IV – Know

A Prayer for Church Security Team Members

Being a volunteer member of your church security team is a demanding responsibility. You invest considerable time, effort, and expense training and learning as much as you can to be able to properly respond to any emergency that may occur during a gathering of your church.

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One excellent training opportunity is Sheepdog Church Security, which offers a certification program that covers Security Team Fundamentals, Violent Intruder Response, De-escalating Disruptive Persons, Use-of-Force with Andrew Branca, and Protecting the Vulnerable.

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Since attention to church safety and security encompasses so many physical—as well as spiritual—dangers and threats, here’s a prayer by SemperVerus® you may want to say every time you start your security team volunteer shift:

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Florida Is Now the 26th USA State That Allows Permitless Carrying of Concealed Firearms

More than half of the USA now allows the concealed carry of firearms without the need for a permit or license from the government.

Florida became the 26th state when Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Bill CS/HB 543–Public Safety into law April 3, 2023 that eliminates the requirement for an individual to obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm. The 26 Constitutional Carry states now are

Read the Crime Prevention Research Center article, Florida Becomes the 26th Constitutional Carry State

  1. Alabama
  2. Alaska
  3. Arkansas
  4. Arizona
  5. Florida
  6. Georgia
  7. Idaho
  8. Indiana
  9. Iowa
  10. Kansas
  11. Kentucky
  12. Maine
  13. Mississippi
  14. Missouri
  15. Montana
  16. New Hampshire
  17. North Dakota
  18. Ohio
  19. Oklahoma
  20. South Dakota
  21. Tennessee
  22. Texas
  23. Utah
  24. Vermont
  25. West Virginia
  26. Wyoming.

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SemperVerus Named In Top 50 of Feedspot’s List of Tactical Blogs

See Feedspot's Top 50 Tactical BlogsUsing search and social metrics on Google and media platforms, Feedspot has declared SemperVerus number 35 among the Top 50 Tactical Blogs on the internet.

According to Feedspot, the judging criteria include a blog’s

  • Relevancy
  • Freshness (frequency of posting)
  • Domain authority
  • Google reputation and Google search ranking
  • Influence and popularity on social media sites
  • Quality and consistency of posts and
  • The assessment of Feedspot’s editorial team and expert review.

Feedspot’s review of SemperVerus is: “An impressive blog with high quality and useful content.”

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