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- Yesterday9 min
Your Odds of a Church Shooting: What the Data Actually Shows
CWT publications and videos like this only happen because of paid subscribers. Without them, this all disappears. You Are a Ministry First: Church Security Without FearFear is a terrible commander. When fear leads, it distorts everything. It turns every stranger into a suspect. It slowly and quietly transforms the people of God into a team of threat assessors rather than ambassadors of the Gospel. And if we are not careful, fear can reframe the entire mission of the church away from what Christ called us to do and toward what we are terrified might happen.This article is a pushback against that fear. Not a dismissal of it. Not an excuse to be careless. A pushback grounded in data, in Scripture, and in a story that happened just this week at one of our campuses that reminded me exactly why we do what we do.What the Numbers Actually SayThere are approximately 350,000 to 370,000 churches in the United States. Every single week, millions of believers gather across those congregations for worship services, many of them holding multiple services on a single Sunday. If we assume each congregation meets at least once per week, that is a minimum of 19,656,000 church services every year in the United States.Now let’s look at the threat against that backdrop.Between 2000 and 2025, researchers tracking violence at religious institutions recorded 246 shooting events across churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples combined, with 402 victims total. From 2000 to 2024, a separate dataset recorded 379 incidents and 487 deaths at religious congregations, most of them involving a single victim.Let that sink in. Nearly twenty million church gatherings every year, and across a quarter century, fewer than 500 deaths total across every type of religious institution in the country. When you narrow the lens to Christian churches specifically and compare the number of incidents against the number of services held, your odds of being in a church service where a shooting occurs are roughly 1 in 6,552,000.That number is not designed to make you feel invincible. It is designed to put reality back in its proper place. One of the enemy’s most effective weapons is not a firearm. It is intimidation. It is making the threat feel so large and so inevitable that the church begins to operate out of dread instead of faith.Prepared, Not ParalyzedHear this clearly, because this is not an argument against training. The odds are absolutely in your favor that your congregation will never face a serious threat. But if your congregation does face one, the odds will not matter much in that moment. That is why we train. That is why we build teams, run drills, study behavior, and take this work seriously. The people sitting in those pews trust us with their lives, and we owe them our very best preparation.So yes, train hard. Be vigilant. Know your exits, know your sight lines, know your people. Build a team that can respond with speed and decisiveness if the moment ever demands it. But do not let the training become the mission. Do not let preparedness become paranoia. There is a critical difference between a church that is ready and a church that is afraid, and that difference shows up in how your team treats every person who walks through the door.The Story That Started This ArticleThis past Sunday, something happened at one of our campuses that I have not been able to stop thinking about. A young man walked in and caught the attention of our security team. Something felt off about his demeanor and the way he was carrying himself. The team noticed and made contact. But instead of leading with suspicion, one of our guys looked at this young man and said simply: “You look like a man who needs a hug.”That is church security done right. That single approach, calm and compassionate and confident, accomplished two things at once. It made contact with someone who had been flagged as a potential concern, and it opened a door.It turns out this young man is not a threat at all. He is a young father with an infant at home and a marriage that is falling apart. He came to church because something drew him there, and I believe that something was the Holy Spirit. He did not know where else to go. Our team surrounded him with love and connected him with our men’s group. We welcomed him into the community.That is not a security failure. That is a ministry success, and it only happened because our team understood that their job is bigger than threat response.You Can Do BothOne of the lies that creeps into security culture is the idea that you have to choose between being a security team and being a ministry. Either you are watchful or you are welcoming. Either you protect the congregation or you love the stranger at the door. That is a false choice, and experienced teams know it.The same awareness
- 6 days ago14 min
Roll Call Briefing/News & Intelligence for July 24, 2026
