Mosaic Mennonite Conference has contracted with GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment) to develop a comprehensive abuse policy for the conference.
GRACE will begin by meeting with conference representatives to better understand the structure, identity, and current challenges within Mosaic Mennonite Conference related to sexual abuse and misconduct. This process is designed to ensure that the resulting policy reflects the conference’s unique context while aligning with best practices for safeguarding and response.
Following the initial meeting, GRACE will provide a draft policy for review. The draft will be reviewed from a variety of viewpoints, including people with experience in this area from different cultural backgrounds, board members, the ministerial committee, pastoral leaders, and staff. Feedback and questions will be discussed with GRACE, and the policy will be revised through an iterative process until it is contextualized to Mosaic Mennonite Conference and well-suited to guide the conference in preventing abuse, supporting survivors, and responding to allegations with integrity, responsibility, and care.
In addition to policy development, Mosaic Conference will engage GRACE to conduct independent investigations should an individual come forward with an allegation of abuse involving a credentialed leader. These investigations will address both the allegations themselves and the broader organizational response, helping to ensure transparency, accountability, and a trauma-informed approach.
GRACE is an independent organization that works to equip Christian communities to recognize, prevent, and respond to abuse with integrity. Its mission emphasizes cultivating authentic community marked by responsibility, accountability and compassion, where caring for children and adult survivors of abuse is non-negotiable.
Through this partnership, Mosaic Conference seeks to foster a safer environment for all and to embody these shared commitments in our life together.
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The opinions expressed in articles posted on Mosaic’s website are those of the author and may not reflect the official policy of Mosaic Conference. Mosaic is a large conference, crossing ethnicities, geographies, generations, theologies, and politics. Each person can only speak for themselves; no one can represent “the conference.” May God give us the grace to hear what the Spirit is speaking to us through people with whom we disagree and the humility and courage to love one another even when those disagreements can’t be bridged.