What might the organist have done if the parent had left the child at the parish without talking to the organist first?
What ministries in your parish are geared to children?
What ministries in your parish might require parental consent?
What other types of procedures could be put in place to help protect the child, organist, and ministry?
Why are parish employees always screened at the high-risk level?
What about their position makes it inherently high-risk? (Position of trust, perceived authority, keys and access to the building, authority of some types of ministry).
How can the parish help to keep the boundaries between friendship and ministry clear while encouraging a spirit of community in the parish?
Thinking about other ministries in your parish, what risk reduction procedures could be put into practice ( windows in doors, classrooms open during Church School, someone who can wander from room to room to check in on everyone, encourage parents/guardians to take children to washroom before dropping off)
