00:00Hello dear friends of this Agapetoy Leadership School with the Brothers of St. John?
00:14Welcome to a different kind of class, just another class.
00:17My name is Brother Vincent, a member of the Brothers of St. John.
00:21I have been part of this community for over 15 years.
00:25And I am happy to share the following topic with you.
00:30Throughout these videos we are going to look at a delicate subject, a difficult subject,
00:35So, ultimately, it's not a very pleasant topic to share.
00:40neither for me to share it with you, nor for you to hear it.
00:45However, it has to be done.
00:47However, we shouldn't be afraid to talk about these topics.
00:51Because it is something that unfortunately exists, but we have to reverse it.
00:58We need to reverse this, and above all, we cannot let it continue.
01:05we can never again allow this to happen in our church,
01:10but also in any group where minors are involved,
01:14They become weakened, they feel vulnerable
01:19and above all that we adults cause them irreversible harm.
01:25The goal, then, is to create a culture of child protection.
01:31That's what this issue is called: the protection of minors.
01:36As you already know, we are addressing the main topic of this leadership school,
01:42That is the leadership, the leader, the one who is at the front of the group.
01:47But to be a leader of a group, you also need
01:52to have the ability and the feeling of security.
01:58We all like to be in a safe place,
02:02We all like to be in a pleasant place.
02:05We don't like joining a group that is chaotic in itself,
02:10We don't like being in a crowd or at a demonstration, for example,
02:17where chaos reigns.
02:18The natural habitat of human beings is a safe place
02:23and instinctively we seek security,
02:28That's why we're under a roof,
02:31That's why we cover ourselves, we dress up,
02:34That's why we eat,
02:36which are instinctive movements that human beings have
02:40and that even animals have them too.
02:43The proof of this is that when there's a fire, I step aside.
02:48When it's raining, I take shelter under a roof.
02:54But it's not enough for me to be sure,
02:59that I may be protected from the fire,
03:02that I am protected from the rain or any natural phenomenon
03:05that could hurt me.
03:07It is necessary that my group, my people, are protected.
03:13And I, as a leader, have to provide this security.
03:18As the one who is in charge of this group,
03:23of this team,
03:25I need to make sure my team is safe
03:27and not just me in my individuality.
03:31This is already happening at the family level.
03:33A father, a mother,
03:35when he sees danger,
03:38Let's think, for example, of a thief who breaks into a house,
03:40It is not enough for the father to protect himself
03:45of the thief's violence.
03:48It is necessary for him, and he feels it in his instincts.
03:52in its nature, within,
03:54that his children, his wife, and all who live in his house
03:58be safe.
04:00He needs and feels this calling
04:03to secure his family.
04:07This is how it is in teams, this is how it is in work groups,
04:11which we have surely already seen throughout these classes
04:15from the Leadership School in another way.
04:17But here then we are going to focus on this security
04:22that as a leader you have to provide for your team
04:26and for minors.
04:30And of course, we cannot deny that in our Catholic Church
04:35There have been painful, disastrous cases,
04:39of priests, of consecrated men and women
04:43who have corrupted minors,
04:46who have committed acts of corruption of minors,
04:49who have committed acts of child abuse
04:52And we cannot continue to allow this.
04:57But changing this culture
04:59It's about creating a culture of protection,
05:03create a culture of prevention
05:05And here we all have to do our part.
05:10This culture of prevention ultimately depends on you.
05:13And throughout these videos we're going to see
05:16How to create this culture of abuse prevention
05:20in which you will finally feel more at ease
05:24And you will feel safe.
05:27As I was explaining a moment ago,
05:29This security is for your team, for your group,
05:33But it will ultimately be yours.
05:36so that as a leader you can provide this security
05:39and you will feel more satisfied with your work.
05:44We conclude this first video with this idea.
05:46Why create this culture of prevention?
05:49This culture of care, this culture of safety?
05:54Finally, for professionalism.
05:57Finally, see it as something positive for you.
06:01You are responsible for this team, and we all like to have interconnection or a relationship with professional and responsible people.
06:18Nobody likes it when someone provides a service in a completely unprofessional and irresponsible manner.
06:25You are serving, and this professionalism is also needed in your work as a service.
06:32And the more you are at the head of a group that calls itself Christian, that calls itself Catholic, and that you want to bring these children, these minors, to Jesus.
06:45And we can also see it from the perspective of discipline.
06:49The discipline that is so necessary for the whole day.
06:53So with these ideas we conclude this first part.
06:58Professionalism, discipline, and responsibility are the three key ideas for creating a culture of prevention.
07:08If you are responsible, professional, and disciplined in your work, you have nothing to worry about.
07:14This culture will come easily to you, but it is necessary to instill it in your coordinators, your team, those who work with you, so that everyone in the church finds a safe place.
07:29Even more so for children and vulnerable adults.
07:33And with this you will have served the church, you will have served the gospel, you will have served the message of Christ.
07:44Because Christ wants everyone in the church to feel at home.
07:48But for this to happen, they need to feel at home, safe, because that's the definition of a home, the security it provides.
07:59And this will have happened because of your work.
08:02We'll pause here, and in a later video we'll begin to address this culture of prevention.
