A unique course for church leaders

The BCDAF Training for Church leaders on domestic abuse is one of the few courses tailored to the spiritual, social and cultural contexts of black majority or pentecostal churches.

COURSE ENQUIRY

Our 1 day course

The course aim is to inform, involve and intervene. By the end of the course participants will:

  • have a clear understanding and shared group perspective on domestic abuse.
  • have a clear understanding of the role of the church in combating domestic abuse, and their own individual responsibilities to act within the church approach.
  • gain understanding and confidence in using the toolkit and its resources.
  • be inspired and committed to action.

What faith leaders have said..

‘’This is an answer to prayer. I am empowered and inspired to go forward and help women get the support that they need’’
“Excellent session, very informative and extremely practical. also allowed us to think deeper into incidents of abuse in the word and relate them to real life. just an overall very good session.”
“Session was engaging interactive and Very informative. Facilitators were very knowledgeable and managed the content well.”
“The training was relevant to the times we are living in.”
‘’Very good. I will ensure that this information is shared with my church’’
‘’Well documented. Empowering’’
‘’Very enlightening. Informative. Humbly educative’’
’The programme was very full. It was pitched at the right level as it also bought up areas that I may need to revisit’’
‘’I enjoyed every minute of the programme. It was an eye opener’’
‘’I enjoyed every minute of the programme. It was an eye opener’’
‘’Very well planned and executed – meaningful and helpful’’
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What to expect

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We run sessions with a minimum of 8 participants with one or a number of churches.

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We offer small group-work for attendees to discussion in-depth specific issues for churches

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During the Covid-19 pandemic, we will follow UK Government guidelines on social distancing.

Training Schedule

  • Attendees will be sent joining instructions that include the Walk in the Way of Love Toolkit to review before the training day.
  • Guided by reflections on biblical scriptures throughout, this training begins with biblical examples followed by definitions and figures for domestic abuse.
  • We explore how churches should respond to domestic abuse.
  • We step through options and stages for effective responses to reports and disclosures of domestic abuse And carefully explore the Do’s and Don’ts for responding to victims and perpetrators.
  • Review and close.

Delivered by expert facilitators

"The training was very well delivered by the trainers at a level everyone could understand and relate too. they were also very sensitive in the way they delivered the training.”
“We were able to break out into smaller groups to discuss, sensitive topic people may not have felt confident to discuss in the large group so being able to talk in smaller groups and then someone feedback was very good.”
‘’They knew their ‘stuff’ and wer able to communicate to a level I could understand’’
‘’Excellent Training"
‘’Trainers were passionate, clear and concise on the programme. They encouraged participation from the group’’
‘’Absolutely amazing trainers. Knowledgeable and professional’’
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