In-person event in Clearwater, FL - Hosted by the Tampa Bay Baptist Association and Suncoast Baptist association. Brought to you by: KingsCover and Dominion First Insurance Services In partnership with Florida Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders.

Child safety and abuse prevention are issues of Great Commission significance. If our goal is to make disciples, we must also be good stewards of the precious resources that God has entrusted to us, especially vulnerable image-bearers. Unfortunately, abuse is a problem in our culture from which the church is not exempt. The good news is that there are steps that ministry leaders can take to protect children under their care. Join us in Tampa Bay at Calvary Church for this workshop and panel to help equip ministry leaders with practical tools and actionable steps for strengthening or developing a child protection program. Topics addressed at this workshop will include the problem of abuse, definitions, common grooming behaviors, exploitation, trafficking along with safeguarding best practices. Ministry leaders will also learn about trauma and how to care for those who have experienced abuse and exploitation. Creating a child protection program can feel like a daunting task, but ministry leaders will leave this workshop with resources and simple, actionable steps to get started.

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Speakers:

Jeff Dalrymple

Jeff serves as Director of Abuse Prevention & Response with the SBC Executive Committee. He works with churches, associations, and state conventions to promote abuse prevention, care, and response best practices across Southern Baptist life. 

Brad Eubank

Brad is the lead pastor at Petal First Baptist Church in Mississippi where he served for the past 13 years. He served as the head of the Mississippi Sex Abuse Response Team as well as a member of the (ARITF) Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force for the SBC.

Jodi Domangue

Jodi serves as the Chief Operating Officer for One More Child. She began her career at the Department of Children and Families where she worked on the state of Florida’s first specialized unit investigating human trafficking cases and became a certified human trafficking specialist.