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David Lane Rairdan's avatar

I like the new format, but it makes it tough to print out - could we have a printable version (removes the black background?

Kieth, I can't tell you how much our church benefits from God working through you. We are a small team of 14 with 8 regulars, thank you and God bless!

Keith Graves's avatar

Great suggestion. Thanks you for that. I’m glad it’s all working for you and your team. Thank you for your service to the Lord.

Warren's avatar

Great Brief and I like the format. May God bless all the Christian Warriors out there and may God be glorified in what we do.

Rich Martin's avatar

Thank you Kieth! You have helped me and our security team so much since we started following you! Not all of us on the team have professional previous military or police training and experience so everything you share is a blessing. Please keep up the good work and ignore the negative comments. If you aren’t doing the Lord’s work then you would not be attacked. The devil doesn’t go after Christians that are sitting on their hands doing nothing. Stay safe and stay strong my brother! Love you!

Keith Graves's avatar

I needed this brother. Thank you! And thank you for your service to the Lord.

Papa Bear's avatar

Thank you Brother for everything that you do for the church as a whole! May God bless you and your family.

Steve Shelp's avatar

Keith, I absolutely share this every week with my team late Fri or early Sat when doing a roll call for assigned duty slot on Sunday and Wed evening.

I asked my team and they really like the format and info provided. I hope you can keep it up personally.

Mike S's avatar

I Keith - I like the styling of the new Roll Call Format. Does it take more time for to to prepare though? I think that should be a factor too.

The other (old) style works, and if it gives you more time to focus on other things or with your family, then I'd say the old way is sufficient.

Keith Graves's avatar

Once the format is done, then it really doesn’t take much more time. Once the template is set, it’s pretty easy.

Dave Swihart's avatar

Thank you Keith! The new format is ok, although I do have to go to full screen to read it. So, keep it.

Shane Brady's avatar

Keith, even as a young, techie guy, I prefer the original format. It's a lot cleaner and easier to read and printer-friendly (especially for my black and white printer).

I am so grateful for you and your ministry. It's been a huge blessing to me and my church as we build our safety ministry. I'm grateful that I'm in a position to help support you financially and I LOVE that you provide so much to the Church without charging.

Gary Zimmerman's avatar

I like the old format, as it is cleaner. Easy to read, and is printable. The extra graphics are not needed in an Intel brief. That said, thank you for providing the weekly Intel dump, as it is invaluable to briefing my team and well pulled together.

Kathy's avatar

The print is too tiny ~ hard to read.

Greg's avatar

I like the new look. The story status to the right is nice to have. I'm sad for the deacon from Cleveland. Thank you for keeping up on his story.

I've not tried to print these so I don't have a preference there. I did print & distribute the bomb threat info sheets.

John's avatar

I like the layout of the information. Well thought out. Formatting/font may need to be adjusted slightly to allow for printing. Will use more ink/toner.

Brian Kennard's avatar

God bless brother!! New format looks very clean.

Oberon Tactical's avatar

Keith, Thank you Brother as a former LEO and now working at Catholic School / Church as part of their security. I frequently pass along your briefings to the non security church liaison to provoke discussions on things that can be done better. Being in the Detroit Metro area we’ve had numerous conversations about vehicle bourne attacks and thankfully bollards are now in the budget. I appreciate your ministry and all that you do !!

Lynn Strickland's avatar

I don't want to download every time I read your information. I really appreciate what you're doing and I'm a 70 y/o white woman leading Bible studies in a rented space across the street from our church building. I come first, leave last and at night it's dark. I'm not on safety team nor packing but have considered it.

Chuck Sparks's avatar

Is the roll call supposed to be useful for us or a promotion of you? This isn’t very user friendly.

Keith Graves's avatar

How are you getting that this is a promotion of me? Seriously, I don’t get where you are coming from with this question.

Chuck Sparks's avatar

It would seem to be the alternative to a user friendly adoptable format. I would additionally submit it is copyrighted all over the place which is in some contrast to “free training because you deserve it.” You are in business, which is respectable, so I ask. If it is a pejorative, then I apologize.

Keith Graves's avatar

It's copyrighted because people are using my free info to push their for profit business. I'm not here to give them free material to charge churches. it is disingenuous for a training company to use our material as their own as if they created it and charge churches that don't know any better.

Chuck Sparks's avatar

It isn’t easy to use.

Chuck Sparks's avatar

Brother, I’m just trying to keep a team competent and a congregation safe, that’s it. Make it easy or I move on, just like when I was operating. I do love you, you asked for feedback, I provided.