Spearhead Conference

Wise as Serpents, innocent as Doves

Glorifying God | Protecting Congregations | Rebuilding Trust

"I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves."

Matthew 10:16

The church is not immune to the darkness it’s called to confront and pretending otherwise has cost children their safety, their innocence, and sometimes their faith. Predators look for places of trust, and few institutions carry more built-in trust than the church. That trust is a gift, but it is also a responsibility we cannot afford to treat lightly. 
 
Jesus didn’t call His people to be naive; He called us to be shrewd as serpents, discerning the danger in our midst, while remaining innocent as doves; never losing the tenderness that makes us safe for a child to run to.
 
The Lantern Project exists to hold both of these together. We equip churches to see clearly, act decisively, and build systems of protection that match the weight of the trust placed in them. Diligence is vital and not opposed to the Christian life, it’s how the church proves that it is trustworthy. Every policy we teach, every training we offer, every hard conversation we start is because we believe the next generation deserves a church that fights for them, not one that looks away.

Why This Matters for Your Church

A congregation can love kids and still be unprepared to protect them. Good intentions are not a policy. Warmth is not a screening process. The Lantern Project partners with churches to close that gap,  turning care into competence, and compassion into concrete action.

SOPs & Best Practices

This resource is provided as a practical guide to help churches strengthen their policies, procedures, and response practices related to sexual abuse prevention, registered offenders, and mandatory reporting. While these recommendations are intended to reduce risk and support safer ministry environments, no policy, training, or procedure can guarantee the prevention of every instance of abuse or misconduct. 
 
Covering everything from Volunteer Screening & Background Checks, incident reporting to facility guidelines, this comprehensive packet helps ensure your procedures are set up to encourage safety and success. 

Security & Safety Training

We deliver the most current, stress-tested, and battle-proven active killer response training, applied specifically to church safety teams’ needs. The threats facing houses of worship are real, and the most critical moments are measured in seconds. We prepare your people to think clearly, move decisively, and protect the congregation when it counts.

Our instruction is built on real-world experience rather than theory. We adapt what has been proven under pressure to the environment your team actually operates in, from the sanctuary to the fellowship hall to the parking lot.

Justice Week

Equipping the Church to defend the vulnerable

Justice Week is an opportunity for congregations to pause, learn, and mobilize together through teaching, testimony, prayer, and practical next steps.

Our goal is to mobilize the Church to join the fight against trafficking and exploitation. For this reason, we are asking churches across the country to dedicate a week to education, prayer, and fasting for the end of human trafficking in their community. 

We handle the prayer focus, screen and design elements, and we give your congregation the tools to protect their families and engage in the fight in simple ways.

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Frequently Asked Questions

It covers active threat response for church settings, including the sanctuary, fellowship hall, and parking lot. It's built from real world, proven methods rather than general theory.

Yes. It's practical training for safety team members and volunteers, whether they're experienced or brand new to the role, so everyone knows their responsibilities and how to act when it counts.

Ongoing. We provide continued training and support so the team stays sharp, plans stay current, and new volunteers can get up to speed as the ministry grows.

It's led by a Christian, veteran owned firearm training and security company. Their instruction comes from real world experience, adapted to how a church team actually operates.

Yes. Before any training starts, we review your existing security plans, building layout, entry points, and response procedures, and give you a clear picture of where you're strong and where the gaps are.

It covers online safety, grooming, and how to spot predatory behavior, along with Biblically based training and safety resources for the congregation.

We can come speak at your church on the first Sunday, whether that's a full service or just a five minute intro, or provide a short introductory video your church can share instead.

It's aimed at staff and parents, covering topics like online safety, grooming, and recognizing predatory behavior.

Most harm doesn't happen because people don't care. It happens because no one knew exactly what to do in the moment, or because the instinct to protect the church's reputation got ahead of the instinct to protect the child. A clear process takes that pressure off individuals. It means the right steps happen quickly, the child is protected first, law enforcement gets involved when it should, and the church responds with consistency instead of panic or hesitation. Adopting the SOP means this isn't left to chance or to one person's judgment in a hard moment.

The vulnerable don't need a church that means well. They need a church that's equipped and ready to fight for them.

Learn to do good, seek Justice, defend the oppressed.

Is 1:17

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