Safety

If you weren't already a little freaked out, the recent frolicking of Foley may have brought you up to date on what you should be 
very concerned about.  
Still not worried? Look at these statistics.

Check to be sure your church has the following:

- A sexual misconduct prevention procedure. Information to get started with this can be obtained from Church Law Today. They have an excellent paperback book called "Reducing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse in Your Church" that can be purchased here for as low as .99. This will give you a great outline.

- Mandatory background checks for volunteers and chaperones.
Check out Accufax where you can do checks for as low as $17.00

You might also check with your church's insurance carrier.  Failure to have certain procedures in place or to follow certain guidelines (such as separate sleeping areas for males/females) may render your liability coverage null and void. And certainly and more importantly, withouth background checks and prevention procedures in place, your church may be an open invitation to predators.