Safe Churches: Responding to Abuse in the Faith Community

by Sarah McDugal, Jennifer Jill Schwirzer, Nicole Parker

You can’t tell who the abusers are in your church.
You’d like to think you can, but you’re wrong. 
And you need to know why.

This book is for you if you want to…
- discover how to recognize and respond to red flags.
- feel more equipped to educate your church staff.
- protect the vulnerable.
- discern genuine repentance.
- reflect God’s character to your church’s children.

Safe Churches presents proven approaches to handling abuse at church in ways that are both biblically redemptive and legally responsible.

185 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 31, 2019

About the author

Sarah McDugal is an Author, Speaker, and Abuse Recovery Coach for women healing from abusive marriages in the faith community.

Abuse Recovery Coach.
Author of ONE Face: Shed the Mask, Own Your Values, and Lead Wisely.
Author of Myths We Believe, Predators We Trust: 37 Things You Don’t Want to Know About Abuse in Church (But You Really Should).
Church Trainer on Abuse Response with Project: Safe Church.
Co-founder of Bucket Brigade Against Abuse and WILD.
EndItNow Task Force for Policy on Sexual Ethics and Misconduct in North America.
International Speaker and Trainer on five continents.

Reviews

[Rachel joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sarah McDugal responds to the weighty and current issues of abuse within the Church and provides insightful, convicting, and practical solutions to what can be done to ensure that Churches can become truly safer spaces.