Medical emergencies
Ready help when someone in our church family needs care during a service or event.
Safety Team
Protecting our Family
Cathedral’s Safety Team helps watch over our church family when we gather.
Purpose
What is the purpose of the CBC Safety Team?
The CBC Safety Team exists to safeguard the well-being of our church family by fostering a safe environment that reflects our ministry’s values and mission.
Through careful planning, proactive risk management, and shared oversight, the team is committed to ensuring that members, guests, and staff can worship, serve, and fellowship in peace and safety.
Responsibilities
What are the responsibilities of the CBC Safety Team?
To fulfill this purpose, the Safety Team provides leadership and guidance at CBC by putting in place preventive safety measures and emergency response procedures.
Help during a gathering
A calm response when someone is in distress, or when help is needed during a service or event.
Building evacuation
Clear procedures for fire, gas leak, weapons, or a bomb threat, so people can leave safely.
On watch when we gather
The team maintains readiness during Sunday services, Wednesday night, and church events. They help staff and ministry volunteers know how to respond, keep first-aid and safety equipment in place, and work with church leadership so members and guests can worship, serve, and fellowship in peace.
That includes weather and building concerns, medical help when it is needed, and a calm, practiced response so our church family can keep gathering safely.
Vision
What is the vision of the Safety Team?
Our vision is to build a culture of safety and preparedness at CBC that aligns with our mission to glorify God, nurture community, and spread the Gospel.
- Risk assessmentsConducting comprehensive risk assessments that identify vulnerabilities specific to our ministry setting.
- Stronger practicesStrengthening existing safety practices so they keep pace with the needs of our church family.
- Strategic plansDeveloping strategic plans that address identified risks and align resources with our safety goals.
- Clear proceduresImplementing clear policies and procedures so the safety team operates consistently and effectively.
- Qualified leadersAppointing qualified leaders to oversee daily implementation of safety protocols and maintain ongoing communication with church leadership.
- Open communicationFacilitating open communication among the Safety Team, leadership, and the congregation so evolving concerns are addressed and accountability is maintained.
Through these efforts, the CBC Safety Team seeks to practice stewardship, diligence, and faith so that our church remains a sanctuary for worship and spiritual growth.
“But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.”
Nehemiah 4:9, NASB1995
Contact
The people who serve here.
Questions about safety at Cathedral can be sent to Vernon Lies.
Safety Team Director / Media Director
Vernon Lies
Vernon Lies was born in Newton, Kansas, and was gloriously saved at the age of sixteen. He married his wife, Gail, in 1975. Together they have three daughters and three granddaughters.
Vernon was licensed and ordained as a minister of the gospel in 1986. He pastored Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Manila for two years and later served as pastor of Little Texas Missionary Baptist Church in Cash for ten years.
In recent years he has continued to serve the Lord through the Audio/Visual ministry, as leader of the Safety Team, and by supplying the pulpit as needed.