Archive for October 2026
Can a Sex Offender Go to Church? The Policy We Use and Why
Article Summary Online, the debate over registered sex offenders in church often ends in “keep them out” or “don’t judge,” and neither side answers the real question of conditions. A conditional attendance agreement lets a church extend grace with firm limits around children, and the intake interview shows whether the person has actually changed. A…
Read MoreChurch Security Plan Lessons From a Small Town
Article Summary A church doesn’t have to be the target to become the scene of a shooting. Some violence gives your team no chance at prevention, and the person behind it may not share your limits. When that happens, your church security plan decides how well your people react. What happened in LaBelle? On Monday…
Read MoreWhy Your Church Safety Team Is Operating in a Silo (and What It’s Costing You)
Article Summary Safety teams end up isolated for several reasons, but only one is entirely within our control. It builds slowly, costs a church safety team more than most leaders realize, and the fix starts with how we treat the people already serving beside us. Several years ago, I was sitting at my desk working…
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