Active Shooter - Sabbath School Teacher's Guide
2025 Risk Management Conference Registration is Still Open!
Registration is still open for the RMC 2025, happening this September in Portland, Oregon.
This year’s theme—We Care: Building Safer Ministries—sets the tone for two days of practical strategy, peer collaboration, and leadership development.
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Active Shooter Drill
Unfortunately, places of worship can become targets for active shooters. The first tendency is to deny these situations, preventing effective crisis response. Planning, practice, and evaluation become a powerful safeguard for your congregation.<br />
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Effective crisis response requires an adequate crisis response team to design a plan, assess risk, and coordinate with law enforcement. To familiarize the congregation with the steps, the church must also practice the drill and evaluate the performance, identifying problems and weaknesses.
Downloadable Infosheets
Active Shooter Drill Guide
Church Safety Drill Log
Solution Articles
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