The Australian Institute of Family Studies has published a helpful paper which discusses the topic of children and young people’s disclosures of abuse called Responding to children and young people’s disclosures of abuse by Cathryn Hunter. It outlines what the AIFS knows through research and practice about how, why, what and when children and young [...]

As the Holiday Season approaches, most Ministries will have a flurry of activities. Offerings will be at an annual high as attendance goes up. Volunteers will be utilized more as various holiday activities are planned. Once again, I must stress background checks as a means to protect your church finances. Of course, background checks are [...]

Here at True Hire we focus on background checks and keeping your congregation safe.  Does your church have a policy on Sex Offenders?  Will you let a sex offender in your church?  Do you have young children attending your church?  What policy should you choose?  True Hire offers a Sex Offender search as part of [...]

It has amazed me to watch so many churches implement church background check programs to protect their youth- which is great, but they do not do background checks on their staff or those handling the money.  We have handled two investigations in the past 6 months involving churches that had significant funds embezzled- one over [...]

Two church volunteers have been charged with allegedly luring a 13-year-old into an inappropriate relationship in Jackson County, Florida. It has also become an unfortunate reality that anyone who is in a position to have regular access to young children and teens needs not only to be trustworthy, but also to be screened. Schools and [...]

The 2011 Pastors and Leadership conference, founded by Bishop T. D. Jakes, provides pastors and leaders from around the world the tools needed in order to Catalyze change in their ministry. During the conference participants attend power packed sessions that address a variety of concerns from ministerial, how to use marketing platforms to financial and [...]