in this video we're going to talk about how to deploy your security team what to
do in certain situations and what kind of threats you need to be looking out
going to be part two of our church security series in part one we talked
about why you need a security team how to build your security team and what
type of gear you might need to help you protect your church now if you missed
part one I will put a link to that in the top of the screen and down in the
description so make sure you check that out in this video we're going to talk
about how to deploy your security team what to do in certain situations and
what kind of threats you need to be looking out for and don't forget guys if
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every time we upload new videos all right guys now if you watched the first
video you know how to build your security team and you know what to carry
with you while you're on security but the next thing you need to think about
is where to position your security team members during services now the first is
the most obvious you want to post someone at the main entrance of the
church or the main entrance of the sanctuary that's going to be where most
people are coming in where you can put eyes on everybody as they're coming in
and try to identify any threats or anything that just doesn't look quite
right to you next you also need to be covering any other entrances or exits
that you have whether that be a back entrance or a side entrance or something
like that you're going to need somebody that can monitor those not only while
people are coming in but also during services something else you may want to
think about you may want to think about reducing the number of entry and exit
points that you have so what you can do if you have the type of doors that have
the little bar on them that locks you can lock possibly your rear and side
entrances and leave just your main entrance open that way people can get
out if they need to but no one can get in unless you let them in that's a great
way to help secure the church during services you'll need someone at the rear
and possibly at the front of the sanctuary position strategically so
you can see the entire sanctuary so you can keep an eye on everyone in the
congregation and everything that's going on just in case something happens
another place you need to post somebody is at the children's area often times
the children area is going to be separate from your main sanctuary so you
need to have someone that's monitoring the children's area and any other
occupied buildings on your church campus now once you have those covered if
possible I definitely recommend having a floater that's going to be someone
that's able to move around to walk around monitor the parking lots someone
that's able to fill in any where they're needed and can just kind of rotate
around and give support to all the other locations so that your main guys don't
have to leave their post now when you're deciding where to post your security
team members a lot of that depends on what your threats are next we're going
to talk about what kind of threats you may encounter in a church setting well
obviously one of our major concerns is going to be an active shooter type
situation that's not the only thing a security team has to look out for one
thing you're going to need to look out for is a direct threat to the pastor now
your pastor is usually upfront by himself he's very exposed and he is
coming in direct contact with a lot of people throughout the day shaking hands
talking to different people praying with people that kind of thing so he can be
very vulnerable in those situations and you need to make sure you keep an eye on
the pastor and make sure he is staying safe another thing that may happen is
you may have domestic issues that carry over into the church maybe you have some
marital issues going on or some custody issues where you have one parent that
doesn't have custody that's coming into the church specifically to gain access
to that child or something like that whatever it is there's all kinds of
things like that we're really each person that's in your congregation
brings their own personal threats in with them if they have a threat it's now
your threat too it can all spill over into the church so not every threat is
one that can be solved with a gun your security team is also going to have to
be able to defuse situations and deescalate or possibly remove somebody
that's being unruly or something like that now as you're looking over the
general congregation as a security team you need to remember that you are on
duty and when you're on duty you're not actively participating in the service
you want to give the illusion that you are but in reality what you're doing is
standing back and scanning the area for any threats that may come up that means
during prayers when everyone fouls their head to pray and closes their eyes you
don't your eyes are up and open and scanning looking for threats because I
can't think of any better opportunity for a bad guy
then when everyone's heads are down and eyes closed that's a prime time for them
to act so you need to be up and aware of what's going on around you at all times
another big threat that a church could face is theft or armed robbery you know
most churches take up a tithe or an offering and on any given Sunday a
church may be taking in hundreds thousands or even tens of thousands of
dollars and a bad guy that knows that is definitely going to try to take
advantage of that so it's very important that your security team is monitoring
that money at all times you need to keep an eye out as the offerings being taken
up you need to escort your Usher's as they're bringing the offering to the
back to count it and of course whenever they reach their destination with that
money you need to secure the area and make sure that no unauthorized people
can get in there to access them or the money now along those same lines your
parking lot is also going to be a very vulnerable area everybody knows on
Sunday morning between 10:00 and 12:00 there's going to be a lot of people
