FROM THE DESK OF CHUCK CHADWICK: Continuing on our Policies and Procedures strand let us talk about BACKGROUND CHECKS... Who gets background checks and who doesn't? All employees, both full and part time, should have background checks. Have the background check...
Church "Backpack" Policy Many years ago the church where I was director of security had a security incident where an individual brought a backpack into the main sanctuary with a handgun ready for deployment. You'll need to watch the video to get the whole story, but the results were that we...
Open Carry in Texas starts January 1, 2016 – We have received numerous request for advice on the new Open Carry issue here in Texas. Here is our advice: A church has a few options. You must post 30.07 signs at each and every entrance to each building that you do not want open carry or...
The Three Strands of Church Security™ Methodology The Three Strands of Church Security is a methodology whereby a church of any size can benchmark, plan, develop and deploy a working security and safety program. It has been refined for over a decade in churches both large and small...
Carry Life ends a three-part series this week. In "Sanctuary and Security," we've looked high (Part I) at an organization with national scope that helps worship communities plan, execute and train to coherent, overlapping levels of security—the National Organization of Church Security and...
Last week we began a three-part look at how the Carry Life intersects with the ideals of sanctuary and security for churches in the United States. It wasn't long before we frankly were astonished by the scope of the need: While estimates vary, a reasoned average yields about 300,000...
APPEARS IN NRA SHARP NEWS Carry Life | Sanctuary and Security by Frank Winn, Guns & Gear Editor - Friday, November 6, 2015 http://www.americas1stfreedom.org/articles/2015/11/6/carry-life-sanctuary-and-security/ More Not for the first time, we suggest that Americans benefit from the...
William Chadwick is our Lead Instructor for Gatekeepers, Christian Security Institute. His scope of training includes – Texas Department of Public Safety / Private Security Bureau: Combined Instructor (Level 3 / (#H03216) training Commissioned Officers...
Training 'gatekeepers' for churches Friday, June 19, 2015 | Charlie Butts (OneNewsNow.com) Representatives of several hundred churches are expected to attend a conference later this summer to learn how to provide security for their facilities. Chuck Chadwick heads the National...
Anyone who is tasked with the safekeeping of church attendees and children is acutely aware of the increase in horrifying headlines relating to church crime. Churches are prime targets for crime because of their open nature, easy access and limited security measures. It doesn't help that some...