Taylor Patterson – Skills for Safeguarding

‘Churches are called to care for the vulnerable, but churches have not always led the way in becoming places safe from abuse’. Brent is joined by Taylor Patterson, one of the authors together with Lisa Compton of a new IVP book called ‘Skills for Safeguarding: A Guide to Preventing Abuse and Fostering Healing in the Church’. Taylor is a licensed professional counselor specializing in trauma, including survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.  She has presented at local and national conferences and is published in peer-reviewed journals.  (1:10) How are we all called to be safeguards? (2:00) What is safeguarding? (3:10) Why is abuse so prevalent? (7:35) Pastors and power; (8:50) Spiritual abuse; (10:15) How abusive systems work; (12:00) Church communities and abuse; (13:00) The abuse crisis; (14:30) Safe ministry; (16:15) Trauma symptoms; (20:15) Protecting older adults; (21:25) Self care. Links mentioned in this episode: skillsforsafeguarding.com ivpress.com Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.