Archive | church safety
Church Security Force Options Part 1
Understanding force, liability and limitations of your role as church security is very important. Read More »
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Murder At Amarillo Church
On Friday, September 10, 2010, a man was found dead inside an Amarillo church. Read More »
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Pastor Cancels Koran Burning
While Pastor Jones has generated a lot of attention due to his planned Koran burning, he has wisely canceled the event scheduled for Saturday. Read More »
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911 Call From Man Who Shot Mormon Bishop
Kenneth Ward, the man who shot a Mormon bishop and then called police to engage in "mortal combat" was killed when he confronted police. Read More »
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CSA Recommends Online Child Safety Program For Churches
Child safety training is a simple church security measure almost any church can easily implement. The benefits to training children's ministry staff and volunteers in child abuse recognition and reporting are numerous.
It is an unfortunate fact in our society that children are abused sexually, emotionally and physically. Church volunteers often have contact with these children in Sunday school, Vacation Bible School, or children's ministry events through community outreach programs where children are brought into the church.
Having an opportunity to stop child abuse can have a huge positive impact on a child who endures it repeatedly, but only when a church ministry team has had the proper training to recognize the warning signs for child abuse.
Church Security Alliance co-founder Glen Evans states, "A comprehensive child safety training program for church employees and volunteers is becoming as necessary as church background checks. Churches can no longer afford to ignore this most elementary, and easily implemented security step. Recent news reports highlight the fact we cannot ignore this issue any longer."
A church child safety training program should incorporate several elements. First, the program should be comprehensive and complete. The church volunteer should be able to define child abuse, recognize behaviors that identify potential abusers, and know how to report suspected abuse to authorities.
Second, a church safety program should be able to document that training has occurred and the person attending the training has an understanding of the material presented.Read More »
It is an unfortunate fact in our society that children are abused sexually, emotionally and physically. Church volunteers often have contact with these children in Sunday school, Vacation Bible School, or children's ministry events through community outreach programs where children are brought into the church.
Having an opportunity to stop child abuse can have a huge positive impact on a child who endures it repeatedly, but only when a church ministry team has had the proper training to recognize the warning signs for child abuse.
Church Security Alliance co-founder Glen Evans states, "A comprehensive child safety training program for church employees and volunteers is becoming as necessary as church background checks. Churches can no longer afford to ignore this most elementary, and easily implemented security step. Recent news reports highlight the fact we cannot ignore this issue any longer."
A church child safety training program should incorporate several elements. First, the program should be comprehensive and complete. The church volunteer should be able to define child abuse, recognize behaviors that identify potential abusers, and know how to report suspected abuse to authorities.
Second, a church safety program should be able to document that training has occurred and the person attending the training has an understanding of the material presented.
Glen Evans
Jesus Struck By Lightning: Planning A Fire Response
On the evening of June 14, 2010, Solid Rock Church's 62 foot statue of Jesus was struck by lighting and burned, sending 100 foot flames into the air and taking responding fire crews hours to put out. Read More »
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Church Security Vigilantes
We just posted a page on a video posted by a Christianity Today expert regarding armed church security personnel (non-sworn officers) as vigilantes. Read More »
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Our Body’s Response To Stress and Tactical Breathing
When a person experiences stress, the body has a normal physiological response. Understanding how to control these responses is critical because a lack of understanding can result in injury to you, to the person you are dealing with, and it can render you useless during a critical event. Read More »
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