In every community, including our churches, there will be people who are experiencing violence, and others who choose to use it. But most of all, there are those of us who witness each other’s lives. We are bystanders to each other’s lives and to the life of our church community as a whole. We see, we hear, we notice. And when something doesn’t seem right, we have the opportunity to choose a response that brings care and safety.

Being a community that cares is about each of us being alert to signs that something may be wrong and, when it’s safe to do so, taking action that supports, protects, or prevents harm.

Find out more about how your church can run the  Communities that Care training program