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Attacks on military bases prove active shooter violence can happen anywhere
If an armed assailant can successfully kill people at a heavily armed U.S. installation, then no one is without risk. By Vaughn Baker • President • Strategos International It’s easy to shrug our shoulders at reports of shootings and attacks. Because they happen so...
How can our church be secure yet welcoming?
Part 1 in our video series, "7 Questions (and Answers!) About Church Security" Churches around the world are grappling with how to create a secure environment while maintaining their community-minded mission. Barry Young, vice president of operations for Strategos...
Strategos in the news: Church security from “Band-Aids to bullets.”
FOX24 of Fayetteville, Ark., reported on our church security training "from the parking lot to the pulpit, and Band-Aids to bullets." "The presentation was put on for everyone from church greeters to those in leadership, and discussed how to identify suspicious...
A YouTuber walks into a church …
It’s no joke when a confrontationist disrupts your worship service. But what should you do? By Vaughn Baker • president • Strategos International We recently posted an article about a YouTuber who had been disrupting church services in Tennessee. He was armed only...
Notice Your Surroundings and Dare to Be Aware
In our age of digital distraction and mass violence, awareness may be more important than ever. “Good situational awareness involves being aware both consciously and subconsciously of what’s happening around you while going about your day (or night) as usual. Relax,...
Countering Critics of School Active Shooter Training
Strategos' Mark Warren responds to those who say security training isn't worth it. As school active shooter training has grown in prominence, critics have begun raising their voices. They're concerned about causing unnecessary anxiety – even trauma. Others object to...