Blog – Intentional Church Safety

A Short Discussion of Practical Church Security During Services

After Monday’s mass shooting (3-27-2023), many churches again are asking themselves how to prevent similar tragedies. While each church is somewhat different, the answers are often simple and difficult. The concepts are straightforward, but the execution of those tasks requires some forethought, organization, and preparation. …

The Church As a Family

John makes is abundantly clear that Jesus expects His followers to work together and be recognized for the love we show to each other. Intentional Church Safety is about how the church family can function practically and efficiently at low cost to provide reasonable safety …

Some Church Security Basics

The first goal of safety is prevention. Prevention requires people watching for trouble with enough education to identify dangers and deal with them as responsible Christians. This means training for greeters as well as immediate back-up for them when they need it. The first tactic …

The Challenges of Safety for Churches

John 15: 12-13 “This is my commandment, that you love one another just as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” Who in your church will lay down their life for those …

True Church Safety?

When starting to talk about church safety, I sometimes get the response, “We have a few people who carry guns to church, so that is taken care of.” Security is only one part of the need for churches to provide safety within their congregations. The …

Developing the Security Team

The idea of a security team is difficult for some people. Jesus was very clear in the Sermon on the Mount, but the subject is open to considerable discussion. Obtaining information at first is a good idea.One source is the Faith Based Security Network. These …

Dangers to Modern American Churches

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.

Avoid 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. …

What 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 …

A 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 …