Course curriculum

  • 1

    Getting Started with This Intermediate Church Security Course

    • Introduction and Overview

    • Handout (PDF VERSION)

    • Handout (Word Version)
  • 2

    Conflict Communication for Church Security Members

    • Foundation, Statistics and Verbal Communication Components

    • Focused Plans for Conflict

    • 3 Types of Difficult People and Their Degrees of Difficulty

    • Arguing vs Deflecting

    • Action Steps for Difficult Styles

    • 4 Options to Avoid Conflict
  • 3

    Overcoming Adversaries in a Ministry Environment

    • Overcoming Adversaries
  • 4

    De-escalation and Defusing During Critical or Violent Events

    • De-escalation and Defusing (Defusing in Under One Minute)

    • The Magic of Rapport
  • 5

    Words and Phrases That Can Persuade People You Contact

    • Improving Words and Phrases for Church Security Team Members

    • Words That Persuade

    • Quick Quiz
  • 6

    Tactical Communication (Active Listening)

    • Tactical Communication PART 1

    • Tactical Communication PART 2

    • Great Job! Keep Up The Great Work!
  • 7

    Survival Tactics for Church Security Patrols and Your Contacts

    • Contact Tactics Part 1: Church Patrol and Parking Lot Tactics

    • Contact Tactics Part 2: Outside Cover and Concealment Tactics
  • 8

    Defensive Stances and Tactics

    • Defensive Stances When Dealing with Difficult People PART 1

    • Defensive Stances PART 2
  • 9

    What Would You Do? Unarmed & Armed Security Scenarios

    • Scenario 1 - What Would You Do?

    • Scenario 2 - What Would You Do?

    • Scenario 3 - What Would You Do?

    • Scenario 4 - What Would You Do?

    • Scenario 5 - What Would You Do?
  • 10

    Talking to Suspicious People at Church

    • 4 Questions to Ask Suspicious People (Plus bonuses)
  • 11

    How to Ask Someone to Leave Church

    • How Do You Ask Someone to Leave
  • 12

    Closing Chapter

    • Congratulations! More resources for you

Attendee Reviews

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5 star rating

What would you do.?

James Elsea

This segment of the course has value that many people will not fully appreciate. You need to THINK and be fully aware of the legal ramifications of every act...

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This segment of the course has value that many people will not fully appreciate. You need to THINK and be fully aware of the legal ramifications of every action you take. You can destroy your life and do devastating damage to your church.

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5 star rating

Survival Tactics for Church Security

Joseph Lloyd

Great training, very practical.

Great training, very practical.

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5 star rating

Survival Tactics for Church Security - Intermediate Certi...

Steven Hill

Very caring, informative, comprehensive, and easy to understand course of instruction.

Very caring, informative, comprehensive, and easy to understand course of instruction.

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4 star rating

Valuable Training for Church Training and Security

Mary Miller

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5 star rating

Church Security Intermediate Certification Course

Valarie Mitchell

Awesome

Awesome

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Organized Education and Certificate Training

This training is brought to you and supported by the following organizations to help support your mission and focus on church safety and security: Code 4 Public Safety Education Association, Inc., The Church Security Association and The Church Security Answer Man Podcast Team.

Training Instructor

Church Security Strategist & Former Law Enforcement Leader

Executive Director and Senior Instructor

Captain Joe Puckett

Joe Puckett is a former law enforcement member and administrator with 21 years of experience. Joe Puckett has also served as an Executive Director and Senior Instructor with a non-profit education organization (Code 4).  During this time Joe has led the training and organization of training events for over 500,000 people across the United States.  These training sessions have served members of law enforcement, criminal justice, public safety, government, corporations, churches and the general public for over 20 years. Mr. Puckett's mission is to share his experiences with you. His ideas are based on practical experience, studies of current trends and forward / future thinking perspectives.  

Training Focused on You, Your Team and Church

Providing a platform of convenience, balance and timely materials

  • Start and stop training as your schedule requires. It's guaranteed!

    Our training is here for you 24/7, start now, stop where you need to and restart where you left off. This course allows you 6 months to complete the entire course. We also have a guarantee...if you don't like our material by the time you complete chapter three, you can ask for a complete refund.

  • Quality material, fact based and focused on actual incidents and data.

    Our team puts a lot of our heart and soul into our training materials to make this course the best it can be for you. We want this to make an impact on you for the right reasons. Our goal is to improve the safety and security program at your church or within your ministry through your newly acquired knowledge.

  • Training focused on keeping you current, informed and safe.

    We want to help you stay current as a member of your church security team, or help you get a certificate, gain knowledge and a plan to keep your safety and security program going. Train on any device including smart phones, tablets, laptops or desktops. As your schedule allows.

Social proof: More reviews

5 star rating

Security Member

Reginald Roper

Sincerely appreciate the emphasis on a calming tone, continual professionalism, maintaining control all while looking for better control or even escape options

Sincerely appreciate the emphasis on a calming tone, continual professionalism, maintaining control all while looking for better control or even escape options

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5 star rating

Survival Tactics for Church Security-Intermediate

zachary umberger

Great course. Great information. I learned alot from this course

Great course. Great information. I learned alot from this course

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5 star rating

Security

Andy Inch

Thanks

Thanks

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One time payment or 2 monthly payments