Church Safety Ministry
Building Your Safety Ministry
From the Ground Up
Training and Consulting
The mission of Zero 5 Safety Training is to empower churches to develop their safety teams as vital ministries, equipping them with the training, skills, knowledge, and organization needed to ensure secure and welcoming environments for worship and fellowship. Through expert-led education, tailored safety protocols, and experience-based structure we strengthen these ministries to protect congregations, foster peace, and uphold the sacred missions of the church.
Zero 5 Training and Services
We offer consulting and training for churches wanting to start or improve their safety teams, as well as online and in-person training for personal defense and safety.
New Church Safety Team Consulting
Existing Church Safety Team Consulting
Church Safety Team Initial Training
Safety Team Continuing Training
Church Safety and Security Audits (Site Visit)
Basic and Advanced Firearms Training
Texas License to Carry
CPR, First Aid, AED, and Stop the Bleed
Active Violence Incident Response Training (AVIRT)
FAQ
Does my church need a Safety Ministry?
The short answer is YES. Aside from protecting the church and its members, church safety ministries are a great way to reach veterans, first responders, and others within your church who feel they don’t fit in with the typical church ministries.
Where do we start to build a Safety Ministry?
The first thing you can do is get your church leadership to realize the need for a safety ministry. The next step is to gather information on what protections churches have legally to form safety ministries. Then your church needs to identify someone to lead the ministry, and start the building process. We have extensive experience building safety ministries from the ground up and can help you in every step of the process.
Why not just hire off-duty police?
Off duty police can be expensive. Especially, when you have multiple services on a Sunday, and if you want weekday events protected as well. Also, when you hire an off duty officer, that officer does not have the same vested interest in the protection and welfare of the congregation as a church member on the safety ministry would. Furthermore, by hiring off-duty police your church is missing out on a tremendous ministry opportunity to police as well as within your own congregation.
Is it true that church insurance companies prefer safety teams to have limited training?
Unfortunately, that is the case with some church insurance companies. Their preference is to rely purely on the presence of a team to be a deterrent potential violence. They also prefer to have deniability should an incident occur, and be able to claim that the team was not trained to handle such an event. While this protects the insurance company, it does nothing to protect your congregation. A well-organized, well-trained team is a far greater deterrent and protective force than one that is untrained and unorganized.
What training do you provide for Safety Ministries?
It depends on the skill sets that you want your team to have. We offer training in firearms, verbal de-escalation, medical response, and active violence emergency response plans. We can also help your church develop a customized active attack response plan and preventative security posture.
How long does it take to get a church Safety Ministry up and running?
That depends on the decision-making timelines of your church leadership, and the availability of team members for training. To have a fully functioning ministry with efficient processes, procedures, and training it can take up to a year.
As your team or church grows the need to adjust processes and procedures will change as well. Like any church ministry, your Safety Ministry will need to be able to adapt to the ever changing population of your church.
Do you only train church Safety Ministries?
No. Our mission is to provide training to make churches a safer place. This means we will equip anyone within your church including staff, greeters, and volunteers.