Webinar Archive
God is Still Speaking: Growing Safe and Healthy Congregations and Families in the Church
Below find archived material from past webinars. Questions? Contact Loey Powell.
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A Battered Woman in My Congregation Has A TRO: What Do I Do?
March 2012
Presenters: Rabbi Elana Zelony, Lieutenant Scott Jenkins, Judge Tracy A. Dorfman
Religión, Espiritualidad y la Sobreviviente de Violencia Doméstic
January 26, 2012
Un plática para asesores de victimas, directores de programas, consejeros de crisis, intercesores legales y líderes espirituales que trabajan con Latinas practicantes de su fe.
Setting Captives Free: Intimate Partner Violence in LGBT Relationships
December 6, 2011
How can our faith communities be prepared to be a pastoral resource for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people who experience intimate partner violence? If you are a pastor of an open and affirming (ONA) church, you need to be prepared to address issues of intimate partner violence in same-sex couples.
What to do if a Registered Sex Offender Comes to Your Church
November 16, 2011
Registered sex offenders who are released into the community are approaching faith communities and asking to participate in worship and other activities. We know that community support is important to prevent re-offending. How can faith communities be part of an offender’s support network and insure safety for the congregation?
Faith & Culture for African American Survivors of Domestic Violence
October 18, 2011
Every religious tradition has teachings and sacred texts that can be roadblocks or resources for survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence. For African American Christians, the intersections of cultural context, religious beliefs and domestic violence are significant.
Faith & Culture for Pacific Islander/Asian American Survivors of Domestic Violence
October 6, 2011
Many Pacific Islander and Asian American victims of domestic violence face particular challenges in finding safety for themselves and their children; if they are immigrants or if English is a second language, these challenges are even greater. How can we help insure that their faith communities are resources and not roadblocks for them?
Faith & Culture for Latina Survivors of Domestic Violence
September 22, 2011
Latin@ in the U.S. are a very diverse community both culturally and religiously. The strong cultural values about family and faith represent particular challenges in confronting domestic violence. But they also can represent particular strengths.
Teen Dating Violence and Prevention
September 8, 2011
- Recording of Webinar (Note: Apologies that this recording does not includ the first few minutes of the presentation)
For anyone who might think that Christian youth don’t experience abuse in peer relationships, think again. No one is immune and until now, we have not adequately prepared our youth for the possibility. Our churches and youth groups have not necessarily been safe places for victims or abusers to seek help. We can change this now.
The Prophetic Voice: How do we preach?
June 15, 2011
How do we integrate addressing victimization into our preaching beyond a once-a-year special Sunday? Someone in your congregation is waiting for a word from the pulpit.
Abuse and Forgiveness: The Possibilities of Healing
June 8, 2011
For survivors of abuse, forgiveness is the last step . . . maybe. How do our theology and study of scripture guide our process?
Taking it to the Next Level: Healthy Teen Relationships
May 17, 2011
Overview: Technology has added a new twist to teen relationships – the Internet, texting, smart phones all present new opportunities and dangers. This webinar will address ways youth pastors and leaders can address healthy relationships and teen dating violence education into the youth ministry activities. It will address signs and components of healthy relationships as well as how to respond to teenagers involved in unhealthy relationships.
Sharpening Your Premarital Counseling Tools: Addressing domestic violence in premarital counseling
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Overview: This webinar will address the importance of screening for domestic violence. How to screen for past, current or potential domestic violence and affirm the components of a healthy covenantal relationship.
The Invisible Victims of Domestic Violence: Children's exposure to domestic violence
March 22, 2011
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Overview: This webinar will look at the prevalence of and the effects on children who are exposed to domestic violence. We will specifically discuss some of the high risks for teens living in violent homes, their coping strategies, spiritual crisis and what churches can do to advocate for them.
Men's Ministry: Men Stopping Violence Against Women
March 8, 2011
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What is required of Our Brothers in the UCC in the movement to stop violence against women and girls? What can men do individually and collectively? This webinar will discuss the fundamentals of gender based violence and review successful secular community based and church models for men to stop and prevent domestic violence.
Ministry with Batterers
February 15, 2011
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We have learned that survivor safety and empowerment are of primary importance. But— what does the batterer need to do to change? What is our responsibility to the perpetrator? What does it mean to hold the abuser accountable? Whose responsibility is it to make that happen?
Religious Resources and Roadblocks
February 8, 2011
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Why do so many survivors of abuse leave the church? What are some of the main reasons women stay in abusive marriages? What religious teachings hold women hostage in abusive relationships? This webinar will address the spiritual crisis many survivors of abuse experience as a result of traditional teachings and misinterpretation of scripture as well as how clergy and lay leaders can help.
Ministry to Survivors of Domestic Violence
January 25, 2011
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There are survivors in all of our churches. How can clergy and churches become safe places and people for survivors to seek help? What are the roles and goals of clergy and the congregation in response to domestic violence?
Preventing Domestic and Sexual Violence: What Churches can do
January 18, 2011
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There are survivors in all of our churches. How can clergy and churches become safe places and people for survivors to seek help? What are the roles and goals of clergy and the congregation in response to domestic violence?
Is God Still Listening . . . to the Voices of Survivors
January 11, 2010
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This webinar discussed the results of a survey conducted in 2009 to ascertain prevalence of abuse in families within the United Church of Christ and the capacity of our leaders to successfully respond. The Rev. Dr. Marie M Fortune, FTI Founder and Senior Analyst, and the Rev. Dr. Aleese Moore-Orbih, FTI Director for Training and Consulting, hosted this webinar symposium exploring:
- Theological and ethical issues of domestic and sexual violence
- The role of clergy and laity in responding and preventing domestic and sexual violence
- The importance of integrating domestic and sexual violence education into Christian education
- The importance of national, regional and local church involvement
- How safe and healthy families make safe and healthy congregations
- Strategies for moving forward
