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- LDS Church Security Guards Trespass Kissing Homosexual Couple
The Church of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah trespassed two men from their property after church security guards witnessed the men engaging in offensive behavior. The property, located in downtown Salt Lake City, is apparently not easily identifiable as church property, but when the men were asked to leave, they allegedly became angry and began cursing at the security guards.
Read More» - Church Security Video: Cover vs. Concealment
Understanding the use of cover is extremely important when rounds are being fired. Knowing how to shoot around cover and leaving your body barely exposed is the ultimate goal when using cover.
In this video, Glen Evans, co-founder of Church Security Alliance, demonstrates the difference in cover, how to distinguish the two, and how to shoot around cover. Additionally, he teaches you how and why you would want to shoot on the move.
Read More» - Church Security Video: Safety for Pastors-Shot Avoidance
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The tendency after a church violence incident, or any violent incident, is to look at the actions of those involved and determine if they did the right thing. The question I have is how does one know the right thing, when nobody has ever taught him the right thing to do? The horrific incident in Maryville, IL, when you really think about it, must have been unreal to those who watched it happen right before their eyes. Police officers learn shot avoidance techniques in the academy, and it is a skill I think everyone should know. - Man Brings Gun to Church and Church Member Disarms Him
Church Security Incident: While listening to the sermon, a church member looked over to the man sitting next to him and noticed he had taken a gun out of his waist band. What happened next nerve racking, but demonstrates a clear need to have policies and training in place before an incident occurs.In this video, Glen talks through the incident and raises training points to help you think through your options and to help you develop a plan to handle an incident like this one. This incident occurred one week after the tragic Maryville, IL incident where Pastor Winters was shot dead as he preached in the pulpit. Watch the video and ask yourself what you would have done.
Read More» - Church Security Use of Force Liability Reduction DVD
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The risk of using force in a church security operation is a great source of potential liability for any church. Recent events involving church related shootings, robberies, burglaries, and attacks have churches scrambling to place competent security in place using volunteers. The church security training DVD helps your team know how to protect themselves, while reducing your church’s liability. - Church Security Use of Force Liability Reduction
Many church security personnel, both volunteer and paid, may be confronted with the possibility of using force on someone who is attempting to harm a member of the church. Use of force and self defense for those who choose to provide security for church is a confusing area wrought with potential liability. The security plans your church puts in place, and the prior prep work you do, can considerably lessen church liability, as well as protect the person who is confronted and uses defensive force for self protection, or to protect the safety and life of others.In Part 1 of this six part series, Glen discusses how to limit use of force liability and steps you can take in advance to limit potential problems in the future. In providing security for church, your people must understand what is permissible as a civilian, how their role differs from a police officer, and the steps they need to take after an incident of force.
Read More» - Basics Of Church Security - New Manual Tells You How to Get Started.
“Help! My Pastor Wants Me To Start A Security Ministry and I Don’t Know Where to Begin!”
Want to begin a church security ministry, but find yourself overwhelmed by the task? Are you overwhelmed by the thought of organizing a safety team? This “How to Get Started” Guide takes you by the hand and explains everything your church should consider when planning for church security and safety. Where to start, what to do, who to talk with, how to train and much more are explained in 100+ page guide that answers your church security questions. Read More» - Self Defense Awareness and the Cooper Color Codes
Self-defense awareness simply means you agree something bad can happen to you, bad people do exist, and now you must do something to prepare yourself for it. It is in the knowing where you can begin the process of preparing yourself for the eventual meeting you or your children may have with someone who wants to hurt you.
Sure it’s not really fun to think about it, but reality is seldom fun…
There are simple things you can do to increase your personal safety, and reduce the risk to your personal safety or personal security.
Read More» - Verbal Judo -7 Things Never to Say to Anyone, and Why (Part 2)
or those of you who are not aware of Verbal Judo, it provides the foundation for truly effective communication program for dealing with the public and especially people in a highly emotional state. Many police officers now have this type of training as a standard to permit them to diffuse tense situation and avoid physical confrontation when possible. Dr. George Thompson is the leading trainer of Verbal Judo. The article below is written specifically for police officers but directly applies to all of us when we get involved in a situation with an unruly person in a church situation. We are pleased to have permission to reprint two of his articles that were published in Police-One. Here is the second article.
Read More» - Verbal Judo -7 Things Never to Say to Anyone, and Why (Part 1)
For those of you who are not aware of Verbal Judo, it provides the foundation for truly effective communication program for dealing with the public and especially people in a highly emotional state. Many police officers now have this type of training as a standard to permit them to diffuse tense situation and avoid physical confrontation when possible. Dr. George Thompson is one of the leading trainers of Verbal Judo. I article below is written specifically for police officers but directly applies to all of us when we get involved in a situation with an unruly person in a church situation. We are please to have permission to reprint two of his articles that were published in Police-One. Here is the first article.
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