High-tech security at budget price
RISK MANAGEMENT, Security Monday, July 2nd, 2012
Security of three campuses can be monitored from one location, even from one’s home.

Security of three campuses can be monitored from one location, even from one’s home.

Damages can result in irreversible harm to a congregation’s image and sustainability.

Kansas church relies on concealed carry rather than a professional security team.
Apply both faith and caution overseas — and take out kidnap and ransom insurance.

Every church has someone or a group in charge of safety.

A speed bump that is not clearly marked; a dark area due to improper lighting; or a large pothole that has formed over time are all examples of potential dangers in church parking lots.
During the past 15 years violence has migrated from the workplace through the school system and college campuses and has now set its sights on churches.

Once considered sacred even to criminals, churches are now prime targets for theft. In fact, it’s precisely the trusting nature of church organizations that can make them so vulnerable to crime.
For years now, I’ve looked on as wary church leaders and their tech gurus waged an endless war on the growing threat that Internet pornography represents to their congregations.
Among the most important things that church leaders can do for their congregations is keeping their children safe. In the past, many people didn’t worry about security issues at churches. However, times have changed and so have churches. Gone are the days when we simply relied on “good faith” to preserve the security of our children in the church nursery, Sunday school or youth rooms.