The Book · Available Now
Before Crisis
Tabletop Exercises and Scenarios for Houses of Worship. The practical playbook that lets your church safety team pressure-test its plan around a table, before an incident tests it for real.
The second edition and its companion app, ShieldOps Ready, are coming late fall 2026.
What's Inside
Rehearse Before It's Real
Tabletop Exercises
Ready-to-run scenario exercises for your safety team. Thirty minutes around a table reveals more about your plan than a year of good intentions.
Real-World Scenarios
Disruptive visitors, medical emergencies, severe weather, worst-case threats. The situations most likely to reach your doors, ready to rehearse.
Facilitation Guidance
How to run each exercise, what questions to push on, and how to turn what you learn into changes your team actually makes.
The Companion App
ShieldOps Ready puts the book's exercises in your team's hands, so rehearsal becomes a rhythm instead of a one-time event.
About the Author
Written by Someone Who Runs These Drills
Guy Beveridge has trained 1,500+ church safety personnel since 2017 and serves as Director of Church Safety & Security at his own home church. Before Crisis is the book he wished existed when his own team started: no theory, no fear, just the reps that build readiness.
Meet Guy →Ready to Start Preparing?
Your safety team can start building readiness this month. Book a free call and Guy will point you to the right first step.
This call is a $150 value. Free because Guy would rather talk to you before something happens.