Creating a Safe Place:
   Encourage to Change

     Family Peacemaking Materials for Clergy, Lay Leaders, Staff & Laity

 

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Introduction

Manual Overview

BOOK I: Faith Community Curriculum for Clergy and Lay Leaders

BOOK II: Family Violence: Helping Survivors and Abusers
A Manual for Faith Communities

BOOK III: Pastor’s Packet: Family Violence Awareness Materials for Pastors

BOOK IV: Curriculum for Laity
Part 1-A Opening Comments
  - Honor survivors in attendance
  - Definitions
  - Incidence of battering
  - Violence in scripture

Part 1-B Dynamics
  - Power and control
  - Why people stay

Part 1-C Myths
Part 1-D Questions & Answers,   Discussion
Part 2-A Opening Comments
  - Questions or thoughts
    from last segment

Part 2-B How Individuals
   Can Help

  - Victim/survivors
  - Abusers
  - Teens and children

Part 2-C How Faith Communities
  Can Help

Part 2-D Closure: The Good   Samaritan
Participant Handouts

Appendix

Book IV
Creating a Safe Place: Encourage to Change
Curriculum for Laity

Some basic domestic violence knowledge is necessary in order to facilitate these discussions. Consider inviting a local domestic violence advocacy agency educator to partner with you.

Please refer to the following segments in the curriculum for clergy and lay leaders:

Educator qualities

Key issues and points