Creating a
Safe Place:
Encourage
to Change
Family Peacemaking Materials for Clergy, Lay Leaders, Staff & Laity
|
Creating a
Safe Place: Family Peacemaking Materials for Clergy, Lay Leaders, Staff & Laity
|
|
 |
|
BOOK I: Faith Community Curriculum for Clergy and Lay Leaders BOOK II:
Family Violence: Helping Survivors and Abusers BOOK III: Pastor’s Packet: Family Violence Awareness Materials for Pastors BOOK IV:
Curriculum for Laity |
Part 1-A: Opening Comments Desired Time
Purpose
Strategies
Content
Acknowledge survivors and/or participants who are touched
in a personal way by violence in the home. Make a sincere, supportive
statement such as: Emphasize the faith community member's role in helping people in abusive relationships. Refer to "Statistics"
(pdf 496KB) sheet and state: Define violence: "One way of defining violence is to say it is words and actions that hurt others. Another is to say that violence may be defined in various ways. Not everyone considers coercion and intimidation to be violent. A more comprehensive version is one from the Health Care Coalition on Violence. Note that this definition emphasizes threatened or actual use of force, and can be behavior that results in emotional damage or coerced behavior as well as injury." Ask if anyone can think of scriptural examples of violence. The speaker should prepare for this segment by reading and reflecting on one or more of the following, and be prepared to discuss these examples. Briefly discuss. Examples include:
|