It is free to you, but there is a real cost to put all of this together and it gets more expensive everyday. Upgrade your subscription, but only if you can afford it.TERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCEIslamic State Is Treating Churches as a Standing Target Set on Three ContinentsIndago’s Islamic State assessment for the week ending July 20 identifies attacks on religious sites as a coordinated strategy running across Nigeria, Syria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The assessment states that detained Islamic State members in Syria gave confessions outlining plans to bomb Christian churches and Shia shrines to deepen societal divisions, and that affiliates in West and Central Africa are systematically targeting Christian villages and burning homes alongside military assets. The report places churches on its priority target watchlist for Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Nigeria, and the DRC, citing demonstrated planning and execution capability against Christian places of worship. It also assesses that Islamic State in Syria has shifted away from targeting armed opposition factions and toward religious minority sites in order to maximize sectarian friction in the post-Assad security vacuum.[Source: Indago Situation Report, Islamic State Weekly Update, 20 July 2026]🛡️ My thoughts: this is something that I assessed long ago, but it’s nice to see another intelligence organization back it up. Many of you are running missions in these areas. You need to have a plan and you need to have safe houses that you can go to in the event of an emergency. I suggest that you get training in survival, evasion, resistance and escape before you go to one of these countries to help Christians.ISIS-K Poster Names the US Capitol and Ties the Call to the World CupOn July 14, the Islamic State Khorasan-linked al-Azaim Media Foundation released a poster depicting the United States Capitol and the Eiffel Tower as targets, carrying the message “Kill Them. Seize Them. Besiege Them” drawn from a Quranic verse. The release was timed to France’s Bastille Day and to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Indago assesses the poster as direct incitement to attack soft targets in the United States and France during high-profile events, and notes Islamic State media has been calling for attacks on World Cup host cities and venues since June 18. The National Counterterrorism Center listed the same poster in its terrorist publications compendium for the week of July 16 through 22. Indago names lone-actor vehicle ramming, knife, and explosives attacks against crowd gatherings as the highest-probability threat vector.[Source: NCTC Counterterrorism Digest, 16 to 22 July 2026, and Indago Islamic State Weekly Update, citing MEMRI JTTM]🛡️ My thoughts: this message is inciting lone actors within the United States. We saw that in New York City this week when a man did exactly what ISIS asked them to do. He poured gasoline and used fireworks as an IED to attack a federal building there. What if he decided to go after a church instead of the federal building? Would you be prepared for that? Some church security trainers are saying that I am over stating these threats. Ezekiel 33 tells us to sound the trumpet when we see danger. I am doing that now, and I think those trainers need to change their attitude and do the same. The chances of an attack at your church are very minimal, but it’s not zero. We know it will happen to somebody, I pray that they are prepared.Federal Data Shows Homegrown Islamic State Supporters Are Staying Home and Planning HereThe NCTC spotlight this week summarizes research from the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center on American Islamic State supporters. The United States has federally charged 272 people with Islamic State-related crimes since 2014. Defendants ranged in age from 17 to 56 with an average age of 27, 83 percent held United States citizenship or permanent legal resident status, and 91 percent were male. Cases per year have been climbing since 2023. Roughly 35 percent of defendants in the post-caliphate period attempted to travel overseas, and no traveler has successfully reached a destination since 2019. The spotlight highlights the January 2026 indictment of Christian Sturdivant, 18, arrested in December 2025 after authorities determined he allegedly planned to use knives and hammers in a New Year’s Eve attack on a grocery store and a fast-food restaurant in North Carolina.[Source: NCTC Counterterrorism Digest, 16 to 22 July 2026, citing NCITE and the US Department of Justice]🛡️ My thoughts: you should see a theme here. The danger to our church and synagogues is growing. Look at the information they put out and use that to help you in your threat assessments in your situational awareness while you’re working.S
- 1 weeks ago14 min
Roll Call Briefing & Crime News Bulletin
Paid subscribers make this work possible. Please consider upgrading your subscription. You Voted, I listened780 people voted, with an overwhelming 85% voting to combine the roll call bulletin and the crime bulletin into one product. Find the Roll Call download below. ROLL CALL BRIEFING DOWNLOADTERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCEIran War Resumes and Widens as Its Proxies Strike Jewish Targets in the WestThe war between the United States and Iran has resumed and is widening. After the June memorandum of understanding collapsed, the United States launched fresh airstrikes on Iranian military sites, and Iran answered with missile strikes on American installations in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Jordan. Israeli intelligence reported an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump, who answered with a public warning of overwhelming retaliation. The danger reaches well beyond the battlefield. Since March, an Iranian proxy front called Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, or HAYI, which United States prosecutors tie to the Revolutionary Guard and the Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah, has claimed roughly 20 attacks on Jewish targets across Europe, among them a synagogue bombing in Liège, Belgium, arson against Jewish sites in London and Rotterdam, and the stabbing of two Jewish men in London. In May, federal authorities charged a Kataib Hezbollah commander, Mohammad al-Saadi, with plotting to bring the campaign into the United States, including an attack on a New York City synagogue. This is a campaign against worship sites and against people in the West seen as aligned with Israel, and it relies on the same arson and small-arms methods a church security team already trains to counter.