place For All
• Sacred Trust: Fostering Safe Space in Congregations (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
• Safe Connections: What Parishioners Can Do to Understand and Prevent Clergy Sexual Abuse (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
• Safe Zone: Promoting Healthy Boundaries in Christian Camps (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)
• Understanding Sexual Abuse By a Church Leader or Caregiver (Mennonite Central Committee Canada)

Events – coming soon!

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