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Safe Haven
Called to be a Safe Haven.
Because God calls us to be a cross+generational community of faith and because young people are the most important gifts God entrusts to us; all congregations, institutions and ministries of the Rocky Mountain Synod are asked (per Safe Haven Resolution #3, adopted at Rocky Mountain Synod Assembly 2010) to make a commitment to be a Safe Haven for all children, youth, the vulnerable, their families and caregivers.
On this page you will find basic resources to assist our congregations with the process of developing guidelines that protect our children, youth, vulnerable elders, and those with special needs. Safe Haven guidelines also protect one’s staff, volunteers, and anyone who is called to care for others.
No one approach fits every congregation. Guidelines need to fit your unique context and reflect the needs of your specific congregation and community. “What does this mean for myself, this ministry and our congregation?” “What will my congregation look and act like if it is a Safe Haven?” These are critical questions you will begin to ask as your congregation begins this life-giving, life-protecting conversation and process.
All congregations who begin or complete the process of creating Safe Haven Guidelines and procedures for their congregation and its ministries will be recognized at the 2012 RMS Assembly.
The "Safe Haven: A Resource for Congregations" is the result of diligent work by a team of people in the Rocky Mountain Synod..
For more information contact:
Linda Staats, Assistant to the Bishop for Youth & Household Ministry
Safeguarding God's Children Training Schedule
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Then you will say to the LORD, "You are my fortress, my place of safety; you are my God, and I trust you." Psalm 91:2
Sample Congregational Safe Haven Guidelines
Sample Safe Haven Policy, First Lutheran, Longmont, CO
Sample “Inclusive” Handbook 
Gloria Dei, St. Paul, MN
Sample Cross+Generational Covenant
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