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I believe that God calls us to be Good Shepherds and Good Stewards to the flock that He guides and provides and the facilities, members and guests that He calls to us there. I would hope that the church is a place of safety and security by being aware of the need to be ready and ready as His Word proclaims, for we don’t know the day or hour of His return.

Sadly we live in a world of hate, terror & evil acts against His church. Only by being aware of the risk and dangers and having a Plan and Teams to carry-out the Plan can we really be ready for the task of protecting His flock and the assets He has provided for us to use to serve Him and His people.

It is too late if the attack comes before we are ready and able to have a defense.

“Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the flock of God… be on your guard. Acts 20: 28-31

Bob Chauncey, CPP (ret), CISM, CIT, ChurchSafety Security Consultant and Deputy Sheriff, Chief Chaplain, www.VigilantWatgch.org a 911 for First Responders who need their own help.

www.ourchurch.commember/c/churchsecurity A ministry to serve His church.

www.ChurchSecurityInstitute.wordpress.com for more info on events and ideas.

In working on an article I was thinking of how many of our officers or members may use their skills, training and experiences to help make their church, synagogue or ministry a safer and more secure place for staff, members, visitors or guests, and themselves and their friends and family. I hope you might help me get some views of activity on this.

If you are actively involved I hope you will tell me a bit about what you do, how you may use your training and/or experiences and , if not involved, share more on that also.

Some of the questions I have are: Does your site have a written Plan for safety security? Is it printed and available in class rooms, halls or other places occupied at times?

Do you have Teams to carry out the Plan? Is the Team made up of Staff, volunteers from membership, contract services and/or off duty fire, police, EMS, military or others?

Has your plan actually been put into practice, where the Teams undergo training and act or respond to scenarios of a real emergency, medical, fire, evacuation, lock down, shelter in place, disruption of a service and an attack on a staff person, member or visitor/guest, including pocket-book theft, abduction of a child or adult, shooting, etc.?

How “Prepared” was and/or is your facility to these problems? What Grade would you give your program for the various areas above? Would you be willing to discuss?

Thanks for any hep you can give on this and if you can share a copy or power point of your plan or other info or details that would he wonderful and greatly appreciated.

You can email ChurchSecurityInstitute@gmail.com with your responses, plans, or any questions or suggestions or any other comments that you may wish to share.

Thanks to all for your participation in this study to help others by trying to help make them safer, more secure and ready to detect, deter or respond to an emergency.

Bob

ChurchSecurityInstitute@gmail.com

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Church Security Conference and Training Seminar coming May 11-12, 2012 Hosted at Covenant Church, Carrollton, TX. , presented by The National Organization of Church Security & Safety Management (NOCSSM).  This 2012 National Conference is all about being “CALLED 2 DUTY” and how your church can be more effective in “Protecting God’s People”.  Join America’s leading experts in Church Security for the best training available to Security Directors, Church Business Administrator, Church Leaders and Facility Directors. An information-packed Conference, with proven strategies and techniques to improve your church’s security.  A different conference experience every year with the nations’ leading experts in Church Security.

Visit http://churchsecurityinstitute.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/the-nocssm-2012/ for more info and a list of the presenters and their topics for this annual conference.