The Protector's Perspective 

T.REX Ironside Holster Review: 5 Weeks of Real Carry

Article Summary I carried the T.REX Ironside holster for five weeks with a Sig P365, through Sunday services, ...
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New Church Safety Team Leader? Start Here

Article Summary Most people who lead a safety team are volunteers who said yes before anyone showed them ...
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What Is Focus Lock? The Awareness Killer You Don’t Notice

Article Summary Focus lock happens when a single thing captures your full attention and everything else disappears. Phones ...
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Church building exterior, for an article on whether a sex offender can go to church

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 ...
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Church 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 ...
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Why 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. ...
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Proxemics

The Reactionary Gap: The Distance That Keeps You Safe

Article Summary The reactionary gap is the space between you and another person, and that space is time. ...
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Church Safety Team Accountability: What to Do When a Volunteer Gets It Wrong

Article Summary Every safety team makes mistakes, from late arrivals to failures that can't be handled internally. Church ...
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When Protesters Disrupt a Church Service: What to Do in the First 60 Seconds

Article Summary When protestors disrupt a church service, a lot of churches realize they don’t have a plan. ...
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