We’ve all seen the bill boards along the freeway - “Are you hurting?”, “Do you need hope?”, “Jesus is the answer!” We advertise for people with problem to come to our church. Don’t be surprised when they show up wanting help!
If you have...
In this litigious society we live in today; Liability is at the top of the concerns of all churches. Imagine the damage a single mistake could cost your church. If your security team should be responsible for the injury or death of an innocent person, were to be guilty of assault, false arrest...
With every church shooting we all hear the mantra “You got to have a PLAN?” It’s as though a “PLAN” is some onerous piece of literary work comprised of millions of pages of processes and procedures.
I was once a managing consultant to fortune 500 companies...
Part of my past professional security experience was to be the Personal Protector of a very well-known pastor in the Houston, Texas area. During those years I was exposed to some of America’s greatest pastors. Now I'm not a biblical scholar and certainly don't profess to being a an expert...
Attention all Gatekeepers: Not shooting yourself in the foot.
There are several questions we want to address to help you avoid legal issues that might arise if you ever have to use deadly force in the scope of your job as security operatives. We have done quite a bit of research and reached...
If you don’t know how to do something, how do you learn? YOUTUBE! If you want the very best in Navy SEAL training? YouTube! Brain surgery? YouTube! If you want to know anything, YouTube it! Ok, ENOUGH already!
The internet has made almost everything easily accessible. There are so many...
Security and Ushers: Handling “difficult” people
Definition: Difficult People are defined as persons who refuse to adhere to the scriptural practices of good order and discipline in the body of Christ. Hecklers, protestors and other individuals who demonstrate a lack of...
Part of the requirements for our Gatekeeper state certified training in professional security is the passing of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. This is a psychological test to hopefully “find this individual to be in satisfactory emotional health to perform the duties of a...
What is an Affinity Fraud?
Affinity fraud refers to investment scams that prey upon members of identifiable groups, such as religious or ethnic communities, the elderly, or professional groups. The fraudsters who promote affinity scams frequently are - or pretend to be - members of the group...
A personal recent exposure to what could have been a “Crime of Persuasion” or in other terms a “Con Job” caused me to propose a “What If” scenario that could happen in any group of believers. Affinity Fraud runs particularly rampant in churches because our...