Archive for May 2025
2025 Pow Wow Posts
The 2025 Pow Wow is in the books, and by the reponses, the ladies loved all the training sessions this year. Below are just a few on the posts of Pow Wow. “It was my 3rd year to go. I love how the instructors are really thoughtful and encouraging in whatever they are teaching us,…
Read More...Standards for Church Security Teams
It is imperative that armed church security teams enforce training and performance standards for members relative to their firearm skills. In the words of Tom Givens, Rangemaster Firearms Training Services, LLC, “There are no misses in gunfights, only unintended hits.” With the physical confines of a church building, and the likelihood that many people will…
Read More...The Attitude and Mindset of a Church Security Team
When churches start a Church Security Team (CST), a couple of reactions usually occur. Some church members doubt the need for a CST, while other members eagerly volunteer so they can “officially” carry a firearm and being assigned a radio. The former perspective can be overcome through patient education, and the latter, if left unattended,…
Read More...Church Security Team Member Killed
On Saturday, April 12th a deacon and church security team member, Eddie Shed, was killed while trying to protect others at an Easter Egg hunt in Gulfport, MS. Earlier this year, Boondocks launched a new series of articles called “Sermon on Security” specifically focused on church security. This effort is spearheaded by Kevin Jones and…
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