2-Day - Inter-Faith Church Security & Intruder Awareness/Response Seminar

Course Mission
The mission in providing “Inter-Faith Intruder Response” as well as “Church Security” training/consulting is based on:

Matthew 10:16 (NJKV version) - Persecutions Are Coming -
“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves."

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Day #1 - Inter-Faith Church Security & Intruder Response
(For Church leaders, department heads, directions elders and security personnel)
The 1st day of this 2-day seminar will give each attendee the information and tools to start up your church’s safety/security ministry or formalize/professionalize your church’s existing security ministry. Additionally the seminar will address specific information related to intruder response, lock down preparation, when lock down fails preparation, offering transport, embezzlement prevention, nursery security protocols, medical safety ministry preparation, pastoral preparation and many other topics related to the safety and security of the church environment. The seminar format allows the attendee all of the tools they need (via a 70 page workbook completed in the course) to either start up or formalize your church’s security ministry.

Day #2 - Intruder Awareness/Response & Conflict Management
(For Church greeters, ushers, parking personnel first line reception personnel and security personnel)
The 2nd day of this course will educate the attendee on how to educate your church security, ushers, greeters, parking attendants, first line reception personnel and safety/security personnel on recognizing behavioral pre-cursors to suspicious behavior. Description - 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

About Strategos International
Strategos was founded in 2002 under the name of Strategos International, L.L.C. as a Missouri based Limited Liability Corporation. Co-owners of Strategos have over 40 years combined of law enforcement, tactical training, instruction and consulting experience. Strategos has trained over 6,500 law enforcement, military, security, church, government and business professionals since 2002. Our instructors possess many different types expertise along a wide array of tactical, live-fire, security and organizational development topics.

Strategos experience in providing church security it extensive. Since launching this program in 2008 it has received very positive response as reflected in our testimonials pages located at http://www.intruderresponse.com/testimonials.html Strategos has instructed and consulted with hundreds of churches throughout the United States during this period. Additionally Strategos church security, safety and awareness training has been positively approved by some of the largest church insurance companies in the country and references for both insurance and churches can be provided upon request by sending an email to training@strategosintl.com

Consulting
Strategos staff members regularly serve in a consulting capacity for law enforcement agencies, military units, colleges, governmental agencies, corporations and churches that require our unique consulting services. Our staff has provided training and consulting services on topics related to church security & safety with churches of all sizes since 2008 on topics such as intruder awareness/response, conflict management, prevailing mindset, asset protection and personnel protection all over the United States and all over the world including but not limited to France, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, Italy, Portugal, Japan, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, Germany and Switzerland.

If we communicate anything clearly through this report & service to our clients it is the following:

We first and foremost give GOD the credit!
. . . for what we do and how we do it. We try to remain humble in our approach and attempt to effectively serve those who serve others according to:

Romans 13 : 3-7
3For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. 4For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. 6This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. 7Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.