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A manual for writing protection policies in congregations, called Protecting the Ministry by Building Up the Kingdom,* has been prepared by the South Carolina Synod.

The effort is aimed at establishing guidelines and procedures to prevent abuse of children in congregations.  Information in this document include:

bulletinterview checklists
bulletforms for reference checks
bulletsample activity permission slips
bulletrecommended policies for those who work with minors.

Though not a legal document or legal advice, this useful resource (50+ pages) in pdf form can be downloaded with permission of the author by clicking here.      

* © Mitzie Spencer Schafer, 2005. Ministries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have permission to use, adapt, and reprint any material from this manual as long as it is not for profit.