About this webinar

Every state has reporting requirements related to the abuse and neglect of children. Though abuse reporting laws vary from state to state, ministry leaders must understand reporting obligations and create a plan to comply. Unfortunately, there are many reasons why ministries fail to do this well: fear of making a false report, ‘historical’ allegations, peer sexual abuse, and a misunderstanding of reporting requirements.

In this session, the founders of MinistrySafe describe how to find state reporting requirements, the importance of internal and external reporting plans, and common obstacles to reporting. 

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

• How to identify and understand state reporting requirements
• How to create reporting plans and communicate those plans to ministry stakeholders
• How to overcome common obstacles to reporting encountered by ministries  

Join us to better understand your reporting obligations and build clear, effective reporting plans for your ministry.

About MinistrySafe

MinistrySafe was founded by legal professionals and sexual abuse experts, Gregory Love and Kimberlee Norris. Through their litigation practice representing victims of child sexual abuse, they recognized a vital need to equip churches and ministry programs to better protect children from sexual abuse. The risk is real, and it’s preventable. Prevention starts with awareness.

About Gregory Love

Gregory S. Love, managing partner of the Fort Worth, Texas law firm of Love & Norris, is the Co-founder of MinistrySafe, MinistrySafe Institute and Abuse Prevention Systems.

His clients include denominations, camps, universities, private schools, public and private charities, and youth sports groups.

An expert in legal standards of care related to child sexual abuse, he has consulted with organizations such as the United States Olympic Committee, U.S. Center for Safe Sport, Awana International, Trail Life USA, U.S. Youth Soccer, North American Mission Board, and numerous faith-based organizations and denominations.

Love provides instruction and continuing education to risk management professionals, and performs internal evaluation of standard of care issues related to child sexual abuse.

Love earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Texas Tech University in 1987, followed by a Juris Doctor from Texas Tech School of Law. He is a member of the Texas State Bar and a fellow of the Tarrant County Bar Foundation.

Love has served as guest lecturer at Texas Wesleyan School of Law (now Texas A&M School of Law), Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Liberty School of Divinity. He currently serves as Visiting Faculty at Dallas Theological Seminary, teaching the only existing seminary-level course limited to sexual abuse risk: Preventing Sexual Abuse in Ministry Contexts.

With his law partner Kimberlee Norris, Love writes for numerous publications addressing child sexual abuse risk, impact, prevention and legislation.