Sexual Abuse Summit Live Stream - October 23

For nearly a decade, child sexual abuse has been the number one reason ministries have ended up in court. Child sexual abuse is devastating to the victim, the victim’s family, the congregation and the church itself, creating negative public perception and significant financial loss.

Offenders are drawn to child-serving programs with fewer protections in place – the welcoming, inclusive environment in Christian ministries provides a prime target.

The Summit is a day-long conference focused on addressing the risk of child sexual abuse in ministry environments. It provides leaders with essential information and resources, empowering attendees with proactive safeguards to protect children and equip ministry personnel. 

Topics include:

  • Understanding the Risk
  • Implementing Preventative Measures
  • Preparing for and Responding to an Allegation
  • Complying with Abuse Reporting Requirements
  • Creating Registered Sexual Offender Policies
  • Searching Criminal Records Effectively
  • Applying Changes in the Law

Sexual Abuse Summit: Elevating Awareness, Equipping Leaders

October 23, 2018

8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. CT

LIVE STREAM THE EVENT FOR YOUR TEAM

Within a week of the Summit, live stream attendees will receive

 an email with a link to connect to the live stream.

Cost: $75

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Event Speakers

Gregory Love is a recognized expert in legal standards of care related to child sexual abuse, providing crisis response to ministries and churches nationwide. Litigating sexual abuse cases across the United States, his unique perspective provides valuable counsel to ministry and secular consulting clients, including the United States Olympic Committee, Awana International, Nazarene Global Ministries, Bob Jones University, Methodist conferences and Baptist Conventions and Associations. Love is a guest lecturer at Texas Wesleyan School of Law, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and serves as Visiting Faculty at Dallas Theological Seminary.

 

Kimberlee Norris is a sexual abuse trial attorney: representing victims of abuse, serving as a consulting and testifying expert in abuse cases, and providing crisis management and allegation response counsel to ministries of all sizes. An acknowledged authority in screening practices for child-serving organizations, Norris provides live and online instruction for churches, schools, camps, and non-profits. Retained by the Christian Camp and Conference Association as the backbone of its CamperProtect initiative, Norris trains camp staff members across the United States. In the course of her career as consultant and legal counsel, she has trained over 500,000 ministry staff members and volunteers since 2005.

 

Robert Showers is managing partner at the law firm of Simms Showers LLP’s D.C. metro office. His practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation and nonprofit, church, tax exempt and business law. Showers has lectured and written extensively on church and nonprofit law, sexual misconduct, child sexual exploitation and Christian business law. Representative clients include the Southern Baptists, Christian Missionary Alliance, Assemblies of God, Presbyterian Church in America, Church of the Nazarene, and Youth With a Mission (YWAM). Prior to private practice, Showers served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Executive Director of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the United States Department of Justice. Currently, Showers serves on numerous non-profit and for-profit boards including Christian Legal Society, Hope Force International, Every Orphan’s Hope, iBAM, National Law Center for Children and Families, Gateway Community Church and the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention.

 

Dr. Bailey assumed his role as president of Dallas Theological Seminary after years of service as both a professor in the Bible Exposition department and as the Vice President for Academic Affairs. In addition to his years at Dallas Theological Seminary, he has pastored various churches in Arizona and Texas. He was a seminar instructor for Walk Thru the Bible Ministries for twenty years and is in demand for Bible conferences and other preaching engagements. His overseas ministries have included Venezuela, Argentina, Hungary, and China. He is also a regular tour leader in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Rome. His board service includes Bible Study Fellowship, Insight for Living, Jews for Jesus, and Walk Thru the Bible Ministries.