Use these links to learn more about protecting your Texas congregation.
Identifying the threat
Do you know these badly-behaving Baptists? Search BaptistAcountability.org
Search Credibly Accused for names of Catholic clergy predators
Search AnglicanWatch.com for alleged predators in Anglican houses of worship
Search the Mennonite Abuse Prevention list
The Atlantic reports on a secret database of abusers among Jehovah’s Witnesses
“Abuse of Faith:” ground-breaking six-part series from the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News on coverups in the Southern Baptist Convention
The original voice for SBC clergy accountability: StopBaptistPredators.com
Legal concerns
Clergy are specially liable in cases of sexual misconduct: Texas Penal Code 22.011(b)(10)
Texas House Bill 4345 shields churches and non-profits from retaliation if they disclose misconduct
Baptist Standard news report on HB4345
Section 261.101 of the Texas Family Code requires that suspected child abuse must be reported within 48 hours
Lawsuits in Arkansas and Virginia challenge the SBC’s hands-off approach
Prevent and investigate
Hire independent instructors and investigators through GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment)
MinistrySafe training to protect children from sexual predators at church
Education
Jimmy Hinton, expert on predators and pedophilia in the church
Diane Langberg, trauma-informed counselor specializing in clergy abuse
Book: When Narcissism Comes to Church by Chuck DeGroat
Social
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