🛡️ My thoughts: the expansion of the war cannot be understated. More than likely, we will continue it threat level orange for quite a while. I fully expect that synagogues will continue to be attacked. If you are a synagogue, and watching this, I would be at red the highest level. If you are a Christian Church openly supporting Israel, you should be a red also. Islamic State Is Calling for Attacks on Christians and ChurchesIn Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan, on July 9, the group’s Pakistan branch claimed a targeted shooting at a cricket ground that killed two Christian men, Ayush Masih, 21, and Domnik Masih, 24. Islamic State doctrine, restated across its recent output, frames Christians as targets for forced conversion, taxation, or death, and the group has repeatedly urged followers to burn churches and synagogues in the West. Its Easter propaganda this year did exactly that, calling on supporters across the United States and Europe to set them on fire. The incitement grew louder after the May 18 shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, an attack by two young white supremacists that killed three people, including the mosque’s security guard, and wounded another. In the days that followed, Islamic State supporter networks online called for retaliation against Christians, with one user urging an attack on a church and another threatening to kill Christian men. The realistic threat here is an inspired individual or small group hitting a soft target, which is what your team should be preparing against.🛡️ My thoughts: ISIS does not have enough logistical support in the United States to carry out an attack. However, they are heavily relying on lone actors to attack churches in synagogues. They are pumping each other up on the dark web and on telegram channels. Expect continued attacks and assaults from these people.ISIS Detainees Confess to Church Bombing and Planned Attacks in Damascus, SyriaDetainees held in Syria confessed to involvement in the Mar Elias Church bombing and to other planned attacks, according to the Syrian state news agency SANA. One detainee said an ISIS operative had outlined a plan to attack Mar Elias Church by opening fire on those inside. The confessions were reported by state media this week. The disclosures point to continued ISIS targeting of Christian sites in the country. Syrian authorities said the investigation was ongoing.🛡️ My thoughts: You need to watch these types of attacks. Even though this may not concern us because it is in the Middle East in a country we probably don't care about, it shows you exactly how they are going to carry out and attack here in the United States if they want to make it happen. Study these, and then put them in your scenario portfolio to play out in future training.Jihadist Groups Have Begun Using AI Tools to Plan AttacksA study from the University of Cambridge found that both factions of Boko Haram, the Islamic State affiliate ISWAP and the JAS faction, have built commercial AI chatbots into their operations for attack planning, explosive device design, weapons troubleshooting, and operational security. The know-
- 3 weeks ago15 min
Roll Call Briefing: MULTIPLE VIOLENT CRIMES AT CHURCHES THIS WEEK
Paid subscribers make this possible. Please consider upgrading your subscription to help us protect all churches.This week I want to highlight a good Christian family with a great clothing brand: “Jesus Camo.” I love this stuff and the money supports a great family doing this as a side hustle. I’m not making any money, but you are getting 25% off because you are a CWT follower! Use code “CWT25” to make that happen. 🟢 This week’s Roll Call Briefing includes:✅ Current threat assessment and why the alert level remains High (Orange)✅ World Cup and Fourth of July security concerns, including drone threats✅ ISIS propaganda, Iranian proxy activity, and attacks targeting Christians worldwide✅ Five major church violence incidents and the lessons every safety team should learn✅ New sexual abuse case and what church security should be watching for✅ This week’s team discussion: protecting your pastor during the post service meet and greet✅ Prayer, Scripture, and practical action items your team can use before Sunday This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianwarriortraining.com/subscribe
- Jun 27, 202611 min
ISIS Issues New Call to Attack Churches: Roll Call Intel Briefing for the Week
Producing intel like this each week is time consuming and costly. If this material helps you, please consider upgrading your subscription if you can afford it.This week’s Roll Call Bulletin keeps the alert level at Orange and focuses on ISIS calls for attacks on churches, drone threats against soft targets, Iran-linked threats against synagogues, improvised incendiary devices at gatherings, and ISIS recruitment of Gen Z through gaming and social media. The training focus is trusted insiders, with a hard look at supervision, child safety, accountability, background checks, restroom sweeps, and making sure no one is ever alone with a child.✅ ISIS-linked networks are calling for attacks on churches✅ FBI warns drones could be used against soft targets and crowds✅ Iran-linked networks remain a serious threat to synagogues✅ Improvised fire and explosive devices remain a concern at gatherings✅ ISIS is targeting young people through gaming and social media✅ Training topic: trusted insiders, supervision, accountability, and child safety This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianwarriortraining.com/subscribe
- Jun 23, 202636 min
A Police Officer Shot the Wrong Man in Montreal. Your Church Team Could Do the Same.
