Why is security so misunderstood or ignored in the Christian community?
Many people think security doesn’t belong in a church or ministry for a variety of reasons. They think security means guards, guns, cameras, locks, etc., which they feel will give people the wrong impression of a church. They feel by implementing security in a church they are somehow circumventing God’s sovereignty and that they should leave what happens in God’s House to God. They never think it will happen in their churches, because churches have always been perceived as a “safe place” from the outside world. Unfortunately, these assumptions are wrong. Security is something people expect these days, no matter where they are, and the courts are starting to cite liability for not having adequate security in place. The Bible talks in many places about being prepared against evil, fighting evil and foreseeing danger. Nothing seems to illustrate that God wants us to sit idly by while something bad happens to His children. Finally, people have to get over the “It can’t happen here” mentali
