In this episode Mike is joined by fellow Zero 5 instructor Grant Flynn and church safety team member Wes Tanksley to discuss whether or not it is possible for a safety team to train too much. They also discuss how to prevent overtraining through the quality of your training.

Mike, Wes, and Grant also announce their branch podcast called Short Bus Theology where they walk through the Word and life topics as it pertains to your average, every day dude.

https://substack.com/@zero5safetytraining

In this episode Mike discusses how to vet which instructors and trainers your church uses to train your safety ministry.

Zero 5 Podcast is made possible through the support of paid Substack subscriptions. Please consider supporting this ministry buy becoming a paid subscriber.

https://substack.com/@zero5safetytraining

In this episode Mike provides some insight on how church safety ministry leaders and team members should view and train for incident responses. He discusses how the 1000 piece puzzle concept can make your team's responses more professional, which will gain you more trust from your congregation.

Support Zero 5 Safety Training by becoming a paid Substack subscriber:

https://zero5safetytraining.substack.com

Support our GiveSendGo campaign:

https://www.givesendgo.com/help-church-safety-teams-protect-congreg

Third time is the charm! John Riley and Mike finally get an episode recorded without technical issues. It only took a trip to Kansas to make it happen. In this episode Mike interviews John Riley of Gentle Response, LLC where they discuss the assault that occurred between a pastor and an agitator in New Orleans, what the pastor could have done differently, and how safety ministries can handle similar events should they occur at their church.

Mike and John also talk about the major ministry role safety team members play in getting the gospel to people that many churchgoers would otherwise ignore or avoid.

For more information about Gentle Response, LLC or to get John's book go to https://gentle-response.com/

The Zero 5 Podcast is made possible through the support of paid subscribers on Substack. Please consider joining our community of safety ministry minded people by becoming a paid subscriber at https://zero5safetytraining.substack.com

In this episode Mike discusses the common misperception many church security teams have about the risk to their pastors, and what the statistics truly show.

Please consider donating to our GiveSendGo campaign to raise funds to buy force on force equipment to make force on force scenario training available and affordable to church safety and security ministries.

Go to: https://www.givesendgo.com/help-church-safety-teams-protect-congreg?utm_source=share

Also, if you'd like to support Zero 5 Safety Training please give us a review and become a paying subscriber to our Substack.

Go to: https://zero5safetytraininglsubstack.com

In this episode Mike outlines the key skillsets that every church safety ministry needs to develop and in what order they should develop them.

GiveSendGo Link:

https://www.givesendgo.com/help-church-safety-teams-protect-congreg?utm_source=share

Substack Link:

https://zero5safetytraining.substack.com

In this episode Mike discusses the process for church safety team members to prepare to go on, and how to get off duty at their church.

Please support our ministry by becoming a paid subscriber to our Substack or donating to our GiveSendGo fundraiser.

https://www.givesendgo.com/help-church-safety-teams-protect-congreg?utm_source=share

https://zero5safetytraining.substack.com

In this episode Mike discusses how to recruit and select the first members of your safety ministry and how to build a qualification process for subsequent team members.

Please support our GiveSendGo campaign to raise funds to buy force on force gear to make FoF training available and affordable for church safety ministries. Visit the link below.

https://www.givesendgo.com/help-church-safety-teams-protect-congreg?utm_source=share

One of the best ways to support Zero 5 Safety Training is to become a paid subscriber to our Substack.

https://zero5safetytraining.substack.com