“Carry a gun to church.” sounds like reasonable advice when the topic of church security is raised. Nonetheless, there is far more to providing professional security than carrying a firearm.
Paul G. Markel is a Certified Protection Specialist and professional bodyguard. Paul wrote this manual to address the numerous other aspects of security in addition to having a firearm available.
Within the pages of this text, we will cover numerous topics, to include:
- How to Choose a Team
- Training for Church Security
- Justifiable Use of Force
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Communication
- Situational Awareness
- Communing with the Flock
- Why the Archangel Michael?
- Leadership
- And much more
“Legion of Michael: Defending the Flock” is a comprehensive manual for developing and implementing a team of volunteers to provide security for houses of worship. While this is a topic we all wish we did not have to consider, ignoring the threat will not make it go away.