Invitation to the Table


Resource Listing

Real-Life Organizations

• The Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service
  A British ecumenical organization addressing abuse in churches.
  
  
• Circles of Support and Accountability
  A Program of the Correctional Service of Canada's Chaplaincy office which provides assistance to released sex offenders.
  
  
• Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence
  Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute
  Two American interfaith organizations addressing abuse in faith communities.
  
  
• Into the Light
  Exodus International
  The first link is to a Christian ex-gay newsletter for imprisoned child molesters and those who minister to them. More information on ex-gay ministries that assist minor-attracted adults (both offenders and non-offenders) can be found at the Exodus site.

Internet Organizations

• The Clergy Recovery Network
  Includes forums for sexually addicted clergy and their spouses.
  
  
• Open Hands
  A secular forum for people who have had someone close to them disclose his or her attraction to minors. See also its Links page for a list of support and accountability groups (both Christian and secular) for minor-attracted adults.

Resources

• Challenges for Ministry and Mission.
  A Quaker meeting struggles with the issue of how best to assist one of its members who has been imprisoned for having sex with a child.
  
  
• The Church and Sex Offenders
  Meeting the Challenge: How Churches Should Respond to Sex Offenders
  Reports by the Methodist Church of Great Britain and the Church of England on pastoral care for sex offenders.
  
  
• Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect
  National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information: State Statutes
  Two sites providing information on American laws.
  
  
• Re-Entry Resource Listing
  Prison ministry database.
  
  
• To the Family or Friend of a Sex Offender
  Advice from CURE-SORT (Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants-Sex Offenders Restored through Treatment) if someone you know has been charged with a sex offense.