I don’t remember hearing the sound of the gunshots, but I can still hear the screams of my schoolmates. I will never forget the panic in everyone’s voices as we started hearing bits and pieces of information about what had just happened. Not many schools had protocols...
2024 was a year where we saw church scandal after church scandal after church scandal. Let’s make 2025 the year we ditch the mindset that believes “That can’t happen here” and adopt the attitude “We can and must improve safety and security in every ministry of our...
As the leaves turn colors and the air grows crisp, we know the holiday season is fast approaching a time filled with excitement, joy, and lots of church events! While this is one of the most wonderful times of the year, it also brings unique challenges for those...
Imagine being a child experiencing sexual abuse by someone from your church. Maybe even while you are at church. You’ve told people in your own, scared way, what is happening to you. No one seems to understand. Maybe it’s something they can’t bring themselves to think...
We all want to trust the leaders in our church, and most of the time we can. But have you ever felt shamed by one, sat through toxic teachings you were too afraid to question, or confided in a leader only to have your trust betrayed? We don’t always recognize these...
Many of us are familiar with the basics of physical first aid. We may have even attended a CPR class to learn how to save a person’s life if they go into cardiac arrest. Well, there's another type of first aid that deserves our attention: Mental Health First Aid....
On November 5, 2017, Devin Kelley shot and killed 26 people, including an unborn child. He wounded 22 other people at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and then killed himself. What grievance did this man have against this church? Nothing. He was...
You know how we all have that one friend who's always ready for anything? The one with an umbrella when the rain begins to fall, or a spare charger when your phone is ready to die? Well, being prepared for all kinds of potential trouble at church is kind of like being...
In our faith communities, discussions often skirt around the grittier realities that thread through our society. We don’t like to talk about domestic violence, child sexual abuse, drug addiction, or financial fraud, but those and other crimes are happening in our...
Let’s talk about background checks. I know you don’t want to, because I felt that eye roll you just busted out. The fact that we need to do background checks on our staff and volunteers reminds us that there are people out in the world who are willing to do some...
Preparing for physical threats is very much on the minds of church security experts these days, and rightly so. We want to avoid being another story on the news describing the incredible loss of life and innocence. But are we paying enough attention to the emotional...
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