Keeping the Faith: Best Practices for Religious Organization Investigations

Session Description: 

In an era of high-profile allegations of misconduct in faith-based organizations and churches, this presentation will delve into the complexities and nuts and bolts of conducting investigations in a faith based context that often lead to public disclosure of findings. 

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Understand the unique landscape, policies and governance structure of a faith-based organization.   
• Set up investigations where deep distrust exists of investigators and their independence.   
• Conduct interviews of individuals whose trust has been shattered.   
• Navigate the public airing of agenda driven narratives by various stakeholders during the course of the investigation.   
• Prepare for the public presentation of findings. 

Disclaimer:

The contents of this webinar and the positions taken are those of the presenter only, may be time-sensitive, and are not warranted, endorsed or otherwise recommended by AWI and are not intended to provide legal advice.