I’m so glad you’ve joined me at the intersection of faith and true crime here at The Unlovely Truth. Security issues are hiding in every church - do you know where to look for them? I’m your host, church safety coach Lori Morrison. Our churches need to be the safest places in our communities, so our mission here is to find actionable steps that will make our churches sanctuaries of physical, emotional, and spiritual safety. To give you tools to help make that happen in your church, we’re going to investigate real crime stories from real churches. I’ve got three cases for us to investigate today, so let’s dive right in. 

Highlights from this episode include:

• How teamwork solved a church burglary

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Let’s look at some wisdom from the Book of Proverbs this week.

Proverbs 11:14 NLT

“Without wise leadership, a nation falls; there is safety in having many advisers.”

Proverbs chapter 11 has a lot to say about people who reject wisdom, and things generally don’t go well for them. But those who seek righteousness gain blessings and are a blessing to others. When it comes to keeping your environment safe, whether it’s an entire nation or just your congregation, it’s best to have a lot of input when making policies and procedures for how you will protect your flock.

Are you including advisors of different ages, from different ministries in the church? Are you asking for help from professionals in the church safety arena? Are you working together to make decisions as a group, or does a very small number of people - or maybe even just one person - wield all of the power? If you’re not sure, I hope you’ll ask how your church does things and maybe even volunteer to help make it the safest place in your community.

Let me know what you think of this episode! Send me an email at [email protected] or message me on social media. I love it when people are willing to have hard, but impactful conversations that strengthen physical, emotional, and spiritual safety at the intersection of faith and true crime.