1. Crisis Management Plan Overview
Church Crisis Plan
Crisis Management Plan Overview
The Time Is Right

2. PANIC: The point at which physiological response overwhelms cognitive functioning

3. “There are two types of Churches in this country…
Those that have had a crisis,
And those that are about to”

4. Better to have a plan you don’t need…
Than to need a plan you don’t have.
Five minutes before the party begins is not the time to learn how to dance.

5. Why do we need a Crisis Plan?
Mitigate the effects of chaos
Stabilizing effect offers coordinated, calm, reasoned response
Can be positive ministry response
Healthy response to emotional needs
Facilitates quicker return to ministry

6. What is an effective response?
Members are trained and practiced
Roles are clearly communicated
Community resources are involved
Quick and accurate accountability
Emotional needs are supported

7. Essential Components of a Crisis Plan
Team Members - Including roles and responsibilities
Contact Lists – Police, Fire, etc
Analysis of Threats – Internal & external
Scenarios
Prevention Activities – Designed by threat, what to do
Specific Security Prevention Activities
Evacuation Procedures
Response and Communication
Recovery Procedures
Media Contact & Procedures
Documentation & Training

8. Critical Incident Stress Management
Network of trained responders
Critical Incident Debriefing
Organization of aftercare services
Psychological first-aid
Identification & referral
Return to normalcy

9. Leadership Under Fire
In the midst of desperate times and in the face of overwhelming adversity, leaders emerge from the masses, not by chance, but by preparation and reliance on previous experiences. And from this leadership and deliverance from harm, those who have been served will forever be indebted.
-unknown soldier