Overview
The Safe Church Policy and Code of Conduct apply to all interactions between adults in the CRCA. Everyone in the CRCA has the right to feel safe as they worship God and fellowship with one another. Safe Church aims to ensure that CRCA congregations and organisations are places of spiritual, emotional, mental and physical safety for everyone.
In the life of the church, however, issues and circumstances may occur where an adult feels unsafe in any one of these aspects through their interactions with other adults. Examples include where an adult may be a victim of sexual harassment or indecent assault in the church environment. In these and other such situations adults in the CRCA may choose to contact the SCU for information, support, advice or assistance in proceeding with a complaint. The SCU is a resource for the CRCA in such matters.
The following list includes what sort of situations experienced by adults in the CRCA may be described as Safe Church issues. Note that this is not an exhaustive list but is indicative only. If uncertain about a particular circumstance contact the SCU for further clarification.
- Bullying
- Indecent assault
- Sexual harassment
- Sexual assault
- Rape
- Threatening behaviour
- Violent behaviour
- Assault
- Image abuse (also known as "revenge porn")
- Illegal sexting
- Disclosure and/or allegations of past sexually abusive behaviour with children
- Duress
- Elder Abuse
- Financial Abuse
- Fraud
- Family or Domestic Violence
- Grooming
- Stalking
- Inappropriate relationships
- Dissemination of pornography
- Use of online child abuse material
- Disclosure of previous convictions for sex offences
- Disclosure of being on the Sex Offenders Register