By Anna Groff

I highly recommend The Little Book of Restorative Justice for Sexual Abuse by Judah Oudshoorn, Michelle Jackett, and Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz. It is a short yet incredibly important book for all pastors and church leaders.

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In November, the Schowalter Foundation awarded Dove's Nest with $3,000. This grant will allow us to create an online Circle of Grace module for teachers that includes a Teacher’s Bureau feature, a blog, networking capabilities, and videos. Half of the funds will be used for a school-wide Circle of Grace curriculum teacher training. 

Dove's Nest's Jeanette Harder presented a Protecting Our Children and Youth Panel Workshop in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, for 36 participants representing 11 churches and at least 9 agencies. Harder says, "The current and past members of the Holdeman Mennonite communities were especially engaged." She also enjoyed her experience with the Hutterites and being in a part of the world that was remarkably rural.