Find out more about the Mutual Aid Agency at https:\/\/maabrethren.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Child Protection in a Ministry Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This free child protection booklet in pdf format helps congregations and their leaders review child abuse prevention plans. \u201cThe safety and wellbeing of children and youth in our church family is a priority,\u201d said the announcement. The 55-page guide \u201clays the groundwork for developing and enhancing your prevention plan and your staff and volunteer screening program.\u201d It includes background information on abuse to help train staff, supervision recommendations, background check and screening guidelines, a sample policy manual with screening forms and response forms for personal reference, reporting forms for injuries and suspected abuse or neglect, participation agreements, checklists, and a sample congregational letter. Download at www.brotherhoodmutual.com\/resources\/safety-library\/publications\/guidelines-for-ministry-workers\/?utm_source=eblast&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=child-protection&utm_id=Church-of-the-Brethren-04.24<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Protect Your Ministry\u2019s Directors and Officers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve had the opportunity to review some of the special risks church leaders face, especially for those serving as a director or officer on church boards,\u201d said the announcement. \u201cDirectors and officers are the leaders that serve as board members, administrators, directors, officers, or trustees that act with the leadership authority granted by a ministry. When someone accepts a position on the church board, they agree to guide the church and put its interests before their own. As a result, church board members are held to a higher standard of accountability than their neighbors in the congregation. This type of accountability means they can be held personally liable for financial damages that result from actions taken as a board member.\u201d A collection of articles and videos is offered to help congregations understand the risks more fully and find out how to add layers of protection. Go to www.brotherhoodmutual.com\/resources\/safety-library\/risk-management-articles\/administrative-staff-and-finance\/board-resources\/?utm_source=eblast&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=directors-and-officers&utm_id=Church-of-the-Brethren-04.24<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Protect Your Roof from Early Failure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Mutual Aid Agency recently received a copy of Brotherhood Mutual\u2019s risk management eBook, \u201cThe Issue With Roofs,\u201d and is encouraging congregations to read this resource. \u201cTheir knowledge, tips, and insight could help improve our ability to protect member congregations against extremely costly and disruptive roof failure,\u201d said the announcement. \u201cPay particular attention to the article on page 8, \u2018The High Cost of Deferred Maintenance.\u2019 You\u2019ll also read tips on how to avoid voiding your roof\u2019s warranty, the importance of ground-level inspection, and budget considerations for preventative maintenance.\u201d Go to www.brotherhoodmutual.com\/db\/roofs\/?utm_source=eblast&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=roofs&utm_id=Church-of-the-Brethren-04.24<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Three Payroll Problems to Avoid<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPayroll can be complicated,\u201d said the announcement of this resource. \u201cIts requirements and tax regulations seem to keep getting more complex. And as a ministry leader, you are always on the lookout for ways to protect your church and avoid these unnecessary complications.\u201d Mutual Aid Agency is sharing a Brotherhood Mutual article about common problems they have identified through the payroll team at MinistryWorks\u00ae by Brotherhood Mutual, regarding churches and payroll, plus tips on how to avoid them, and a Payroll Tax Checklist. In addition, the program is offering a way to streamline workers\u2019 comp premium payments and audits through a benefit called Pay-Go that is available for customers of both MinistryWorks and Brotherhood Mutual Workers\u2019 Comp (www.ministryworks.com\/services\/pay-go<\/a>). For the free article go to www.ministryworks.com\/resources\/articles\/payroll-and-tax-filing-resources\/three-payroll-problems-to-avoid\/?utm_source=eblast&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=payroll&utm_id=Church-of-the-Brethren-04.24<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please note:<\/strong> References to insurance coverages are intended to help individuals better understand how these coverages might apply. No insurance coverage provided by Brotherhood Mutual is offered or modified in any way through the descriptions conveyed above. Coverage for actual claims will be based on applicable policy documents applied to the individual facts of an actual claim event.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n ———-<\/p>\n\n\n\n Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n The Mutual Aid Agency, which is related to the Church of the Brethren, and its partner agency Brotherhood Mutual are offering a set of resources that are available free to congregations and their leadership. The following may be downloaded from online links: \u201cChild Protection in a Ministry Environment–Guidelines for Ministry Workers,\u201d \u201cProtect Your Ministry\u2019s Directors and Officers,\u201d \u201cProtect Your Roof from Early Failure,\u201d and \u201cThree Payroll Problems to Avoid.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1703],"tags":[3061,3063,1758,1682,2244,1849,975,1716,3062,1304],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-24142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-church-of-the-brethren-newsline","tag-brotherhood-mutual","tag-child-protection","tag-children","tag-congregations","tag-insurance","tag-maa","tag-mutual-aid-agency","tag-resources","tag-risk-assessment","tag-training"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24145,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24142\/revisions\/24145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24142"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=24142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/Trends-in-Liability-Coverage-Child-Protection-Guidelines.gif\")
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