LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS CHURCH SAFETY SEMINAR- MARCH 2, 2024 (SATURDAY)

PLEASE NOTE: Though this is a “church safety seminar,” its contents are relevant and applicable for anyone concerned about violence that occurs anywhere: shopping malls, schools, etc.

Learn How To Protect Your Flock

WHAT TO EXPECT

• Verbal De-Escalation - Learning how to calm someone by your presence and verbal skills

• Recognizing the "clues" that indicate something may be wrong or is "about to happen."

• Responding to an active attack (assailant with gun, knife, etc)

• How to form a safety team at your church (who to put on the team; who NOT to put on the team)

• What does the team do on Sundays and for all other events...

• Where to station team members during church

RECENT VIOLENT INCIDENTS AT CHURCHES OR FAITH-BASED PROPERTY

OUR PRESENTER

Jimmy Meeks is a retired police officer, having served 35 years in law enforcement. Jimmy has also been a minister for 50 years. As an officer, he served as a hostage negotiator, field training officer, school resource officer, detective, supervisor, and crime prevention officer. He accumulated over 4500 hours of TCOLE training. He has also been a certified crime prevention specialist.

Jimmy was pastor of a church in the Ft. Worth, Texas area for over 11 years, while also serving as a police officer. He has a B.A. in Religion from Oklahoma Baptist University and a Certificate of Ministry from Emmaus Road Ministry School. He has conducted over 350 seminars for churches since 2009, at which thousands of churches have been represented. It has been said of his presentation, "...there has never been a stronger call to action..."

Jimmy and his wife of 47 years, Julie, were married at the First Baptist Church of Daingerfield, Texas: the sight of the June 22, 1980 massacre that killed 5 worshipers and injured 10. Jimmy was also a production assistant in the award-winning docudrama Faith Under Fire, based on the tragedy at First Baptist Church in Daingerfield, Texas.