Reducing the Risk

10 Reasons Why Church Leaders Should Take Screening Seriously

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Criminal Records Searches

Selecting and Screening Church Staff Members to Work with Children: Lesson 3

Criminal Background Checks for Paid Workers

Training Child Advocates: Building a Child Protection Team

Sample Forms: Child Protection Plan

How to Use this Leader’s Guide

Personal Reference Form

Prior Service Reference Form

Screening & Selection: The Candidate (a short film)

This segment creatively teaches leaders how to interview a candidate, conduct a background check, and check references. Participants will see and hear what the screening and selection process should look like.

We do criminal background checks on all staff and volunteer workers. What do I do if I discover someone has a criminal background that disqualifies him or her from serving in our ministry?