For Credentialed Leaders

• Instructions for Candidate
• Checklist for Pastors completing the Ministerial Leadership Information (MLI) form.
• Ministerial Inquiry Form: To begin the process of candidacy for ministry roles in MC USA, we ask all pastors to complete this form—whether you are new to ministry or a long-time pastor. We encourage you to contact your Area Conference Minister to let them know of your interest. If you have any questions about this form or the MLI process, first review the instructions and checklist documents listed above. For further questions, contact MLIInquiries@mennoniteusa.org.
• Covenant of Understanding | Español
• Current Salary, Benefits, and Reimbursement Guidelines
• The Search Committee Interview Guide – The Candidate Version

Churchwide Statement on Sexual Abuse

• Churchwide Statement on Sexual Abuse

Policies and Recommendations

• Mennonite Church USA Ministerial Sexual Misconduct Policy and Procedure
• Prevention and Response: Sexual Abuse and Non-Credentialed Individuals
• Safe Church
• Sample policy: Home Street Mennonite Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Poster

• Recognizing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct 

Sermons and Worship

• Untold Stories (2 Samuel 13:1-21) – Meghan Larissa Good, Albany (Oregon) Mennonite Church
• Trauma-informed communion liturgy – Hilary Jerome Scarsella, with Rhoda Keener, Eleanor Krieder, David B. Miller, and John Rempel
• Sojourners 100 Sermons on Sexual Violence

Books and pamphlets

• Body and Soul, Healthy Sexuality and the People of God. Faith & Life Resources, 2010.
• Cooper-White, Pamela, The Cry of Tamar, Violence against Women and the Church’s Response, 2^nd edition, Fortress Press, 2012.
• Fortune, Marie M. Sexual Violence, The Sin Revisited.  The Pilgrim Press, 2005.
• Gaede, Beth Ann, editor.  When a Congregation is Betrayed: Responding to Clergy Misconduct. The Alban Institute, 2006.
• Heggen, Carolyn Holderread. Sexual Abuse in Christian Homes and Churches. Herald Press, 1993. Reprinted Wipf & Stock, 2006.
• McClintock, Karen A. Preventing sexual abuse in congregations: A resource for leaders. The Alban Institute, 2004.
• Melton, Joy Thornburg.  Safe Sanctuaries for Ministers: Reducing the Risk of Abuse in the Church. Discipleship Resources, 2009.
• Melton, Joy Thornburg.  Safe sanctuaries: Reducing the risk of abuse in the church for children and youth. Discipleship Resources, 2008.
• Understanding sexual abuse by a church leader or caregiver, 2^nd edition, Mennonite Central Committee, 2011.
• Lighting the Dark, Timbrel magazine, Spring 2014, Mennonite Women USA
• Agenda for Change: Policies and Procedures for Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence in Mennonite Institutions by Lisa Schirch

Articles

• But I’ve seen him do so much good by by Sara Wenger Shenk
• What to Do When Your Minister is Accused of Abuse from Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP)
• 18 ways churches can fight sexual assault in 2018 by Ruth Everhart

Websites

• Safe Church, Faith Communities Keeping Children and Youth Safe: mennoniteusa.org/safechurch
• Into Account: intoaccount.org
• Mennonite Abuse Prevention (MAP): https://www.themaplist.org
• Clergy Sexual Misconduct Awareness and Prevention, Baylor University: http://www.baylor.edu/clergysexualmisconduct
• Our Stories Untold: http://www.ourstoriesuntold.com/
• Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), Mennonite: http://www.snapnetwork.org/mennonite
• Abuse Response and Prevention, Mennonite Central Committee: http://abuse.mcc.org
• We Will Speak Out campaign from MCC U.S.: http://mcc.org/learn/more/we-will-speak-out

John Howard Yoder Digest

• Articles About Sexual Abuse and Discernment