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October 2024 SMR News
Welcome to the October Newsletter!
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- Praying for Safe Ministry
- Safe Ministry parish consultations
- Chinese Safe Ministry training - NEW
- Face to face training
- Zoom 101 SMR Workshops
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Praying for Safe Ministry
Thank you to those who have been in contact to ask how you/your church can be praying for Safe Ministry or have let me know you have been praying for me.
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Below are some general prayer points you might like to use when praying for Safe Ministry in your churches.
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* Give thanks for all those who serve in the church leading our children, youth and ministries with other vulnerable people
* Pray for the safety of the children and youth whilst they are participating in the programs at church
* Pray for those who have been harmed in the past, for healing and comfort
* Pray for wisdom for the Safe Ministry Representative, Senior Minister and others as they seek to improve the safety of the church and implement the Child Safe Standards
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Safe Ministry Consultations
Would you like to improve safe ministry practices in your church in 2024?
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Then participate in a Safe Ministry Parish Consultation.
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A Safe Ministry Parish consultation provides an opportunity to obtain feedback about your church’s safe ministry practices and receive recommendations for making improvements as part of your church’s continuous improvement process.
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Since 2022 under the NSW Child Safe Scheme churches are required to implement the 10 Child Safe Standards.
A Parish consultation can assist your church to:
- Highlight where your church is already meeting the Standards
- Bring to light gaps in implementation and develop a plan for continuous improvement
Additionally the consultation will review compliance with the Safe Ministry to Children Ordinance 2020.
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What’s involved?
+ Completing an online Child Safe Standards Self-Assessment tool
+ Meeting with the Parish Consultant and relevant staff in your church
+ Receive a Report which includes recommendations for improving Safe Ministry practices.
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Chinese Safe Ministry training - NEW
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Face to face training is now available in Cantonese and Mandarin.
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Saturday 2 November 2024
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Safe Ministry Essentials - Cantonese | 9.00am - 3.00pm
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St Andrews House, Town Hall
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Safe Ministry Essentials - Mandarin | 9.00am - 3.00pm
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St Andrews House, Town Hall
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Face to face training (English)
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Registrations open 4-5 weeks prior to the event
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Course enrolments close 48hrs prior to the event
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Saturday 16 November 2024
Safe Ministry Essentials | 9.00am – 3.00pm
Narrabeen Anglican Church, Narrabeen
Minchinbury Anglican Church, Minchinbury
Sylvania Anglican Church, Sylvania
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Safe Ministry Refresher | 9.00am – 12.30pm
Shellharbour City Anglican Church, Shellharbour
Mittagong Anglican Church, Mittagong
Sadleir Anglican Church, Sadleir
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Please encourage those in your church who would benefit from face to face training to enrol, and be prepared to assist them if necessary with the technology.
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- Applicants for face to face training need to have an account on the Safe Ministry Training website, log in and enrol in the course.
- Once they complete the course, they will be emailed their certificate a day or so later, and a copy of their certificate details sent to you, their SMR.
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New and new-ish Safe Ministry Reps - Zoom Workshops
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The next SMR 101 Zoom workshops will happen in December 2024.
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If you are new (or new-ish) to the role of SMR, then invest an hour in this workshop and reap the benefits!
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No booking or rego required - just boot up your device at the right time and click the appropriate link below. Have your questions and a notebook ready!
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Two days/times - identical content.
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- Monday December 2nd @ 10:30am - 11:30am
- Tuesday December 3rd @ 07:30pm - 08:30pm
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SMR Facebook Group
A reminder that we have a private Facebook group just for SMR's
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- A safe and private place for SMR's to ask questions, support each other, share ideas or solutions to problems, etc
- The address is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/173114257798286
- Involvement in this group is entirely optional - but it is proving to be a useful extra channel for SMR's to chat amongst themselves and pose questions.
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Keeping up to date with news
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An archive of all SMR Newsletters (since we moved to our new system) is available here.
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That's it for this edition! Back soon with more info about what is happening in the Safe Ministry scene.
If you are no longer the SMR for your church, please unsubscribe using the link below and drop me an email to let me know.
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