MINISTRY SUPPORT

Approved June 2023. Includes church requirements for AB-506, screening, and reporting child abuse.

Human Resources pages that detail AB-506 requirements for SECC employees and volunteers.

PowerPoint explaining AB-506 requirements for SECC employees & volunteers in churches/schools.

Instructions and application for churches needing financial assistance to hire a youth ministry assistant.

For churches requesting funding from SECC Youth for a ministry program or event that fulfill our Core Values

A consent form template that church groups can use to safely plan off-site activities for both adults and minors.

A consent form template that church groups can use to safely plan off-site activities for both adults and minors.

Guidance on implementing a plan to keep children and teenagers safe from abusive adults.

24-hour hotlines available by county from the California Department of Social Services.

Mandated Reporting Responsibilities for professionals in California, including actionable steps.

Measures and steps for keeping young people safe during activities, from Adventist Risk Management.

For SECC churches to collect from parents and guardians of church minors featured in media.

Downloadable infosheets on vehicles that are allowed and prohibited for youth activities.

To assist in covering all necessary details for planning a successful youth outing.

Includes many resources and pages of information regarding the safety and protection of church members.

Includes links for forms, benefits, insurance, and general resources for SECC employees and volunteers.

Resources specific to SECC pastors, including forms, events, links, program information, and blog posts from our pastors.

Information for screening volunteers who have been approved by a church to work with children and youth.

Log-in and registration site for Sterling Volunteers, the screening service we use for volunteers.

Provides forms and information regarding travel, risk control, and property and liability.

Includes information on COVID-19, reporting abuse, and various support services.

A walk-through of resources available to our pastors. From the Youth Ministries Summit 2020.

Library of video resources on safety and protection from Adventist Risk Management.

Pastor Bev from LSUC speaks to pastors about keeping minors safe and mandated reporting.

Conference video page with updates, announcements, and messages from our Southeastern California Conference officers and leaders.

Youth Department video page with updates, announcements, event links, recap videos, and other content for youth ministry leaders.

A video demonstrating the importance of protecting our children. From ARM.