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Carla van Dam, Ph.D.
Clinical & Forensic Psychology
"Organizations that fail to train staff members and volunteers concerning these issues endanger the children in their care... Learning about child sexual abuse, understanding how sex offenders operate, and skillfully screening all participants is akin to requiring staff to learn such other basic first aid practices as abiding by building code regulations and adhering to generally accepted safety standards. Ignorance is not bliss, but put children at risk. All organizations that look after children need to ensure their safety..."
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Wayne D. Duehn, Ph.D., ACSW, LMSW-AP
Professor of Social Work
"MinistrySafe provide[s] the most sophisticated and comprehensive sexual abuse prevention training available in the field today, offering comprehensive risk management programs which incorporate current research on child sexual abuse prevention practices."
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Bill Egner
Executive Pastor
Christ Chapel Bible Church
"It seems like overnight we had ... large volunteer needs with little in place specifically addressing child and student safety issues. We have been working with MinistrySafe to help us implement child and student safety systems to protect our children without sacrificing the mission of our growing church. MinistrySafe has equipped us with the training, materials and guidance to address and combat the growing menace of child sexual abuse and sexual molesters"
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Shane Naterman
Middle School Principal
Southwest Christian School
"In an effort to improve child safety on our campus, we contacted MinistrySafe to evaluate and facilitate a more comprehensive campus-wide safety program. The MinistrySafe staff worked closely with our administration, evaluating our existing policies and procedures and appropriately supplementing our plan. Throughout the process, our unique concerns and needs were carefully considered before devising a plan for our campus."
"It is without reservation that I recommend MinistrySafe to any organization working with children."
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Bryce R. Danley
President, Board of Trustees
Covenant Classical School
"The MinistrySafe safety system has provided key elements ensuring the overall safety of the children who attend Covenant Classical School. Gregory Love and Kimberlee Norris care deeply about protecting children, and organizations that serve children."
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Thomas L. Law III
Tarrant Baptist Association
"Christian ministries are becoming more acutely aware that churches have become a target for those who wish to harm our children - sexual predators."
"Confronted with the need to do something, churches seem to lock on to one of two responses. One response is denial, while the other is to try and "bar the door" against convicted sexual abusers. Neither response is reasonable or effective when you understand the more the 85% of sexual abusers are never caught or criminally prosecuted."
"MinistrySafe provides a positive, proactive approach to the problem."
"I highly recommend MinistrySafe to churches as a resource for ensuring that staff members and volunteers are effectively screened and trained to keep our children safe."
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Gary Randle
Executive Director
Noble Crawford
Program Director
"As former law enforcement officers, we understand the risks associated with sexual abuse of children... HOPE Farm implemented the 5-part safety system designed by MinistrySafe... We are convinced that the environment at HOPE Farm is now safer for the youth, as well as the staff. We highly recommend that any church or entity that serves children put similar measures in place."
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Matthew Hanvey
Trinity Bible Church
Student Ministries Pastor
"MinistrySafe is the best training and awareness resource available to the church today."
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Jacob Johnson
TBC Children's Pastor
Karen Perry
Parent's Day Out Director
"We want to thank you so much for training our nursery workers as well as our Parent's Day Out teachers. They all thought the training was very valuable information."
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Bob Waybright
Vice President / Program Chair
GFW - NACBA
"We were left with a renewed commitment to implement the changes you proposed to keep our children safe. I commend you in your work in this area and your presentation. It was excellent!"
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Marcia McQuitty, Ph.D.
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Associate Professor of Childhood Education
“Without reservation, I would recommend MinistrySafe to you as presenters in your church, ministry, association or gathering. MinistrySafe has ongoing training opportunities available online for ministry workers and volunteers, at very low cost. I have attended the workshops and received the online training provided by MinistrySafe, and I whole heartedly recommend them to you and your staff!”
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Tim Bruster
First United Methodist Church
Senior Pastor
“The MinistrySafe staff members understand that we can’t eliminate all risk, but CAN provide a very safe, secure and nurturing environment for children in which life-changing ministry can take place.”
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Tom Crow
First Baptist Nashville
Executive Pastor
"At no time in our history have children been more vulnerable at the church than now; we are thankful to have such an able, skilled, and personable team as Greg has assembled to help educate and inform our leadership teams for working with minors on proper and safe care of our children and accompanying safe guards for our adults in contact with children."
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Kay Lancaster
First United Methodist of Arlington
Director of Children’s Ministry
"We have found the online system effective and easy to use. We have registered approximately 300 volunteers in our nursery, children, daycare, youth, and older adult ministries. The data entry takes very little time and is easily updated as needed. It has saved time and increased our efficiency in monitoring who in our church is eligible to volunteer."
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Vance C. Gilmore, CCD
Camp John Marc
Executive Director
"Thank you for all your help in getting us set up in your system, You have been
very supportive and I do appreciate it. The MinistrySafe program and the
Abuse Preventive System is a great operation, I greatly appreciate all you and
Greg do to help others provide safe environments,"
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Ted Blevins
Lena Pope Home
Executive Director
"The services provided by Ministry Safe/Abuse Prevention Systems have
helped Lena Pope Home further develop our risk management programs
to protect children from abuse. They have also educated our staff as to
the importance of our diligence as well as legal requirements related to
their behavior with children and their responsibility to observe others
with children."
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Ken Jackson
Children's Pastor
Gateway Church
"It is evident that we, as caregivers to children, need every available tool to assure the
safest possible environment for children in ministry programs. MinistrySafe has
supplied us with effective tools, providing training to our staff members, and casting
the vision that each overseer has a responsibility to screen candidates who might seek
to obtain a position in our church programs."
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C. B. Glidden
Pastor
Fort Worth First Church of the Nazarene
"I want to thank you for the powerful insights, information and procedures
you have brought to us through Ministry Safe. "
"Your instruction, structure and passionate knowledge have equipped us to
set up layers of protection for these children, youth and staff. Because of
Ministry Safe our employees and volunteers are on the alert to provide a
safe haven for youth and children."
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Karen Kennemur
Instructor of Childhood Education
SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
"It is evident that we, as caregivers to children, need every available tool to assure the
safest possible environment for children in ministry programs. MinistrySafe has
supplied us with effective tools, providing training to our staff members, and casting
the vision that each overseer has a responsibility to screen candidates who might seek
to obtain a position in our church programs."
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