Protecting clergy: Making church safe
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article38273
- Author
- Swift, Diana
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2013 February
- Author
- Swift, Diana
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2013 February
- Volume
- 139
- Issue
- 2
- Page
- 4
- Notes
- "As a veteran of almost 30 years in parish ministry, the Rev. Canon Dr. Judy Rois is well acquainted with the issue of clergy safety. And although individual churches may post codes of behaviour, she thinks it's time for general guidelines on acceptable behaviour in churches. 'Like many volunteer organizations, a church is a welcoming place', says Rois, who is now executive director of the Anglican Foundation of Canada. 'Anybody can walk in, and nobody is screened or interviewed to be a parishioner. So a church attracts a wide variety of people'. For years, Rois has been lobbying seminaries to train clergy in ways that will help them understand and deal with people from all walks of life. 'They need to be able to distinguish between someone with a legitimate concern and someone who has misdirected anger or even a mental illness', she says. 'It's all about taking a respectful and courteous stance toward another human being in terms of speech, conduct and behaviour', says Rois". [Text of entire article.]
- Subjects
- Rois, Judy
- Clergy - Professional ethics
- Churches - Security measures
- Churches - Safety measures
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Training of
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Stress
- Occupational health and safety
- Interpersonal relations - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada