OVERVIEW Security teams, specialized procedures, surveillance cameras, limited office access, emergency buttons, and thorough screening procedures help empower and enable churches to keep staff and congregants safe. This download is designed to help you think through safety measures your church can take to ward off dangerous individuals from entering your church, as well as practical ways to respond to disruptive people. CONTENTS OVERVIEW Dangerous or Disturbed? What to do when your church or staff is confronted with disruptive behavior. Lindsey Learn and Alana Nelson ASSESSMENT Can We Handle a Dangerous Person? Use this checklist to find out. Lindsey Learn HOW TO Drawing the Line on Danger What to do when someone scary enters your church. Lee A. Dean HOW TO Secure Your Sanctuary in an Unsafe World Five ways to welcome strangers without falling victim to them. Jeff Hanna HOW TO Responding To Transients Nine ways to keep church staff safe. James F. Cobble, Jr. HOW TO Dealing with Sex Offenders At some point, you may learn that a sex offender attends your church—or wants to. Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company THE LEGAL SIDE Handling Disruptive People Can a church legally keep someone from attending services? Richard R. Hammar IT'S TRUE The Challenge of Unpredictable Behavior How one church attempted to create boundaries for an autistic teenager. Lindsey Learn LEADER'S GUIDE Resource Center Quick tips and recommended resources. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Type: Download Pages: 28 RELATED PRODUCTS Confronting Gun Violence at Church Creating a Safe Outreach Ministry Reducing the Risk Kit 3rd Edition |
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