It seems odd, because what you talk about is still not very common, and is a relatively new phenomenon. In the past, churches and society were in sync, issues with perversion or assault would be dealt with according to commonly accepted standards, and of course, churches had the protection of society at large.
churches no longer have the protection of society. Indeed, in some cases, they face outright hostility. Its wise for churches to consider their own security.
I totally agree with you that it is wise for churches to consider their own security. Mine has had its security team for three or four years. It was well after the Wedgewood Baptist Church shootings in the DFW area, but well before the Charleston shootings. The world isn’t getting any saner and we finally had to acknowledge that fact and make a plan.
I remember the Wednesday night prayer meeting when the guy who did all the legwork to establish the security team presented his research to the church to “sell” us on the concept. Most people were in favor of it, but of course their were a few vocal nervous Nellies who were concerned that there would be “guns in church!!” Naturally, someone piped up and pointed out that “this is Texas and I guarantee you that there are people armed here every week, you just don’t know about it!” It both horrified and shut down those Nellies. Classic.