EIM Frequently Asked Questions
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General requirements
- What is required of volunteers and employees?
- What’s the definition of someone “involved in a ministry with minors or vulnerable adults?”
- How can we make people aware of what is required of them?
Criminal record check and Application for Ministry
- How can someone submit an application for ministry?
- How is the criminal record check done?
- How does the parish find out if a person has been approved, restricted or denied by the diocese?
- Can the parish screen volunteers as well?
- Why is the application so long?
- Why are we asking for Social Security numbers?
- What if some of the questions are not applicable to the individual?
- What if the individual does not have complete dates for some of the information?
Protecting God's Children workshops
- What is the Protecting God’s Children workshop?
- How much does the workshop cost the parish?
- Who keeps track of attendance at the workshops?
- What if a volunteer says he or she has attended a workshop, but there is no paperwork to verify?
- What if a volunteer says he or she has certification from another diocese or church?
Parish monitoring
- How can our parish ministry heads know who has been screened or attended a workshop?
- How can we obtain our parish’s or school’s passwords or change them?
- What if a volunteer is not on our list?
Minors doing ministry
- There seems to be special needs for minors who are involved in ministry to other minors, such as Vacation Bible School, teen leaders, faith sharers, senior Scouts, etc. Do they attend the Protecting God’s Children workshop as well?
- What about middle school children?
- We are not comfortable with our high schoolers attending the Protecting God’s Children workshop. Do we have any alternatives?
- Do minors need to complete the application for ministry?
More questions?
Contact Christian González or Colleen Schiller or call (512) 476-4888.
