My Thoughts
I recently had the privilege of speaking and teaching at the FBSN SOS 2026 conference in Lousiville, KY. When I get to interact with team leaders in this type of environment its both encouraging and educational. The encouragement comes by having safety leaders from over 40 states reinforce the validity of what we are teaching. The education comes from sitting under the instruction and inspirational speaking of some of the best church safety experts in the nation. This organization (FBSN) is helping to forge a shift in the vulnerability of our faith based organizations accross the nation. More and more church leaders are beginning to recognize that we have been soft targets and weak responders for too long. No panic, no overreaction, just concerned leaders drawing a line in the sand and saying enough! If you are not already a member of the FBSN you should consider getting on board. It’s not just a coalliton of like minded faith based operators, but it is also a repository of some great training materials and other resources your team can benefit from.
Current Church Safety News Links…
- Uninvited pastor burst into church service and starts ranting to congregants… what would you have done?
- Police shoot suspect in front of church…
- Music minister charged with felony embezzelment…
- Woman charged with fatal hammer assault at church…
- Church damaged by gunfire…
- Church director confesses to child sex crimes…
- Handwritten notes found at home of man who tried to get into church with a gun…
- Man arrested for bringing handgun into church, had loaded AR15 in vehicle…
- Security guard charged with helping plan 20K burgalry at church…
- Church security guard pleads guilty to child sexual assault…
- Man brought gun and extra ammo inside Houston church, tackled by security before shooting…
- Officers respond to deadly shootout outside church…
- Man arrested after disrupting church service…
- How to develop the situational awareness of Jason Bourne…
- Essential practice – the malfunction drill…
- How to not get shot by responding law enforcement…
- 3 myths about handgun stopping power…
- How many tourniquets should you carry…
- Can an armed citizen stop an active shooter better than police...
- Is your congregation ready for an active killer…
- What to do when a protest enters your church…
- Why misundertanding IFAKs undermines responder survival…
- How much ammo should you carry…
- Skills check: The event horizon drill…
- Why arn’t you carrying pepper spray…
