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<blockquote data-quote="teslawasframed" data-source="post: 3951653" data-attributes="member: 47683"><p>My church is small. Last year the elders approved the creation of a security team. Members are approved by the elders & pastor, and the team leader has final veto power over admittance to the team or not. Hasn't had to use that yet. We're all current/retired cops or military, though that's not a requirement. We only carry concealed, and have pepper spray and other less-lethal equipment. Members have to pass the same quals the local PD does (new and old CLEET quals) and have their concealed carry permit to carry as a team member. </p><p></p><p>We shoot monthly, and have additional training in other subjects after the range session is over...medical, less-lethal, hands-on skills, legal reviews, scenario training, etc. Training responsibilities rotate monthly, so everybody has to teach and contribute. All of our shooting is from concealment, and we mix in less-lethal & no-shoots into our range time. </p><p></p><p>On Sundays, one of us arrives before any staff, does a building check, turns on the lights, etc. We have a member at each door as a greeter, and once the service starts all doors but one are locked (no entrance, exit only), and own of us sits by the unlocked entrance to deal with latecomers & watch the parking lot. He's also around the corner from the nursery. The rest of the team sits distributed around the sanctuary, with their families. </p><p></p><p>We have plans for fire, weather & medical events as well as violence, but we don't share them with the congregation. If something pops off, the team leader issues instructions, or a designated elder if the TL is busy. </p><p></p><p>All the book suggestions earlier in the thread are solid. The WPS guy (Lovell?) has a church security series on YouTube that covers all the bases.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]list=PLSmMnMRj6nrrUITlQfJGk10tRsHMetOI7[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://offdutyonduty.com/462/episode-83-church-safety-and-security-with-steve-moses/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="teslawasframed, post: 3951653, member: 47683"] My church is small. Last year the elders approved the creation of a security team. Members are approved by the elders & pastor, and the team leader has final veto power over admittance to the team or not. Hasn't had to use that yet. We're all current/retired cops or military, though that's not a requirement. We only carry concealed, and have pepper spray and other less-lethal equipment. Members have to pass the same quals the local PD does (new and old CLEET quals) and have their concealed carry permit to carry as a team member. We shoot monthly, and have additional training in other subjects after the range session is over...medical, less-lethal, hands-on skills, legal reviews, scenario training, etc. Training responsibilities rotate monthly, so everybody has to teach and contribute. All of our shooting is from concealment, and we mix in less-lethal & no-shoots into our range time. On Sundays, one of us arrives before any staff, does a building check, turns on the lights, etc. We have a member at each door as a greeter, and once the service starts all doors but one are locked (no entrance, exit only), and own of us sits by the unlocked entrance to deal with latecomers & watch the parking lot. He's also around the corner from the nursery. The rest of the team sits distributed around the sanctuary, with their families. We have plans for fire, weather & medical events as well as violence, but we don't share them with the congregation. If something pops off, the team leader issues instructions, or a designated elder if the TL is busy. All the book suggestions earlier in the thread are solid. The WPS guy (Lovell?) has a church security series on YouTube that covers all the bases. [MEDIA=youtube]list=PLSmMnMRj6nrrUITlQfJGk10tRsHMetOI7[/MEDIA] [URL unfurl="true"]https://offdutyonduty.com/462/episode-83-church-safety-and-security-with-steve-moses/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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