3-Day Inter-Faith Church Security Seminar
Intruder Awareness, Pastoral/Platform Protection, Compliance/Control,
Scenario Training

Course Mission:
The mission in providing “Inter-Faith Church Security & Intruder Response” 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 – Oct. 8, 2009
Pastoral/Platform Protection for Church Personnel
The 1st day of this 3-day seminar will give each attendee the information and tools to 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 Include:
• 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




Day #2 – Oct. 9, 2009
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

Day #3 – Oct. 10, 2009
Compliance/Control & Church Scenario Training for Church Personnel
The purpose of this course is to achieve the desire of any church is to prevent a volatile situation from becoming physical, however when this is not possible it is very important that your staff be trained and equipped in a manner that allows them to de-escalate physical confrontations in a manner that is efficient, effective AND allows them the greatest opportunity to prevent injury to themselves or others. When possible if these physical confrontations can be defused in a manner that is “camera friendly” and this should be the objective.

In order to better understand this course, you will need to think as a builder. When dealing with physical conflict you must first have a foundation of skills and principles on which to build on. This is completed through situational training that has been designed to test you as a protector.

Who should attend?
• Church security/safety staff
• Church leadership personnel that could become involved in a physical confrontation

Topics Covered:
• Discussion on the foundation of compliance and control.
• Discovering what “Breathing, relaxation, posture and movement” really are.
• Will address the question “How strong do I have to be?”
• The many uses of a “Simple” hand shake.
• The use of “Soft” empty hand techniques for control
• Applying restraint type of holds and providing controlled escort.
• Defense against different weapons (Knifes, improvised tools…etc)
• Working within the confined space of church or through a crowd.
• Protecting one’s own equipment (Handgun, Tazers…etc.)

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

We believe in the training principle of “Capability breeds Humility!” In other words we believe that in achieving a higher capability of skills through effective training the participant has the ability to maintain a higher level of relative calm under duress that real world situations present. Instead of operating from a “fear based” approach the capable operator can now operate from a position of confidence, thus quicker, better decisions are made and motor skill deployment is improved significantly.

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.