Faith Communities
Curricula for Faith Communities
BOOKS:
‘Domestic Violence & Communities of Faith: An Information Packet’ from the North Carolina Council for Women and Domestic Violence Commission
“Making Your Sanctuary Safe. Resources for Developing Congregational Abuse Prevention Policies”: A packet from Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Women’s Concerns and MCC Canada Women’s Concerns
“Broken Boundaries: Resources for Pastoring People” from the Mennonite Central Committee
“Family Violence & Religion”, An Interfaith Resource Guide; Compiled by the Staff of Volcano Press
“Violence In The Family – A Workshop Curriculum For Clergy & Other Helpers” by Marie M. Fortune
OTHER:
“Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth-Serving Organizations” by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Can be downloaded at:
‘Creating Partnerships with Faith Communities To End Sexual Violence.’
Violence Against Women and the Role of Religion.pdf
- Download
- 145 KB
from VAWnet
VIDEOS:
“Domestic Violence: What Churches Can Do” from the Center for the Prevention of Sexual & Domestic Violence
“Wings Like A Dove: Healing for the Abused Christian Woman” from the Center for the Prevention of Sexual & Domestic Violence
“The Healing Years” from the Center for the Prevention of Sexual & Domestic Violence
“The Eleventh Commandment” performed by Collin Raye from Child Help USA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1CwRqs7zOo)
WEBSITES:
- Crisis Connection, Inc.
- Faith Trust Institute
- Mennonite Central Committee
- Support Network for Battered Women
- Pray for Suffering Women: Website for the Task Force Prayer Journal authored by Gwen McVicker and Idelette McVicker. This website is a challenge for people to pray for all the suffering of women around the world.
- Women of Substance This website is put together by Mary M. Elberfeld, founder of the 24-hour hotline for abuse victims.
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’i of the United States: Guidelines for Spiritual Assemblies on Domestic Violence: A Supplement to Developing Distinctive Baha’i Communities
- National Criminal Justice Reference Center What Faith Communities Can Do To Make a Difference
- Transforming Communities: TC-TAT’s Online Toolkit for Starting a Community Action Team (CAT) to End Domestic Violence, “INSTIGATE
- An Abuse, Rape and Anti-Violence Aid & Resource Collection
Catholic and Christian-based Resources
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Peace & Safety In The Christian Home (PASCH)
- World Evangelical Alliance Commission on Women’s Concerns
- Presbyterian Church U.S.A. Task Force on Healing Domestic Violence
- Northwest Family Life Learning & Counseling Center: Non-profit Christian counseling center providing domestic violence treatment for offenders and advocacy and support for victims and child witnesses of violence.
- Lutheran Advocates for Safe Families
- Presbyterians Against Domestic Violence A Network of the Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association (PHEWA)
- Presbyterians Against Domestic Violence Network (PADVN)
- Congregational Resources
Judaism-based Resources
Islam-based Resources
- Islam Information
- Islamic Response to Domestic Violence
- Muslim Women’s League An Islamic Perspective on Violence Against Women
- Muslim Peaceful Families Project
State specific resources