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? Thhe PDF below has a list of abuse resources in our area.t
- Resource List (Updated on Agape Page)
- Faith Based in Portland ARMS,
- Verizon Wireless Hope Line
2017 Fall Trainings:
- Jan 11 = Misogyny, Men, and #MeToo (Kell’s Irish Pub, 6:30pm) presentation with City Club Trafficking Dinner
- Feb 17 = Masculinity and the Faith Community, Oregon State University
- Feb 22 = The Mask You Live In, Pacific University
- March = Exodus Through Your Eyes, Gateway Domestic Violence Drop In Center
- March 22 = Spring Clergy Training in Beaverton
- July 2-14, 2018 Malawi Mission Trip
Safe and Sacred Spaces Sermon Series
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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