August 12-13, 2011 Course
Day #1 - Pastoral/Platform Protection for Church Protectors The threat of violence is ever present and increasing consistently in our churches today. World trends are forcing churches to upgrade matters of safety and security. In the first six months of 2009 there were 17 violent crimes reported by churches, with 6 of these crimes resulting in homicides. Most churches do not require full-time pastoral protection; however, there are frequently times where situational protection is needed for pastors, church leaders and the speaker platform within the sanctuary. This course is designed to provide a church security team with capabilities related to protecting not only church leadership but also the immediate family of church leadership as well. The training will allow a church security team to evaluate whether a pastoral protection aspect is needed in a full –time or situational as needed basis. This is accomplished through risk assessment and, if protection is needed, determining whether or not the protection is needed on a situational or seasonal basis. The training provided includes stationary / platform worship protection principles and mobile speaking / mission trip protection principles. Who Should Attend? • Church leaders (pastors, security / safety directors) • Church security / safety personnel Topics Covered: • Biblical authority for church safety and protection • Threat assessment • Recognizing traits of suspicious behavior • Recognizing traits of armed individuals • O.O.D.A. Cycle • Winning mindset • Awareness priority matrix • Sanctuary prioritization • General concepts of pastoral protection • Selection of protectors • The protection detail • Levels of protection • Foot escort formations • Altar call protocols • Diagonal deployment within the sanctuary • Foot escort counter ambush tactics • Platform protection • Vehicle escort • Vehicle entry and exit • The importance of a proper advance reviews • Site surveys Equipment Required: • Waist-type holster • Comfortable clothing for practical exercises • An outer garment to conceal firearm (sport coat, vest, or jacket) • Eye, ear, groin, and neck protection, gloves • (Chest protection for women) |
Day #2 - Intruder Awareness/Response for Church Personnel This course will educate your church security, ushers, greeters and parking attendants on recognizing behavioral pre-cursors to suspicious behavior. Knowing the body language is many times a PRIOR indicator to behavioral intentions or acts, an overview of suspicious behavior or pre-cursors to watch for is reviewed. This course also discusses the behavioral indicators of armed individuals whether they are lawfully armed or unlawfully armed. Summarized this section will instill a mindset of “SEE Something . . . SAY Something” for those that attend. A discussion and practical training block on “the art of the handshake” and the “technique” of the handshake will be discussed and demonstrated. Discussion and demonstration on distance and closing strategies for those approaching and evaluating armed individuals in a welcoming and hospitable manner so that the church mission is not compromised and even enhanced will be discussed and demonstrated as well. Additionally this course provides strategies to DE-escalating conflict from a verbal point of view and covers what phrases and language to avoid to prevent conflict in a verbal nature from escalating. Included with this course is an overview of lockdown procedures for both “THREAT INSIDE” and “THREAT OUTSIDE” lockdown of a church facility as well as protocols for response for what to do when “lockdown fails”. Practical exercises of all of the above can be included and customized based on timeline availability as well. Who should attend? • Church ushers • Church greeters • Security/Safety personnel • Parking control personnel • First Line Reception Personnel • Other staff in frequent contact with congregation and visitors Topics Covered: • History & demographics of church violence & church shootings • Biblical authority for church safety & security • Church lockdown protocols & principles • Educating ushers, greeters & other first line reception personnel • Recognizing traits of suspicious behavior • Recognizing traits of armed individuals • Approaching suspicious or armed individuals • Verbal conflict management & de-escalation |
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