Security At Church?

We started a Response Team (Security Team) at our church about 5 years ago.  (I will tell you why we call it a Response Team instead of a Security Team in a later post) When I tell people that we have a Security Team at church the first question that I get is why?  Why do you have security at church?  Well my response is that we need to protect what God has given us.  Our Response Team's duties include protecting our Children's Ministries (the children, the volunteers and staff that work with our kids), our members and visitors, property, staff and of course our Pastors.  Our team works all events at the church and also district events that occur on our property.  The team is there to respond to incidents that may occur and to prevent any acts of violence, kidnappings or any other incidents that can occur on our property.

The Team is trained in First Aid/CPR, Pastoral/Platform Protection, Intruder Response, emergency procedures and many others.  The team is hand picked for service and includes some Law Enforcement, Military and Security Experts.  They are Prepared for the Worst but hoping for the Best.  With all of the violent incidents that are occurring at churches around the country, you need to be prepared to respond to such an incident at your church.

If you need help starting a Response Team (Security Team), give me a call.  I can help you get started.  Or visit my website at www.trinityriskmanagement.com for more information and links that can help.