At Life Christian Church, we are committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for all people—especially children and young people, and those who are vulnerable or marginalised.
We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse, grooming, exploitation, harassment, neglect, bullying and any behaviour that places a child or young person at risk. We actively work to promote safety and wellbeing and to prevent harm in every area of church life, including services, ministries, programs, events, and online spaces.
We commit to implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, and Tasmania’s Child and Youth Safe Standards (which mirror the National Principles), so that child safety is embedded in our leadership, culture, and everyday practices.
Our Commitment to Child and Youth Safety
ACC Australia is committed to ensuring that our churches and ministries are safe for everyone.
Here at Life Christian Church we are committed to ministering to children and young people by providing an environment that is physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually safe, and uphold this commitment in line with our values:
Nurturing People
We will:
- support children and young people to be empowered by realising their identity in Christ (Standard 4),
- offer opportunities for children and young people to pursue their God-given gifts (Standard 2),
- create ways for children and young people to be safely heard and to be able to use their voice (Standard 6), and
- facilitate ways in which they are able to contribute to decisions and matters which guide their active involvement in the life of the church (Standard 2).
Supporting Families
We will:
- support families to know that their child or young person is engaging in programming opportunities led by suitably appointed people, people that are safe to work with them (Standard 5),
- uphold family-friendly, faith-centred environments both physically and online (Standard 8),
- equip families with the knowledge to make an informed decision regarding programming opportunities for their child or young person within the life of the church, through accessible policies and procedures (Standard 10).
Building Community
We will:
- commit as a church community to prioritising child and youth safety across all elements of church life, through involvement in training, welcoming legislative change and uphold the Tasmanian Child and Youth Safe Standards (Standard 1 and Standard 7),
- communicate clearly to families, the church community and the local community regarding child and youth safety information, with information publicly available via the church website and at Reception (Standard 3),
- commit to a culture of continuous improvement, and seek regular input and feedback from children, young people, families and the church community regarding improvements in Child and Youth Safe practices (Standard 9).
For Volunteers and Staff
All volunteers and staff at Life Christian Church must be screened and complete annual Safer Churches training. This training is completed as a group each year, or optionally you can complete the full training online to receive your certificate.
All Volunteers must:
- Not be convicted of any child safety offence within their lifetime.
- Agree to Code of Coduct
- Completee ACC workers/Voluteer declaration
- Have a valid WWVP Card
- Provide 2 referees
- Completed Safe Ministry Check training annually
Key documents
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Safety in our buildings and events
Safety at Life Christian Church also includes making sure our facilities are safe, and avoid accidents and injuries.
We are also committed to making sure events conducted onsite and offsite take into account any potential risks, and put in place strategies to minimise risk