Creating a
Safe Place:
Encourage
to Change
Family Peacemaking Materials for Clergy, Lay Leaders, Staff & Laity
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Creating a
Safe Place: Family Peacemaking Materials for Clergy, Lay Leaders, Staff & Laity
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Introduction 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 |
Introduction Faith communities are in a unique place and time to respond to the horrible social crime of domestic violence. In a study done in a rural Minnesota county, 47.6% of respondents with abuse histories said, “I would rather rely on God to help me.” This suggests that clergy need to understand the dynamics of domestic violence and become aware of the advocacy programs available (Kershner M., Long D., Anderson J., unpublished data). When social services agencies in Santa Clara, California asked domestic violence victims where they first turned for help, their answer, overwhelmingly, was to their church. But when the victims were asked where support was most lacking, their answer was the same: the church (National Catholic Reporter, 7-4-01). Funding provided by:
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