Make My Church Safe: A Guide to the Best Practices to Protect Children and Secure Your Congregation from Harm

by Sam Rainer

A concise guide to the best practices in making your church safe for members and attendees of all ages.Every church should be a safe space for everyone who comes in. Every church should also be equipping people to confront the powers of darkness and help those in trouble. Unfortunately, far too many churches are unsafe internally, which leaves them unprepared to confront external dangers. An unsafe church creates a toxic environment that works against the gospel. A safe church is battle-ready to combat the worst of the world’s problems. Make My Church Safe by respected pastor, Sam Rainer, is designed to be a brief and general overview of the best practices regarding church safety for a broad audience.In the book, you’ll to recognize the telltale signs of abusehow to set up a system for training volunteershow to provide true accountability for leaders and pastorshow to move forward after a moral failure occursthe ten nonnegotiable rules of safety around children and students

160 pages, Paperback

Published October 29, 2024

About the author

Sam Rainer serves as president of Church Answers. He is the co-founder of Rainer Publishing, and he also serves as lead pastor at West Bradenton Baptist Church in Southwest Florida. Sam has written hundreds of articles for several publications. He is a frequent conference speaker on church health issues. Sam holds a BS in Finance and Marketing from the University of South Carolina, an MA in Missiology from Southern Seminary, and a PhD in Leadership Studies at Dallas Baptist University.

Reviews

[Brandon Sickling · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good one on the subject of Church Safety. Perhaps a little more broad in scope of what it is we need to consider under the umbrella of church safety, but I don't think as practically helpful as "On Guard."