Don’t be overwhelmed by church security. Everyone has to start somewhere. These three tactics are a good beginning.

When it comes to church security, the best can become the enemy of the good. A church or nonprofit doesn’t have to figure out every detail in order to begin. In fact, you’ll never figure it all out because society and security continue to evolve. Strategos International President Vaughn Baker, a leading church security expert, will explain the company’s unique “Three Out” approach to responding to a potentially violent threat.

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VAUGHN BAKER

STRATEGOS INTERNATIONAL

Vaughn Baker is president of Strategos International, a Kansas City, Mo.,-based firm that provides security training, consulting and executive protection services.

Baker has 20 years of experience in law enforcement including patrol, investigation, SWAT and special operations. He has trained thousands of school, health care, government, law enforcement and military personnel in security practices. Baker has also developed specialized intruder response curriculum for schools and churches, including some of the nation’s leading training on behavior pattern recognition. He is the author of The Church Security Handbook and, with Mark Warren, Active Threat.

In addition, he served as deputy director of training and as an instructor for the Surefire Institute, a California-based tactical lighting manufacturer and tactical training company.

He is also the director of security for a church of more than 7,500 in the Kansas City area, a position he has held for more than a decade.