Volunteer Church Security Team Member Shooting Skills

“The Body cannot go where the mind has not been”.
There is an enormous difference between stopping an armed murderer who will not stop killing innocent men, women, and children until such time he or she is physically unable to do so and being able to shoot small groups on a static, two-dimensional paper target or steel target under more or less stress-free conditions.
This class was designed by Palisade Training Group, LLC’s Director of Training Steve Moses, who spent eight years in a leadership position on a mega-church security team and has both an executive protection background and law enforcement experience. Church security team members take on significant responsibility, accountability, and liability any time they voluntarily put themselves in situations taking place in an environment in which there may be anywhere from a dozen or so attendees all the way to several thousand within range of an errant round. Examples of church violence in the past have included the following:

• Parking lot robberies
• Arson
• Domestic violence
• Interpersonal conflict
• Assault, Aggravated Assault, and attempted M**der during interaction with a suspicious party
• Active shooters in the parking lot, sanctuary, atrium, and classrooms

This class stresses people management skills and dedicated instruction in the use of OC/Pepper Spray and concealed handguns through a series of drills and exercises designed expressly to better prepare them to deal with scenarios such as those set out above.

Required Equipment:

• Eye and ear protection
• Cap or hat with brim
• Compact or full-size service pistol with three magazines (use of sub-compact pistols is discouraged).
• Kydex OWB, IWB, or AIWB holster (no Serpa holsters or Cordura nylon holsters)
• Two magazine pouches (students will not be allowed to use magazines stowed in pockets)
• 250 rounds of ammunition
• Wraparound safety glasses or goggles for limited use in the classroom
• Concealment garment (no exceptions)
• Water and snacks
• Notepad and pen or pencils
• Lawn chair (optional)
• Sack Lunch

Cost: $197

Saturday, December 6th, 2025

Defenders Outdoor Shooting Center
2900 Shotts Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107

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