inside and a lot of cars left out unattended in the parking lot and that
is prime time for someone to come by looking in car windows and things like
that looking for an opportunity to steal
something so you need to have someone that can monitor the parking lot and
keep an eye out for that type of thing make sure that they have their radio on
and can notify the rest of the team if they see a sketchy person maybe someone
they've never seen before or someone looking in car windows checking door
handles and things like that know your next major threat is going to be your
children's area now most of time your church is going to have some type of
nursery or children's church that is separate from the main sanctuary area
and you need to make sure that you're monitoring that children's area and
making sure it's secure some threats that you're going to be looking out for
our child predators sex offenders or like we talked about custody situations
things like that and even medical emergencies so you want to make sure you
have someone that's monitoring the children at all times and of course the
big one this is when we've been seeing a lot lately in the news is active shooter
situations those are probably going to be your least likely threat but you have
to be prepared for it because as we know these things do happen and you don't
want to be caught off guard if it happens to you and your church you need
to be looking out for anyone that you don't recognize anyone that maybe is not
dressed appropriately now like I said we're Southern Baptist and so we're
pretty laid-back on what we wear you may see anything from shorts and a t-shirt
to a full three-piece suit but what I'm talking about
is maybe someone that comes in wearing a hoodie in the middle of July or extra
long coats or you also want to be looking out for bulges coming out from
under clothing you want to specifically be looking out for bags and backpacks
and things like that as well now most of the time you probably be
able to tell if something's not right or something seems out of the ordinary and
that's something that you're going to want to communicate to the rest of your
security team so you can keep an eye on that person maybe even post a security
team member directly behind that person so they have quick access to the person
if they need to stop them you need to be looking at behaviors too if someone
comes in and they look extra nervous maybe they're doing a lot of looking
around to see if people are watching them oftentimes these type of people
might sit at the back of the church against the wall so they're kind of out
of sight you're gonna want to look for anyone that gets up and walks out or
someone that walks in right in the middle of a service now while you're
doing this you need to be very careful because obviously one of the missions of
the church is outreach we want to bring in we want our doors to be open to
everyone that seeks the message of the Lord right so you have to find that
balance between being secure and being welcoming to new members now the next
thing that's very important is communication you need to be able to
easily communicate with other members of the team in case the situation happens
you want to be able to notify the team of any threats that happen like and
watch out for the guy in the black hoodie something like that you also want
to be able to notify each team member of what's going on in the congregation for
example on your offerings being taken to the bat you want to say something like
hey offerings coming to the back secure that area something like that to make
sure you're able to communicate with each other that everybody knows what's
going on your communication or your radio is also going to be very important
to your team leader so he can kind of choreograph what's going on you may also
want to think about if you're on a security team but you're not on duty
that Sunday you may still choose to wear your radio so you can be informed of
what's going on and can fill in if you're needed now as we talked about in
the first video it's not good enough just to have security members posted in
strategic locations you also need to be well trained and know how to react in
certain situations and your security director should institute some type of
standard operating procedure now your SOP is going to dictate when you arrive
what you do when you get there how you react to certain situations and where
each team member is going to be stationed it may also say what the
congregation is supposed to do if a threat arises are they going to get down
or are they going to get out my personal opinion is that they should get down
that's not only going to make them a harder target for the bad guy but it's
also going to get them down and out of the way so your security team can
actively engage the threat without having to worry about innocent
bystanders your SOP may also dictate where's the fire extinguisher where's
the first-aid kit who's in charge if there's a medical
emergency and finally while you're working on protecting your church you
need to think about not only the security team but also the security of
the building itself that means making sure you have
good locks that means possibly installing a security system or security
cameras now in closing guys I just want to remind you guys that if you choose to
be part of a security team and your own duty you are on duty that means you are
always alert you are always scanning for threats you're not sitting there texting
on your phone or having a conversation with a buddy or something like that
if you choose to be on the security team and to be the protector of hundreds or
maybe even thousands of people you need to take that seriously so now we've
talked about how to build your security team why you need a security team what
type of gear you might need we've talked about all the different types of threats
and how to react in certain situations I hope you enjoyed this video guys if your
church is interested in building a security team I hope this helps you out
figuring out exactly how to do that now if you guys have any suggestions or
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