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5 Ways to Keep the Church Safe this Holiday Season
The Christmas holiday season is a time of joy and celebration, but it can also be one of the most dangerous times for churches. From natural disasters to active shooters, your church needs to be prepared for anything that could put your congregation at risk. As a...
Four Steps to Keep Your Children Safe This Holiday Season
With the holiday season fast approaching it’s that time of the year when we fill our ministries with volunteers to support our kids programs. At this busy time, there can be a tendency to relax the volunteer onboarding processes or in some cases remove it, but this is...
Safety & Architectural Design in New & Old Church Buildings
When planning for any upgrade to a church’s existing facility or a new building project, consider these things regarding the safety of your congregants and community
CFX Introduces Pre-Conference Masterclasses
We know that when you attend CFX’s conference & expo, one of your goals is to expand your knowledge base and skill levels. That’s why we created CFX Masterclasses this year! The masterclasses will each be held on Monday, October 24 at 1:00 PM and will last 4...
Safety and Architectural Design for New and Old Buildings
Over the last 20 years, America has faced a growing number of attacks on public buildings, schools, and churches. When planning for any upgrade to a church’s existing facility or for a new building project, there are fundamental things churches need to consider...
How to Protect your Place of Worship
By Bob Jensen Today’s headlines continue to bring shocking coverage of mass shootings from across the nation. On May 24th an attack at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas left 20 children and 2 teachers dead and 17 more injured. This horrific event is just one of...
Conducting a Vulnerability Assessment to Identify Risks for Worship Facility Attacks
By Chris Grollnek Active Shooter Events (ASEs) continue to create safety concerns for the communities trying to live their lives. The daily reports of ASEs create fear, reduce confidence in facility security, and focus far too heavily on law enforcement. Active...
Securing Houses of Worship
An overview of CISA’s new guidelines By Antoinette King Traditionally houses of worship (HoWs) are safe havens within the communities they serve. Many have open-door policies and welcome all who enter with no questions asked as a means to encourage people to seek...
Mitigating Attacks on Houses of Worship Part 4: Building Community Readiness and Resilience
In the previous installment of this series we discussed how to do a comprehensive vulnerability assessment to determine in which ways your church and its assets - from the building to data, finances, and staff - are at risk of attack. With this concluding chapter we...
Mitigating Attacks on Houses of Worship Part 3: Conducting a Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment
In the second part of this series we introduced the idea of the holistic approach to church safety, which looks at not just the physical building, but at the church's data, finances, and members, to ensure every important aspect of the church is addressed when...
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