If these videos help you, please consider upgrading your subscription to help us keep CWT up and running.Today a police officer in Montreal shot and killed an innocent man during an active shooter call, and church security people are already lining up to criticize her. I am going live to say what most of them do not want to hear: a lot of you would have done the exact same thing. I will break down what happened, why that officer fired on the wrong man, and how the same selection and training failures are sitting on church security teams right now. We will end in the Word on the one thing that keeps you from killing the wrong person.What we will cover* What happened in Montreal this morning, and what the official statements are careful not to say* Why that officer shot the wrong man, from thirty years of reading footage like this* The hard reason this keeps happening: wrong people in the role, never trained* Why owning a gun is not the same as being ready to use it* The church security people criticizing this officer who would get the same result* What you are really doing when you fill a slot instead of building a protector* “I would rather be shot than shoot the wrong person,” and why discernment is built, not issued* Hebrews 5:14, and how trained discernment is the difference between saving a life and taking the wrong oneCopyright © 2026 Keith Graves. All rights reserved. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianwarriortraining.com/subscribe
- Jun 19, 202614 min
Roll Call Briefing: ISIS Targets FIFA While Drone Attack Plans Surface in America
This is not possible without paid subscriptions. Please consider upgrading your subscription only if you can.This week’s Christian Warrior Training Roll Call Briefing is a lighter week overall, but there are still several items church safety teams need to understand before Sunday. We cover the continued HIGH, Orange threat level, a foiled drone and gunman plot tied to public events in Washington, D.C., fresh ISIS messaging around FIFA World Cup activity, suspicious activity reports from churches, and practical training on barred or unwanted persons on church property.✅ Threat level remains HIGH, Orange, with continued concern through major summer events✅ Foiled drone and gunman plot targeting public gatherings in Washington, D.C.✅ ISIS messaging calling for attacks connected to FIFA and World Cup related activity✅ Weaponized drone concerns moving from foreign battlefields toward domestic soft targets✅ Las Vegas churches shared suspicious activity reports involving the same scouting subject✅ Louisiana church reported a visitor photographing and filming church property✅ Massachusetts youth leader received antisemitic hate mail addressed to him by name✅ Nashville church security guard assaulted by a previously barred subject✅ Illinois church discovered a hidden phone used to spy on a woman changing✅ Virginia church anniversary tent collapse shows why safety teams must prepare for weather and medical emergencies✅ Training focus: managing barred, unwanted, and trespassed subjects at church This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianwarriortraining.com/subscribe
- Jun 13, 202614 min
Roll Call Briefing: Multiple Shootings at Churches-American 250 Intel
Paid subscribers make this possible. Please consider upgrading your subscription to help us protect all churches.Facebook | X | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn | Threads | TikTokThis week’s Roll Call Briefing is out, and it’s a heavy one. Here’s what your team needs to know going into Sunday:🔸 We’re holding at Condition ORANGE, and I’m extending it through the end of July. I explain why, including a federal bulletin that went to law enforcement but not to you.🔸 A brand new ISIS media unit fixated on cathedrals, the Pope, and homegrown American attackers🔸 ISIS formally renews its ultimatum against Christians in Africa🔸 An ISIS supporter charged in New Jersey after discussing attacks on places of worship🔸 Why your church’s World Cup watch party is a soft target🔸 The 764 network: an extremist threat hunting the kids in your youth group🔸 Five incidents this week, including two parish festivals hit on the same night and two threats stopped because somebody reported what they saw🔸 Training focus: rammings don’t end when the vehicle stopsThe full briefing PDF is free for every church. Download it, print it, and run your team through it Sunday morning. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.christianwarriortraining.com/subscribe
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