About the editors: quoting from the book's back cover, "Reverend Fredric Muir has been pastor of Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis, Maryland, for more than twenty years. Patricia Hoertdoerfer is children, family and intergenerational programs director in the Lifespan Faith Development Department of the UUA." About the book, still quoting from the book's back cover, Rev. Linda Olson Peebles, Minister of Religious Education, UU Church of Arlington, VA, and member of UUA Board of Trustees said, "The 'Safe Congregation Handbook' is a tremendous resource for us all. This comprehensive work provides both the theory and the practical means for bringing safety home to our religious communities. The essays cover a wide variety of topics and present safe congregation work from many different perspectives. This handbook clarifies the role of leadership in making our congregations safe and brings into focus the importance of healthy boundaries in a community that is capable of transformation, justice making and soul growth. I will use it in my own congregation, and I know others will find it an invaluable tool."