It is not an easy subject, but this seminar gives the opportunity to look at the needs of those we meet who have been sexually abused. It highlights some of the signs of abuse and focuses on the ways in which we can best help to ensure that abuse in any of its forms does not prosper in the church.
Part of a series of workshops being run across the diocese, this day will cover:
Discussions will focus on practical examples to enable participants to develop skills needed in today’s climate.
Revd Paul Mackay from St Catherine’s, who attended a previous workshop together with Joyce Lincoln, the ‘named person’ for St Catherine’s, comments:
“There are often issues in ministry that we would like to avoid and pretend don’t or won’t involve us, and this issue of abuse and what it really is may well be one of them. No matter where we are serving, and who we are serving, this is an essential day-course to do. Dealing with the subject frankly and sensitively, the team opens up a world that so often in the past has been swept under the carpet. The need to care for the vulnerable and to love the lost strikes right into the heart of Christian ministry. I wholeheartedly recommend all clergy and named persons to attend this day.”
Joyce continues:
“This is not an easy subject, but it is an opportunity to look at the needs of those we meet who have been abused. The workshop made us aware of some of the signs of abuse, and the ways we can best help, to ensure abuse in any of its forms does not prosper in the church”.
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