9 Commitments Every Church Must Make to Stay Safe [Plus A Training Guide to Secure Your Campus]

Campus security means more than preparing for potential violence. Indeed, you are more likely to encounter a lost child on your campus than an armed threat. When you properly secure the church campus, you equip your volunteers to respond to a variety of incidents that may occur at any given time.

How can you prepare your church for the unpredictable? No plan is foolproof, but you can reduce risk dramatically with the right approach. The following nine commitments will go a long way toward establishing greater security on your church campus.

Commitment 1: We Are Consistent

Different churches will have different policies and procedures to ensure safety. A policy is a formal rule that undergirds comprehensive standards. Procedures are operational instructions used to implement policies. For example, your church will likely have a policy of performing background checks on any volunteer working with minors. The procedure is the process by

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