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SECC Child Protection and Sexual Misconduct Policy

Approved June 2023. Includes church requirements for AB-506, screening, and reporting child abuse. 

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SECC Information for AB-506 Compliance

Human Resources pages that detail AB-506 requirements for SECC employees and volunteers.

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SECC Presentation on AB-506 Requirements

PowerPoint explaining AB-506 requirements for SECC employees & volunteers in churches/schools. 

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Finding a CA LiveScan location by county

A reference list of locations offering LiveScan services, organized by California county.

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Application for Youth Assistant Subsidy

Instructions and application for churches needing financial assistance to hire a youth ministry assistant. 

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Core Values Funding Request Form

For churches requesting funding from SECC Youth for a ministry program or event that fulfill our Core Values

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Sample Permission Slip for Church Activities

A consent form template that church groups can use to safely plan off-site activities for both adults and minors.

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Consent to Treat Form for Church Activities

A consent form template that church groups can use to safely plan off-site activities for both adults and minors.

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Starting Your Child Protection Program

Guidance on implementing a plan to keep children and teenagers safe from abusive adults.

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Reporting Numbers for Suspected Child Abuse

24-hour hotlines available by county from the California Department of Social Services.

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What To Know About Mandated Reporting

Mandated Reporting Responsibilities for professionals in California, including actionable steps.

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Children & Youth Supervision Guidelines

Measures and steps for keeping young people safe during activities, from Adventist Risk Management.

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Media Release Form for Minors

For SECC churches to collect from parents and guardians of church minors featured in media.

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15 Passenger Vans and Alternative Options

Downloadable infosheets on vehicles that are allowed and prohibited for youth activities.

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Field Trip Outing Planner - English & Spanish

To assist in covering all necessary details for planning a successful youth outing.

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Websites

Adventist Risk Management Website

Includes many resources and pages of information regarding the safety and protection of church members.

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SECC Human Resources Website

Includes links for forms, benefits, insurance, and general resources for SECC employees and volunteers.

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SECC Ministerial Website

Resources specific to SECC pastors, including forms, events, links, program information, and blog posts from our pastors. 

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Adventist Screening Verification for Volunteers

Information for screening volunteers who have been approved by a church to work with children and youth.

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Sterling Volunteers Background Screening

Log-in and registration site for Sterling Volunteers, the screening service we use for volunteers.

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SECC Risk Management Home Page

Provides forms and information regarding travel, risk control, and property and liability.

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California Department of Social Services

Includes information on COVID-19, reporting abuse, and various support services.

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California COVID-19 Official Site

Up to date information on guidelines, testing numbers, vaccinations, and state pandemic announcements.

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COVID Printable Resources from the CDC

Printable materials developed to support COVID-19 recommendations and guidelines.

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Videos

Resources Video for SECC Youth Ministries Pastors

A walk-through of resources available to our pastors. From the Youth Ministries Summit 2020.

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Adventist Risk Management on YouTube

Library of video resources on safety and protection from Adventist Risk Management.

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Keeping Children Safe & Mandated Reporting

Pastor Bev from LSUC speaks to pastors about keeping minors safe and mandated reporting.

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SECC Now on Vimeo

Conference video page with updates, announcements, and messages from our Southeastern California Conference officers and leaders.

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SECC Youth on YouTube

Youth Department video page with updates, announcements, event links, recap videos, and other content for youth ministry leaders.

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ARM Video - "Predator at the Door"

A video demonstrating the importance of protecting our children. From ARM.

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Isaac Kim

Associate Youth Director

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Pastor Isaac Kim grew up in Atlanta, Georgia but has lived in SoCal and worked in SECC at Calimesa SDA for 20 years. He attended Atlanta Adventist Academy where his chaplain/bible teacher made a huge impact in his life where he discovered he wanted to do the same. While at the Calimesa church, Isaac served in various capacities including Children and Family Ministries for 12 years. He likes to work collaboratively with ministry teams, cheerleading ministry leaders, and creating space for people to share life together. Isaac and his two boys enjoy sports, both playing and watching. They are Falcons, Warriors, and Braves fans. Isaac strives to be the best dad that he can be by modeling the love of Jesus and believes that the message of the Gospel shows up in different ways along our journey. The most recent time the gospel was real to him was during his wife’s health journey.

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Judi Jeffreys

Office Manager

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Judi Jeffreys has been a part of the SECC Youth Ministries for 20+ years serving as the office manager and working alongside the team to keep youth ministries thriving in SECC. Judi uses her positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others and is inspired daily by those with whom she serves.The gospel message became real to her as a young adult when she accepted the Adventist message and truly grasped the love of God. Judi’s motto is, "Change brings growth, growth brings growing pains, and growing pains brings change." Originally born in Colorado, Judi was raised a Southern California girl and loves all types of foods, but her taste buds fancy Asian foods, especially Thai and Indonesian. Judi married her high school sweetheart, Greg, and is proud of their adult children, Leigh, Mark, and Megan. When not working, Judi can be found riding a motorcycle, scuba diving, relaxing with yoga, taking long walks, or just spending time with her family.

Aren Rennacker

Youth Director

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Aren Rennacker was born and raised in Sacramento, CA. He became an Adventist as a teenager thanks to the incredible influence of his church and academy. After graduating from Pacific Union College with a degree in Journalism, he served as a youth and young adult pastor at two wonderful SECC churches, Calimesa and Oceanside, while completing his Masters of Theological Studies from La Sierra University. In 2019, Aren became Director of Youth Ministries for the SECC, a position he cherishes. Aren loves connecting with pastors, speaking to young people, and serving the youth ministries leaders of our conference. His greatest passion is to empower youth and young adults to live the Gospel in new and relevant ways. Aside from ministry, Aren also enjoys basketball, stories, and a fresh bowl of oatmeal. He and his lovely wife Paige were married in 2020.