Keith, very nice list of Safety Team priorities in your article and I agree that armed team members should be last on list. As you said, we are much more likely to encounter a medical emergency of some type at church than some type of physical confrontation. Out team is a hybrid in that we have unarmed members who watch posts and camera monitors, as well as a few armed team members who have successfully passed our required training and firearm quals before becoming "intervention capable". One thing we also cover is our plan for a missing child, known as "Code Adam" and lockdowns and lockouts. Thank you for all the help and advice you hand out weekly!
Can we discuss how the church can successfully obtain a govt grant? Our church applied for money for a 4k camera system and we were turned down. Any advice?
Putting armed team members at #10 is the most useful choice in this list. A gun can't fix a propped-open door or an untested radio. One thing I'd add for the people at #10: hold them to a written, timed, scored standard at realistic distances, not just a pass/fail qualification, and re-test on a schedule. A carry permit tells you who is allowed to carry. A standard tells you who can actually make the hit with people behind the threat.
Keith, very nice list of Safety Team priorities in your article and I agree that armed team members should be last on list. As you said, we are much more likely to encounter a medical emergency of some type at church than some type of physical confrontation. Out team is a hybrid in that we have unarmed members who watch posts and camera monitors, as well as a few armed team members who have successfully passed our required training and firearm quals before becoming "intervention capable". One thing we also cover is our plan for a missing child, known as "Code Adam" and lockdowns and lockouts. Thank you for all the help and advice you hand out weekly!
Can we discuss how the church can successfully obtain a govt grant? Our church applied for money for a 4k camera system and we were turned down. Any advice?
I don’t know much about them. Simon Osomoh is here on Substack and he knows a decent amount and might be able to help.
Putting armed team members at #10 is the most useful choice in this list. A gun can't fix a propped-open door or an untested radio. One thing I'd add for the people at #10: hold them to a written, timed, scored standard at realistic distances, not just a pass/fail qualification, and re-test on a schedule. A carry permit tells you who is allowed to carry. A standard tells you who can actually make the hit with people behind the threat.
Thanks to you Keith, we are 10 for 10. Appreciate you brother!
Spot on..Thank you.