Hello EP45 and welcome to the forum. What a great first post.EP45 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:56 pm Hello,
I was really bummed out as had a house of worship safety meeting (minimal info as my goal is to change attitudes not to out “individuals”, places of worship, churches, etc.). It was attended by some ex-military and current LTC instructors, as well as lay individuals as myself.
Background: House of worship in state of Texas with proper 30.06 and 30.07 signs at all entrances and fairly good security by LTC holders to the best of my knowledge. Unarmed and armed members including a vehicle on the outside of the building that has a magnetic “Security” tag on the door and in the past an individual who was wearing a “Security” T-shirt (it was reiterated to me he was unarmed).
I was probably a little too passionate but was disappointed that these individuals reacted as they did in the great state of Texas.
Not really going to leave the church, maybe become affiliated with the security team to attempt change.
Any help, references or insight appreciated.
Thank you.
I would suggest going back to the start of the safety meeting. Make sure that you have the proper church members on your safety committee.
Then discuss and obtain consensus of the core values of the church and a statement of the shared vision concerning the safety of church members.
Write down the statements and share with all of the church members.
Of course that will be difficult to agree, but once you do you can go back to make and follow the plan to achieve your goals.
As you keep moving ahead you can examine all of the proposed actions to see if they are consistent with your shared vision and core value statement.
If not, then you can determine and decide on another course of action.
