Category: risk management

ELCA Legal staff to host free webinar: “Legal Checklist for Congregations”

ELCA Legal staff to host free webinar: “Legal Checklist for Congregations.” Tom Cunniff, General Counsel to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Aja M. Favors, ELCA Associate General Counsel will host a free webinar on February 21, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. E.S.T. Register here. The presentation is geared for ELCA leaders and volunteers. Download the checklist here. Here’s the description:

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1746 Building a Culture of Accountability

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5968145/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]When organizations lack accountability mechanisms, they can become stagnant. When someone suggests implementing some accountability or asks specific questions about current practices, the person responsible for that aspect of the faith community’s life often takes it as a personal attack. But when a community values accountability as a necessary part of good stewardship, moments of accountability can serve to improve the organization’s mission. Developing a culture of accountability takes time, but the process can be served by bringing in an outsider without personal connections to share what best practices look like. The three areas to focus on first in developing this culture are finances, child protection, and employee evaluation.

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1739 Website privacy policies

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5778727/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/c30000/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top”]If your religious organization has a website, it should have at least a basic privacy statement informing users what information you collect on the site, who has access to it, what you do with it, and how you protect it.

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“Why Domestic Violence in the Home Endangers Your Church”

“Why Domestic Violence in the Home Endangers Your Church: Step one: acknowledge that it happens.” ChurchLaw&Tax has excellent analysis and guidance here. Action step: Does your congregation have a plan to respond when someone comes for help from domestic violence? A few important excerpts: Continue reading ““Why Domestic Violence in the Home Endangers Your Church”” →

“No Red Flags is a Big Red Flag” in background checks. Instead, expect 8–10 reports for every 100 background checks.

“No Red Flags is a Big Red Flag” in background checks. Instead, expect 8–10 reports for every 100 background checks.  Mike McCarty, C.E.O. of Safe Hiring Solutions has a column in Inside Indiana Business here.  Here’s an important insight:

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