Topics Covered:

• The Roles and Commitment of a Safety Ministry Team
• “The First 30 Seconds”-Case Studies of Active Assailants and Killers and Lessons Learned
• Normal Human Response to Deadly Force Situations and how it affects survival
• “Until the Police Arrive” after an incident, big or small.
• Run, Hide, Fight”-the Challenges
• Attackers-common traits and trends
• Application of Relevant data, affordable training for Church for planning and training.
• Intentional Situational Awareness- Staying “Left of Bang”
• Most Effective Deterrent’s to Violence-What you can do today.
• First Steps in Starting teams
• Resources for Affordable, Quality Training for Safety Ministry Courses, and Networking

The content of this presentation includes several actual videos of violence in a house of worship and interviews of heroes. Every effort has been made to avoid any gratuitous display of such. There are valuable lessons to be learned. This is not a topic that one cannot ethically sugar coat and project images of unicorns and rainbows. Respect for those who are victims and heroes is paramount. There will be ample time for discussion of all the materials presented as we proceed.

Who Should Attend:

Clergy, Staff, Vestry, Ushers, Front Line Volunteers
Choir, Children & Youth Ministries Leadership
and anyone interested in emergency planning and preparedness.

About the Facilitators:

Ronald J. Miller, MA, MS

Retired CA police officer, licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Behavioral Forensics Investigator, and Clark County Special Deputy Cold Case Homicide Investigator.

Joanne L. Miller, RN, ARNP, MHL, MSN (retired)

Retired after 38 years as a Critical Care and Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner and a Trauma Coordinator for a major metropolitan Level II Trauma Hospital, and as an instructor in Advanced Life Support certification for nurses and physicians. She is also a Certified Firearms Instructor.

The Millers have been presenters at a number of Church workshops on creating a Safety Ministry with a focus on risk mitigation and reduction, and how to set up a safety and security team. Ron is the designated (volunteer) Safety & Security Coordinator for the Diocese of Olympia.