We Are Inclusive
At Trinity, we are proud to be an inclusive, affirming faith community. We are richer because we include people of all ages, gender identities, racial and cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, abilities, economic circumstances and family configurations.
At Trinity, all are welcome!
Leading With Care:
A Policy for Ensuring Climate of Safety for Children, Youth and Vulnerable Adults in The Presbyterian Church in Canada
The Leading with Care Policy is not about us as individuals. It is about us as a body of Christ - a denomination - trying to ensure the highest quality of ministry by offering our best to Christ and working to make sure that the worst does not happen. It is a time for entering the age of lost innocence, whether real or imagined.
The Presbyterian Church in Canada is committed to providing safe environment for all persons, including children, youth, vulnerable adults, and those who minister to and with them. The church ministry includes time of worship, service, study and play in all milieus (e.g. church courts, congregations, camps) that fall under the jurisdiction of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. All staff, both volunteer and paid, must support this policy.
This policy is titled Leading with Care because:
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our Lord modeled for us how to lead with care as he healed the sick and infirm, and welcomed the young, the weak, and the vulnerable
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it is our awareness that some people in our church need special protection
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it affirms our commitment to training and supporting teachers and leaders in our churches so that children/youth/vulnerable adults will grow in faith and the love of Christ in a climate of safety.