Risk Management Resources

When it comes to protecting your ministry and those you serve, awareness and education are key. That’s why we’ve put together these tools and resources. With topics ranging from insurance needs and emergency planning to volunteer safeguards, our aim is to provide simple ways for you to proactively mitigate risk.

Risk Management 101

Videos

• riskmgmtLIVE

Articles

• Church Risk Management in 5 Simple Steps
• Top Reasons for Church Litigation
• Protecting Your Board Against Liability
• Church Policy Checkup
• Risk Management LIVE: Be Prepared for Anything

Downloads

• Risk Management Guide

Emergency Planning

Videos

• Church Shootings: Who’s Liable?
• Church Safety & Concealed Carry
• Emergency Planning for Churches

Articles

• Creating an Emergency Plan for Your Church
• Concealed Carry & Church Safety
• Church Shootings: Who’s Liable?

Downloads

• FEMA’s Emergency Planning Guide for Christians

Child Abuse

Videos

• Child Abuse Reporting: Requirements and Repercussions
• Dealing with Registered Sex Offenders
• Handling Abuse Allegations

Articles

• #1 Reason for Church Litigation
• Churches: 6 Steps to Keep Your Kids Safe
• Church Risk and Child Abuse Reporting
• How to Deal with the Media
• Church Liability and Registered Sex Offenders

Downloads

• Staff & Volunteer Resource Kit
• Conditional Attendance Agreement
• Safety Tips on a Sensitive Subject

Church Policy, Compliance, and Regulations

Videos

• Texting as a Risk for Churches
• Social Media Policies and Churches

Articles

• The Importance of a Church Cell Phone Policy
• Creating a Social Media Policy for Your Church
• Crib Safety Standards
• Facilities Use Agreements

Downloads

• Photo & Video Resource Kit
• Sample Cell Phone Policy
• Facilities Use Agreement
• Conditional Attendance Agreement
• Road to Safer Transportation
• Improving Safety at Your Worship Center
• Crime-Proof Your Worship Center
• Safety at Your Playground
• Fire Safety at Your Worship Center

Insurance

Videos

• Church Liability Coverage, Part 1
• Church Liability Coverage, Part 2
• Church Property Insurance

Articles

• Key Man Insurance
• Church Liability and Registered Sex Offenders
• Understanding Church Insurance: Liability Coverage
• Understanding Church Insurance: Property Coverage

Downloads

• Church Inventory List
• Church Insurance Guide

Fraud and Embezzlement

Videos

• Keeping Church Fraud in Check
• More About Church Fraud

Articles

• What Every Pastor Should Know About Church Fraud
• Stealing God’s Money: Church Fraud Exposed

Downloads

• Offering/Counter’s Sheet

Staff and Volunteers

Videos

• Volunteers, Part 1
• Volunteers, Part 2
• Beyond Background Checks
• Handling Abuse Allegations

Articles

• Churches: 6 Steps to Keep Your Kids Safe
• Risk Management for Church Volunteers
• How to Deal with the Media

Downloads

• Staff & Volunteer Resource Kit
• Safety Begins with People

Mandatory Reporting

Videos

• Clergy Privilege
• Child Abuse Reporting: Requirements and Repercussions

Articles

• Clergy Privilege, Confidentiality, & Reporting
• Church Risk and Child Abuse Reporting

Sexual Orientation

Videos

• Churches & Pastors: The Impact of the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Rulings
• Liability and Sexual Orientation

Articles

• The Impact of Same-Sex Marriage Rulings on Churches
• Risk Management & Sexual Orientation