“Good Fences make good neighbors” - Robert Frost -

Personal boundaries are guidelines, rules or limits that a person creates to identify for themselves what are reasonable, safe and permissible ways for other people to behave towards him or her and how they will respond when someone steps past those limits. They are built out of a mix of conclusions, beliefs, opinions, attitudes, past experiences and social learning.

 Define Role e.g.: clergy/congregant  Establish Personal Space Physical and Emotional  To protect self and others Criminal History Unwanted behavior

 Violent/Dangerous  Disruptive/Disrespectful  Compromise of Core Church Mission

 Clergy  Singles  Small groups  Children  Sex offenders

 Gifts  Contact  Interpersonal relations

 Dating Service  Sharing of contact information  Promotion of another groups events

 Share and Care : Over sharing - Dominating  Disruptive Behavior

 Care  Discipline  Safe Gatherings  Abuse Neglect reporting - mandatory

 Prison Ministry  Spiritual Journey  Forgiveness  Priority

 RSO Agreement – Saddleback Church  Limited Access Agreement

 Registered Sex Offender  Disorderly / Inappropriate behavior  Time frame  Penalty for non compliance

The church is committed to being open to those who wish to worship with us, especially in times of personal troubles. However, concerns have been raised with regard to your contact with minors and/or disabled adults in our congregation. Whether or not these concerns are valid or accurate, at minimum, they present a challenge for the church in creating a welcoming and safe environment for the families of children and youth. Therefore, the following guidelines are designed to reduce the risk to both you and minors of an incident or accusation. We welcome you to our congregation and our membership, however, your participation will be limited in order to safeguard minors and to protect you from becoming the subject of accusations. Within these guidelines, the church welcomes your participation in the church.

General Intent : This agreement is in effort to provide support, encouragement and accountability to individuals seeking to grow in their relationship with Christ and provide boundaries of security for everyone involved. This agreement clarifies reasonable guidelines supporting those that have been placed on watch by the courts in effort to protect them and others from some type of sexual offense. This agreement does not assume guilt, but does assume a unique level of security being necessary.

 Restrictions Loitering Use of restrooms Notification Intergenerational Church activities  Participation  Volunteering  Meeting with staff and clergy  Duration

 Small group leaders  Sponsor/Mentor  Security Team