Church Safety & Security: Church Safety Team Daily Checklist

Your team needs to conduct certain tasks every day. This free Church security team checklist will get you headed in the right direction. Of course, this list needs to be modified to your team’s specific needs but this should get you started.

1. TEAM Prayer (this happens at least one hour before anyone else gets to the church)

2. Roll call

3. Intel updates (anything that could be a potential threat such as a marital dispute, change in service, etc.)

4. Team assignments (positioning)

5. Changes in team schedule for the day

6. Weapons and light check

7. Radio sync and check

8. Sweep sanctuary for IEDs and anything out of the ordinary  

9. Children’s area sweep and lock down codes in place:  Look for obstructions for room entry.

10. Parking Lot Patrol rotation

11. Lock up conducted

Be Safe!

Russ Sharrock


I have made available to anyone interested a FREE series of Do-it-Yourself forms that can be printed for your use:

1) A Safety & Security Risk Assessment form.

2) Church Emergency Plan Template

3) General Fire Safety Checklist

4) A Bomb Threat Checklist

5) A Bomb Threat Distance chart for various types of explosive devises to be referred to in the event of a bomb threat evacuation.  These are minimum distances to evacuate away from the area of blast.

They’re Word documents so you can make any changes necessary to fit your church size and needs.  I will be adding new forms as time allows. 

For a copy of any of the Do-it-Yourself forms, or if you have any questions, you can contact me at: integritysecconslt@mail.com