Episodes

  • Ep 13 Recruiting and Selecting Your Team
    Jul 2 2026

    In this episode Mike discusses how to recruit and select the first members of your safety ministry and how to build a qualification process for subsequent team members.


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    32 mins
  • Ep. 14 What If Your Church Leadership Won't Support You?
    Jul 2 2026

    It's a question that a lot of church safety ministries deal with...What do we do if the church leadership won't support us financially or pay for training? In this episode Mike discusses common reasons why churches don't fund their safety ministries and how to overcome the challenge of a lack of funding.


    Speaking of funding...please support our GiveSendGo campaign as we try to raise money to purchase force on force training gear to make force on force training available and affordable for church safety ministries. Click on the link below to support:

    https://www.givesendgo.com/help-church-safety-teams-protect-congreg?utm_source=share


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    28 mins
  • Ep 12 Police Accuracy and Safety Ministry Training
    Jun 15 2026

    A recent study of officer involved shootings reveals shockingly low accuracy amongst officers. In this episode Mike discusses how this study applies to church safety ministries and how they train for handling an active attacker.


    Please support this podcast by becoming a paid subscriber to the Zero 5 Safety Training Substack:

    https://substack.com/@zero5safetytraining


    If you'd like to support our GiveSendGo campaign to raise money for force on force training equipment please go to:

    https://www.givesendgo.com/help-church-safety-teams-protect-congreg?utm_source=share


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    27 mins
  • Ep. 11 First Steps for Safety Ministry
    Jun 9 2026

    In this episode Mike discusses the first steps your church needs to take in starting a safety ministry from scratch, or to move from a safety team to a safety ministry.


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    To support our GiveSendGo fundraiser to make force on force training available and affordable for church safety ministries go to:

    https://www.givesendgo.com/help-church-safety-teams-protect-congreg?utm_source=share

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    25 mins
  • Ep. 10 View From the Top
    May 19 2026

    In this episode Mike sits down with Chris Chalman, Executive Pastor for Central Baptist Church Round Rock in Round Rock, Texas to discuss church safety ministry from the view point of church leadership. Chris outlines the initial push for the ministry, how it grew, and the Kingdom impact the ministry has had on its members and the congregation as a whole.


    If you're a safety team leader or member who has been getting resistance to support by your church's leadership this is a good one to share with them.


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    33 mins
  • Ep. 9 The 80/20 Rule in Safety Ministry
    May 2 2026

    In this episode Mike breaks down what the 80/20 rule means for church safety ministry and how church safety leaders can manage participation issues on their team.

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    25 mins
  • Ep. 8 Discipline Over Motivation
    Apr 24 2026

    Mike talks about why discipline is more valuable than motivation in so many aspects of our lives; especially in our walk with God and our service in our safety ministries.


    Zero 5 Podcast is made possible through paid subscriptions and subscription-free donations to the Zero 5 Safety Training Substack. If our content has helped you or our church safety ministry please consider supporting us by becoming a paid subscriber or at the very least sharing our content.

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    PROTECT HIS PEOPLE. GIVE HIM THE GLORY

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    17 mins
  • What, Why, and How of Medical Response
    Apr 9 2026

    In this episode Mike discusses the importance of a well trained, well equipped safety ministry.


    If you're in Texas and interested in medical training, or getting advice on how to build, train, or equip your church safety ministry check us out at:

    https://zero5safetytraining.com

    https://zero5safetytraining.substack.com

    or email us at zero5safetytraining@gmail.com

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    26 mins