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Local organization creates resource guide for churches to help members who have experienced sexual abuse


Churches generally strive to be a place where its congregants can feel a sense of belonging in a safe environment. But some survivors of sexual abuse struggle to find healing in their places of worship.
To create safe environments for adult survivors of sexual violence, congregations need to be much more proactive, says Linda Crockett, founder and director of Safe Communities, a local organization that works to support survivors.
Sexual abuse, she says, is not a subject pastors often preach about from the pulpit. She also says people are reluctant to openly discuss it in church, and most congregations aren t aware of how certain language, interactions and worship practices may traumatize survivors. ....

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Heeding a higher call: Martha Lester Harris made the jump from journalism and government to the seminary


Martha Lester Harris’ life has been defined by reinvention.
She has worked in television news, been a press secretary and held other jobs in state and federal government. She’s also been an entrepreneur.
But at the age when many people are planning their retirements, Harris believes God has much more for her to do.
In May, at the age of 65, she is set to graduate from Lancaster Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree and a Certificate of Anglican Studies, with the goal of eventually becoming an Episcopal priest.
Majoring in English and theater at Dickinson College is what brought Harris to central Pennsylvania from her native Delaware. Broadcast news is what kept her here. ....

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