A Safe Place

Resources to help congregations consider ways to be a safe place for members and visitors are available for loan from the resource center.

Here are just a few. If you're looking for something that isn't on this list, contact the resource center; there are many more!

The Safe and Caring Church Nursery
(book; Group)

Safe and Secure: The Alban Guide to Protecting Your Congregation
(book; Alban)

Safe Connections: What Parishioners Can Do to Understand and Prevent Clergy Sexual Abuse
(book; ELCA)

Safe Sanctuaries: Reducing the Risk of Child Abuse in Church
(book; Discipleship)

Safe Sanctuaries for Youth: Reducing the Risk of Abuse in Youth Ministries
(book; Discipleship)


Contact the Heilig Resource Center to borrow for use, to preview before you purchase your own, or for a consult about other safe place resources.

cfink@nclutheran.org
704-633-4861 x121

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The NC Synod's Heilig Resource Center is a lending library providing over 7,000 resources for the synod's congregations and leaders. DVDs, books, choir music, curricula, games and more can be checked out for preview or use by clergy or other congregational leaders. Use the online searchable catalog to search our collection and request resources. Use these tips for easy use of the searchable catalog.

Located in the synod office, the center is open during office hours for browsing and in-person consultation. Director Catherine Fink also offers phone or email consultation. Resources can be reserved many weeks in advance and mailed to church or home addresses.

Do you need help...
finding a DVD-based study for adult Sunday school?
knowing where to start as a new committee chair?
navigating web resources?
planning children's programming?

Let us help you find the resource you need!

Choir Music

In 2010, we were pleased to add choir music to the Heilig Resource Center collection. We have over 300 titles of choir music--most with 30 copies each or more--to be borrowed, learned, sung and then returned. Use the step-by-step directions to help you use the searchable catalog.

Resource E-Notes

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