Professional Standards Unit

Risky Business???

Did you know that our church requires us to develop a safety plan for all of our church events and activities, from our weekly worship services to our Bible studies,… Read more

But I don’t work with children!!

If you are involved in serving in a role in your congregation, you will have been asked to obtain a Working with Children Check (in Victoria) or a Working with… Read more

“It won’t happen here!!”

Photo by Noah Silliman on Unsplash As I work with congregations in our District, I sometimes meet members who believe our Safe Church practices are unnecessary, “over the top,” or a “lot of… Read more

From your Professional Standards Officer, Denise

Last month SMO introduced the use of “two-factor authentication” (2FA) when persons login to the site. This was done to increase security and to protect the data of all users… Read more

What’s so important about the 30th September?

Sunday 31 July marked the due date for completion of the self assessment task for congregations. The next steps are for Congregation and Parish Church Councils to review findings, develop and commit… Read more

What’s so important about the 31st July?

The first target in the Governance and Reporting Framework for the Child Safety Standards is due on 31 July. The actions required are Congregation/parish council appoints assessor to conduct self-assessment…. Read more

LCA Child Safety Webinar

Child Safety Webinar Saturday March 26th 2022: 1.30pm AEDT The churchwide office will be holding a child safety webinar on Saturday March 26th 2022. This webinar will provide an overview… Read more

An update from Denise Muschamp, the District Professional Standards Officer

2022 will be a busy year for Safe Church activities in our District. At this time, many congregations are holding their AGMs or have recently held them. Now is a… Read more

Safe Church

A big “thank-you” to all of you in our District who have shown your commitment to Safe Church, by your hard work and engagement with our established LCA safety practices…. Read more