Use Force Wisely. Defend with Integrity. Stand on Solid Ground.

When words fail and danger escalates, you may have to act. This course prepares Safety Team members to make righteous, restrained, and lawful use-of-force decisions—guided by both faith and facts.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Skills You'll Build to Use Force Lawfully and Responsibly

This course helps your team navigate the moral, legal, and tactical realities of using force in defense of others. You’ll learn to make clear decisions under pressure—and live with them afterward.

  • The biblical foundation for protecting others while honoring life
  • How to assess threats and determine the appropriate level of response
  • Legal definitions of reasonable, necessary, and excessive force
  • The difference between defensive and offensive actions—and why it matters
  • Practical considerations for hands-on control, physical restraint, and deterrence
  • Understanding your state's laws on use of force, self-defense, and citizen’s arrest
  • How to write effective incident reports after a force-related event
  • Emotional and spiritual aftermath—how to debrief, recover, and move forward

BONUSES

Stay Connected with Live Weekly Sessions and Actionable Tools

As part of your training, you’ll receive exclusive access to two live Zoom sessions each week, giving you expert guidance, real-world insight, and direct support from the Sheepdog Church Security community.

  • Tuesday Evenings – Lessons Learned: Discuss real-life safety incidents and extract valuable insights to strengthen your safety practices.
  • Thursday Mornings – Office Hours with Kris Moloney: Get direct answers to your questions and guidance on training materials and safety strategies.
  • Get Practical Tools with Downloadable Resources: Includes ready-to-use checklists, templates, and reference guides to equip your church safety team.

Go Beyond This One Course

This is just one piece of the Safety Member Certification—our complete 5-module system built to prepare church volunteers for anything from verbal deescalation to violent intruders.

You'll get all five essential training modules—Violent Intruder Response, Deescalating Disruptive Persons, Protecting the Vulnerable, Use of Force, and Safety Team Fundamentals—everything your team needs to be confident, credible, and ready.

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