Safe Ministry

Our Commitment

At Christ Church St Ives, we are committed to the physical, emotional and spiritual welfare and safety of all people, particularly within our own community. As a church we take the teaching and leadership of children and young people seriously and we do all we can to provide an environment that is safe from any form of harm.

Ministry to children and young people is vibrant and exciting work, and also greatly significant to the life of the church. It is a service to the children and youth, the church family, and to God himself that offers great opportunities, but also carries significant responsibilities for the wellbeing of the children and young people in our care.

To ensure the safety of children and vulnerable people in our communities, Christ Church St Ives, in conjunction with the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney and the Anglican Church of Australia, will –

• Carefully recruit and train its clergy and church workers,

• Adopt and encourage safe ministry practices by its clergy and church workers,

• Respond promptly to each concern raised about the behaviour of its clergy and church workers,

• Offer pastoral support to any person who has suffered abuse, and

• Provide supervision of and pastoral accountability (within the context of the ministries, locations and activities of the parish) to any person (who is a member of a congregation and) who is known to have abused a child or another vulnerable person.

Every children’s and youth leader, pastoral staff member, and parish council member at Christ Church St Ives has been trained in Safe Ministry. Every children’s leader, youth leader, and pastoral staff member has provided a working with children check number which has been verified by Christ Church St Ives.

Safe Ministry Blueprint for Parents & Church Members

The Safe Ministry Blueprint for Parents and Church Members contains detailed information about our processes for ensuring ministry remains safe and enjoyable for all.

Contact

If you have questions or concerns about the way ministry among children and young people is conducted at Christ Church St Ives, please contact: 

Nigel Fortescue - Senior Minister (nigel@christchurch.com.au)

Parish Safe Ministry Representative (safeministry@christchurch.com.au)