Church Security Issues
In light of the recent tragic shooting of pastor Fred Winters of First Baptist Church, Maryville, Illinois on March 8th and some other recent high profile church shootings, many churches have begun to be more “security-conscious.” Along those lines, here is an article I ran across from the Baptist Press by David Roach.
Although I disagree with the general rule put forth in the article that a pastor should seek cover everytime a person unexpectedly approaches the platform during a service, it is a good idea to start thinking in terms of what security issues we face at Glenwood Presbyterian and how we might address them better.
Right now, we don’t have a worship service during the evening like we used to, so we don’t have to worry as much about our young people playing outside after dark, but there are still a great number of security issues facing us.
What are your thoughts? Any ideas for increasing our security? Is there a way to do so while still maintaining a feeling of welcome and hospitality to outsiders?
Posted by GPC.
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