Security Protocol for Disruptive People in Church Services
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We are looking for assistance with creating a policy for dealing with disruptions in our church services (from someone just wanting to put in their ideas during the sermon to arguing or becoming physically violent). Any ideas?
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Hello Linda,
Great question! Decreasing the risks involved in a public display of aggression and violence is important for everyone in your church community. The office of Safe Church Ministry is primarily a resource for responding to the occurrence of abuse & prevention of abuse - so security and risk of public violence is not necessarily in our area of expertise. We however want to point you towards some excellent resources for security training. One of those resources is from Brotherhood Mutual, a leader in insurance coverage for churches. They have a free download called Big Book Checklist that offers several risk management checklists for ministries. If you look at page 51 there is a page titled "Violence in the Church." As you look through this checklist there may be several things that you could integrate into your policy for training your elders and deacons - specifically a regular training that a percentage of the church's leadership could go through so that your community is prepared for a variety of scenarios that could possibly come up.
I hope this helps!
Blessings,
Eric Kas - Safe Church Associate
Hi Eric...I am having trouble with the link you have provided. Could you check it for me?
Thanks, Victoria
Hello Victoria,
We were able to find a new link for this resource. You can find it here! I hope this is helpful. We have also updated the previous comment.
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