Churches today in the USA have a miriad of safety threats. From first aid (the most common), to security (the most feared), to children’s safety, to various fire and electrical threats, to food allergies, and more, churches are challenged to have a comprehensive approach to safety. This book, Intentional Church Safety, and its author Bevan Collins are dedicated to a practical approach for churches to achieve a stronger degree of safety within the capabilities and beliefs of their congregations.
Read MoreAvoid The First Mistake: “We Can Wait While 911 Is Called.”
Many churches can anticipate professional response from a 911 call in about 10-25 minutes for serious emergencies. This assumes that the responders are not already busy on another call, or there is not a traffic delay, or poor communication about the location, or weather issues. …
Read MoreWhat is Safety in Churches About?
Actual safety is the result of God’s Providence. Some think that He is responsible alone for protecting us with no action on our part, while others believe our responsibility as Christians is to promote safety in submission to His love. I John 4:11 “Beloved, if …
Read MoreA Pastor’s Introduction
It was about four years ago a question was raised about our church security. The question was raised in response to some high-profile attacks on churches. Church security? We hadn’t given much thought to it. Sure, there was a general sense that we must be …
Read MoreAnalysis: Is Your Church Ready to Improve Safety?
This is an important question for struggling congregations. It may seem that everyone is overworked now and adding more responsibilities would be too much. There may be serious leadership limitations that prevent the forming of a Safety Committee and Safety Teams. These may include one …
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How Will Your Church Respond?
During a safety incident, people normally do what they are trained to do. If there is no training, then people do whatever seems natural at the time. Unfortunately, this is often the wrong response. Even a limited amount of training often produces a better result.
Read MoreIs Safety at Your Church A “Train Wreck”?
Some churches reduce safety to what is minimal for many reasons. Sometimes church members are so overworked they refuse to take on any more responsibilities. In other cases, members have the mistaken belief that calling 911 will solve their needs–or that serious safety incidents “will …
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A Practical Guide to Church Safety
This book was updated in April, 2023, and is a guide for churches developing an effective safety organization to serve all of the needs of the church while obeying the Gospel of Christ. This guide fits especially small to medium size churches. From Amazon.com $21.00
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Does Your Church Fight over Safety?
A calm and intentional approach to working through safety needs and practices for churches is available. Some topics such as children’s safety and security can be divisive. The book Intentional Church Safety (Bevan Collins, 2022, Amazon.com) is a practical guide to understanding these concerns and …
Read MoreAbout Bevan Collins
Bevan Collins is a Christian, Baptist deacon, church Safety Coordinator, teacher, and a senior petroleum industry consultant with numerous years as an executive, engineer, inventor, author, business owner/operator, farmer, and rancher. Bevan has attended church for over 66 years. After experiencing multiple violent and non-violent …
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