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ELCA Designates All Ministers as Mandated Reporters
The Social Message on Child Protection prioritizes protecting the vulnerable over confessional confidentiality
December 4, 2025
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Council has adopted the Social Message on Child Protection as an official social message.
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Background checks are essential for kids’ ministry. No one knows how many churches do them.
May 20, 2024
Since the Catholic sex abuse scandal of the early 2000s, many congregations have moved to make their churches safer for kids, but few denominations check to see if churches follow those procedures or track those ...
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