Great info for Church members and Clergy

this is from Hope for Healing. Org

Amplify’d from purplehearts4butterflies.posterous.com

Home PH4B photos of interest Purple♡Hearts 4 Butterflies ✞ -a Safe Place on Tumblr PURPLE♡HEARTS 4 BUTTERFLIES ✞: A Safe Place on Blogger « Back to blog Viewed 0 times Favorited 0 times October 19, 2010 Info from Hope for Healing. Org for those church members and clergy Edit Delete Tag Autopost Hope for Healing. Org  Domestic Violence Resource Sheet How the church can help: Talk about it! ␣ Preach it! Domestic violence is never ok. ␣ Pray for victims and abusers during your

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Home PH4B photos of interest Purple♡Hearts 4 Butterflies ✞ -a Safe Place on Tumblr PURPLE♡HEARTS 4 BUTTERFLIES ✞: A Safe Place on Blogger « Back to blog Viewed 0 times Favorited 0 times October 19, 2010 Info from Hope for Healing. Org for those church members and clergy Edit Delete Tag Autopost Hope for Healing. Org  Domestic Violence Resource Sheet How the church can help: Talk about it! ␣ Preach it! Domestic violence is never ok. ␣ Pray for victims and abusers during your worship prayer time. ␣ Display the Hope Quilt or educational materials in a high traffic area in your church. ␣ Regularly publish the local hotline phone number in the church bulletin. ␣ Ask an advocate from your local center or from Hope for Healing.Org to come speak at worship or to a group meeting. ␣ Put Hope for Healing.Org in your church budget. ␣ Collect items (such as used cell phones) on an ongoing basis. ␣ Get involved! Encourage your church group to volunteer with Hope for Healing.Org or your local domestic violence program. ␣ Get training for yourself or your church. Host an Oasis training program by Hope for Healing.Org for your district or for your church.   Create an atmosphere of safety.␣   Never counsel an abuser and a victim together. ␣   *Be open and willing to talk. ␣ Check your church’s Safe Sanctuary policy. Be sure everyone would know what to do and where to go in the unlikely event of an emergency. ␣   *Make sure a land line telephone is within easy reach of the sanctuary and not just locked away in the pastor’s office.  *Put the church address on all church telephones. ␣ Put up posters and resource displays. ␣ Place safety cards in the bathroom. ␣ Host a self-defense class. ␣ Domestic violence does not have to be reported. Encourage the victim but do not force the victim to make a report. ␣ Do not try to assign blame or take sides. ␣ Avoid putting the pastor in the middle. ␣ Know your local resources and make appropriate referrals. ␣ Borrow books or videos from the Hope for Healing.Org lending library. • Acknowledge that domestic violence is a problem that isn’t going to “just go away”. • Pray with the victim and offer appropriate, helpful, scriptures. • Be supportive and nonjudgemental. • Provide Christian friendship. • Allow the victim to express pain and concerns. • Help the victim create a safety plan. • Encourage and help the victim to seek out local resources.     Local resources: For more information please contact: Hope for Healing.Org 153 E Broadway Blvd. #113 Jefferson City, TN 37760 Phone: 865.933.8769 Read more at purplehearts4butterflies.posterous.com

 

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