Vereb, Hitt and Associates http://www.verebhitt.com Just another WordPress site Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:53:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Going Prepared http://www.verebhitt.com/2011/10/10/going-prepared/ http://www.verebhitt.com/2011/10/10/going-prepared/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:10:20 +0000 verebhitt http://www.verebhitt.com/?p=94 Order your copy of “Going Prepared”, a book by Steve Vereb and Dr. Lee Jacobs. Here’s what one pastor says about “Going Prepared”.

“Lee and Steve have given a wonderful and I believe a life-saving gift to the church. They have given us a workable, well thought-through way of anticipating eventualities and how churches can or should respond.  It is a wonderful tool to help us to be good, responsible stewards of the people God has entrusted to our care. Your church or organization will greatly benefit from their insights and suggestions.”

Dr. Crawford W. Loritts Jr.
Author, Speaker, Radio Host
Sr. Pastor Fellowship Bible Church, Roswell, Georgia

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  • Does your church or para-church group have a security plan?
  • If you have a plan is it up to date or need adjusting for the current situations?
  • How do you handle emergency incidents here in the US?
  • What would you do if a mission team member is seriously injured or dies out of the country?
  • Do the team members in the mission field know who to call in an emergency?
  • Do you have a Crisis Management Team?
    • ]]>     http://www.verebhitt.com/2011/10/09/take-a-quick-security-survey/feed/ 0     How much security is necessary? http://www.verebhitt.com/2011/10/09/how-much-security-is-necessary/ http://www.verebhitt.com/2011/10/09/how-much-security-is-necessary/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:56:44 +0000 verebhitt http://www.verebhitt.com/?p=34 Following quickly behind the “is having security, trusting God” question is the “if we have security then how much?” question and Nehemiah provides us with great insight. He starts with a basic security plan (rebuild the wall) and then adjusted to the increased need for security. As the tension and threat increased he increased the security, “only half my men worked while the other half stood guard with spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail.”

    Finally we see in Nehemiah 4:23, “during this time, none of us – not I, nor my relatives, nor my servants, nor the guard, who were with me – ever took off our clothes. We carried our weapons with us at all time, even when we went for water.” So the answer to the “how much security question” is entirely dependent on your situation, your leadership style and governed by your local and state laws.

    ]]>     http://www.verebhitt.com/2011/10/09/how-much-security-is-necessary/feed/ 0     Protection is every ministry’s responsibility http://www.verebhitt.com/2011/10/09/protection-is-every-ministrys-responsibility/ http://www.verebhitt.com/2011/10/09/protection-is-every-ministrys-responsibility/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:56:05 +0000 verebhitt http://www.verebhitt.com/?p=31 Jesus changed his schedule because it was “not His time.” In John 7 vs. 1 “Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.” Jesus, who performed miracle after miracle, not to mention raised the dead – changed HIS schedule. In other words it’s ok to make changes to protect ourselves because others are out to harm us.

    A quick study of scriptures offers a lot of encouragement to Christians struggling with this issue. We know from reading 1 Chronicles 9:21 and following there was an established security force for the tabernacle and there were rankings. Some were responsible for guarding the building itself, other for the items of worship, furniture, others for the baking and other areas of interest.

    ]]>     http://www.verebhitt.com/2011/10/09/protection-is-every-ministrys-responsibility/feed/ 0     Being prepared http://www.verebhitt.com/2011/10/09/being-prepared/ http://www.verebhitt.com/2011/10/09/being-prepared/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:55:20 +0000 verebhitt http://www.verebhitt.com/?p=29 Security in the church is something that is on all of our minds these days, especially with the recent headlines. Candidly, the biggest hurdle for Christians trusting the sovereign God is that we see the need for security but second guess ourselves, “If we implement a security plan do we trust God?” The quick answer is yes!

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