Perhaps I missed it, but was this guy a church member who was vouched for by other church members, or was he just somebody who answered an add for a security guard? Our church has no paid security roles, and we look at a person’s spiritual maturity, history with the church, and the impression they make on church staff and current team members before we invite someone to join. We do continue to have background checks done regularly, but we also monitor attitude and behavior while they serve with us. I do understand that, if a church perceives a need for 24/7 security, that they will usually draw from a different applicant pool than that from which they select the forward facing volunteer security team. I also understand that the two-person integrity rule can’t be afforded for the after hours guard watching over the property only. Nonetheless, this incident is most certainly unfortunate and the risk of such egregious and reprehensible behavior has to be taken seriously by church leadership, including church security leadership everywhere. We have to be better than the mall and the convenience store in choosing, vetting, and training who we allow to protect us.
Who'd think that the Body would come to thos point, but then again all kinds of situations have been happening since the inception of the Body of Christ; its just that now we have the means to detect it better. Forever vigilant in Christ. Thank you Sir for all you are doing and your fellow workers in the Faith.
How can I get a copy of the research you did comparing active shooters to pedophiles in the church. I teach church safety and would like to use your research.
The heart of man is evil continually, or something to that effect. Your warnings of internal church predators validated again.
A big fear I have, with the experience I have gone through. Boy, am I ever more vigilant about everyone now.
Bexar is pronounced "Bay-ər"..Spanish word
Perhaps I missed it, but was this guy a church member who was vouched for by other church members, or was he just somebody who answered an add for a security guard? Our church has no paid security roles, and we look at a person’s spiritual maturity, history with the church, and the impression they make on church staff and current team members before we invite someone to join. We do continue to have background checks done regularly, but we also monitor attitude and behavior while they serve with us. I do understand that, if a church perceives a need for 24/7 security, that they will usually draw from a different applicant pool than that from which they select the forward facing volunteer security team. I also understand that the two-person integrity rule can’t be afforded for the after hours guard watching over the property only. Nonetheless, this incident is most certainly unfortunate and the risk of such egregious and reprehensible behavior has to be taken seriously by church leadership, including church security leadership everywhere. We have to be better than the mall and the convenience store in choosing, vetting, and training who we allow to protect us.
John
Just shoot him and call it good. This obviously wasn't his first time.
Thank you brother for bringing this to light. I appreciate what you do!
Who'd think that the Body would come to thos point, but then again all kinds of situations have been happening since the inception of the Body of Christ; its just that now we have the means to detect it better. Forever vigilant in Christ. Thank you Sir for all you are doing and your fellow workers in the Faith.
"Mission Creep" : the gradual broadening of objectives by an organization.
I had to look that up.
I guess an example of this would be a security team member telling an usher where to seat congregants.
How can I get a copy of the research you did comparing active shooters to pedophiles in the church. I teach church safety and would like to use your research.
Very sad