Church Security Team Training

Incidents of violence against worship and ministry centers have increased in the past several years. The explanations for this upswing are varied; differences in ideology, and culture, retribution and other criminal activity, to name a few, have been cited for the violence. Whatever the reason, it must be dealt with in such a way as to not discredit the mission of the church.

Carrying out the mission of the Security Team can be a difficult balance because of the mission of the church as a whole. As a general rule bodies of faith welcome and encourage any who wish to come, making churches vulnerable “soft targets.”  Reinforcing this perception of vulnerability is that churches are benevolent institutions which do not actively employ security measures.

Also on the rise is the incidence of churches establishing their own security teams, often integrated with safety teams. For this reason Carpenter’s Mate Consulting is developing a church security team training curriculum. This course will delve into such topics as The Church Security Mindset, Security Strategies, Firearms/Ammunition Selection, and Defensive Shooting Skills. Extensive range drills, many of which will be tailored to the individual church security requirements and problem sets, are included in the course.  

We are still in the development phase of this course and plan to have the final draft completed by the middle of September, 2010, with the first beta course in October. The length and cost of this course will be determined after the first beta course. Watch this site for progress reports.

Questions about this course or any that we offer may be asked using the contact page.