The following resources are for research in addressing domestic abuse and the OCADSV conference in Sunriver, OR: Powerpoint Slides = “15 Years Later: Where Have We Come With Addressing IPV in Faith Communities?”
***** Please do not distribute without permission (contact office@agapecoc.com for permissions). Do you live in the Portland/Vancouver area and need help? The PDF below has a list of abuse resources in our area.
- Resource List (Updated on Agape Page)
- Verizon Wireless Hope Line
Upcoming 2017 Fall Trainings:
- Clergy Trainings in IPV (TBA) September/October
- Oct 11-13: Domestic Violence and the Faith Community; Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA.
- Oct 14: Engaging Men Conference, Portland Community College.
- Oct-Nov = Exodus Narrative Survivors Group
- Nov 19: Paul’s Use of Humiliation to Motivate Congregations to Associate with Marginalized Individuals. National SBL Convention, Boston, MA.
Agape Domestic Abuse Ministry Website AMFM Website for more reading Cycle of Abuse and Wheel Packet Articles on the Web:
- Interview with Agape Minister Ron Clark on teaching and addressing domestic violence
- Wineskins issue on Abuse and the Church (Boys will be boys?) (Abuse and the Church)
- Earl Doesn’t Have to Die
- The Rape of Dinah: Genesis 34 and Sexual Violence
- Engaging Men Project
Books by Ron Clark, Agape Church of Christ
- The God of Second Chances, (Review by Gerda de Villiers at RBL)
- Setting the Captives Free, (Review by OPC)
- Freeing the Oppressed, (Review by Christianity Today)
- Am I Sleeping With the Enemy?
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