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In some churches, the management is not quite ready to start a dedicated security team. In those cases, consider training the Greeters and Ushers to be observant and even take initial action if needed as well as empowering them to call the local police if the situation warrents.
The article in the link below was written by Tina Lewis Rowe. Tina did an excellant job is proposing a strong plan to use the Greeters and Ushers to start a formal security program. Even if your church will not start a program there are a number of ideas to assit in putting together an informal group.