The Safety Zone

Dr. Mark McNear: Finding My Words

Dr. Mark McNear discusses growing up in a home with an abusive father, his battles with addictions and rehab and ultimately his calling as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

NCOSE Releases The Dirty Dozen List

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation released their annual Dirty Dozen List of organizations that facilitate, enables or profits from sexual exploitation. We talk through the list. Many organizations not surprising but there are a couple that will raise your eyebrows.

His Story, His Healing, His Plea to the Church: an Interview with Josh McDowell

Josh McDowell has spoken to more than 46 million people about the evidence of Jesus Christ since he turned from being agnostic and joined Campus Crusade for Christ in 1961 and shortly thereafter started Josh McDowell Ministry. He has written or co-authored 151 books including More Than A Carpenter and Evidence That Demands A Verdict. Josh is also a survivor of horrific childhood sexual abuse, perpetrated by a trusted employee of his family. He joins us to discuss the sexual abuse he survived, sharing red flags that nobody noticed, while making a plea to pastors and church leaders to join us in preventing violence.

Empowering Church Leaders to Prevent Abuse

We have seen a surge in domestic violence and sexual abuse within the church, so we want to empower and encourage church leaders that violence is preventable. _____________________________________________________________ Music: "Slow Burn", "Decisions" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) License-Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]

A Survivor's Voice: Interview with Joelle Casteix

Joelle Casteix is one of the leading global advocates and spokespeople for survivors of child sexual assault and cover-up. A founding member of the board of directors of the Zero Abuse Project, she has helped launch ZeroAbuse.ai, an innovative AI tool that evaluates the risk factors that suggest potential predatory individuals within an organization and those associated with cover-up. A former member of the adjunct faculty of the UCI School of Law, Joelle is the award-winning author of the bestsellers The Well-Armored Child: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Child Sexual Abuse (RiverGrove Books) and The Power of Responsibility ___________________________________________________________ Music: "Slow Burn", "Decisions" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) License-Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/]