April2023
You Are Invited to a Conversation About Prayer on April 20th at 10:30 AM (Pacific Time)
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March 2023
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February 2023
You Are Invited to the February Third Thursday!
December 2022
You Are Invited to the December Third Thursday!
November 2022
You Are Invited to the November Third Thursday!
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The videos of Michael Beck's Friday Presentations at the Annual Meeting are available on YouTube
(This session includes the Friday morning Annual Meeting session with greetings, introductions of special guests, worship and Michael's presentation.)
Michel Beck Bonus Session
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Blended Ecology: For Every Tribe, Tongue, and Generation
Step Out: Church Planting Everyone Can Do
Contextual Intelligence: Unlocking the Ancient Secret to Mission on the Frontlines
The videos of Michael Beck's Friday Presentations at the Annual Meeting are available on YouTube
(This session includes the Friday morning Annual Meeting session with greetings, introductions of special guests, worship and Michael's presentation.)
Michel Beck Bonus Session
Click here for the slides from Michael's Presentations
Blended Ecology: For Every Tribe, Tongue, and Generation
Step Out: Church Planting Everyone Can Do
Contextual Intelligence: Unlocking the Ancient Secret to Mission on the Frontlines
September 2022
You Are Invited to the September Third Thursday!
Click to Join the Meeting on September 15th at 10:30 AM
Click to Join the Meeting on September 15th at 10:30 AM
June 2022
April 2022
What Church Leaders Need to Know to Implement California Law AB506
On April 21, 2022, Charlie Cutler, President of ChurchWest Insurance Services (https://churchwest.com) gave a presentation on California AB506, a law to protect children from abuse to ABCOFLASH (American Baptist Churches of Los Angeles, Southwest and Hawaii - https://abcoflash.org ) pastors and leaders. This law categorizes churches in California as "youth service organizations" and requires them to:
* Train ALL church employees of a church and board members AND volunteers working with children and youth regarding child abuse and reporting.
* Do LiveScan background checks of all church employees and volunteers who have direct contact with children and youth.
* Develop written policies for reporting abuse and have 2 mandated reporters present during youth and children's activities.
Click here for the PowerPoint presentation in this video
Visit these websites that were referred to in this presentation for additional information about California AB506
*ChurchWest's master page on AB506: www.churchwest.com/ab506
*Model Policy: https://churchwest.com/2022/03/17/model-child-protection-policy/ (ministries can get started on this now)
*Guide to AB506 Compliant Background Checks: https://churchwest.com/2022/03/17/guide-to-ab-506-compliant-background-checks/
*Training: https://churchwest.com/2022/03/17/mandated-reporter-training-ab-506-compliant/ (both the free training and ChurchHRNetwork's training is explained here)
*Article by Charlie Culter written for the for the Evangelical Council on Abuse Prevention discussing the pros and cons of the legislation: https://ecap.net/california-ab506/
*Mandated Reporting Training: https://mandatedreporterca.com/
*ChurchWest Ultimate Guide for Churches and AB-506: https://churchwest.com/resources/
*Church HR Network - www.ChurchHRNetwork.com
*Clergy Privilege - https://churchwest.com/2021/05/14/clergy-privilege/
On April 21, 2022, Charlie Cutler, President of ChurchWest Insurance Services (https://churchwest.com) gave a presentation on California AB506, a law to protect children from abuse to ABCOFLASH (American Baptist Churches of Los Angeles, Southwest and Hawaii - https://abcoflash.org ) pastors and leaders. This law categorizes churches in California as "youth service organizations" and requires them to:
* Train ALL church employees of a church and board members AND volunteers working with children and youth regarding child abuse and reporting.
* Do LiveScan background checks of all church employees and volunteers who have direct contact with children and youth.
* Develop written policies for reporting abuse and have 2 mandated reporters present during youth and children's activities.
Click here for the PowerPoint presentation in this video
Visit these websites that were referred to in this presentation for additional information about California AB506
*ChurchWest's master page on AB506: www.churchwest.com/ab506
*Model Policy: https://churchwest.com/2022/03/17/model-child-protection-policy/ (ministries can get started on this now)
*Guide to AB506 Compliant Background Checks: https://churchwest.com/2022/03/17/guide-to-ab-506-compliant-background-checks/
*Training: https://churchwest.com/2022/03/17/mandated-reporter-training-ab-506-compliant/ (both the free training and ChurchHRNetwork's training is explained here)
*Article by Charlie Culter written for the for the Evangelical Council on Abuse Prevention discussing the pros and cons of the legislation: https://ecap.net/california-ab506/
*Mandated Reporting Training: https://mandatedreporterca.com/
*ChurchWest Ultimate Guide for Churches and AB-506: https://churchwest.com/resources/
*Church HR Network - www.ChurchHRNetwork.com
*Clergy Privilege - https://churchwest.com/2021/05/14/clergy-privilege/
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