CFTROU 206: Kids: Keeping Kids Safe | Child Safety Meeting

Child safety is important for any church, not just ours, and we are thrilled to be joined by Family Church Kid’s Ministry Pastor Zach Rickards and Wendi Serna, who walk us through the best practices for child safety on church grounds. We begin by explaining why child safety is such an important issue before learning why it sits at number one on Kid’s Ministry’s list of objectives. Then, we unpack the traits that make up the perfect Kid’s Ministry volunteer, how we find and enlist them, other policies worth mentioning about child safety at Family Church, and why we hold an annual child safety meeting for the parents in our congregation. We end with helpful advice for improving child safety at your church, and Leslee shares her perspective on what parents look out for when bringing their kids to church for the first time. 

Key Points From This Episode:

• Understanding why safety is number one on the Kid’s Ministry’s list of priorities. 
• The characteristics that define the perfect Kid’s Ministry volunteer. 
• Kid’s Ministry’s protocol for finding and enlisting volunteers. 
• How to start improving child safety at your church. 
• Background checks and other non-negotiables for child safety on church grounds. 
• What parents view as important when taking their kids to church for the first time.