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Ministry and teaching

“I have two great passions….one is following His leading as Pastor and a LE Chaplain….the other is teaching LE and civilians how to recognize and defeat the human predator.”

Chris has been in ministry for 17 years. First Ordained and Licensed by the Lighthouse Christian Fellowship in New Braunfels, Texas, he spent 11 years on staff at Tree of Life Church as Director of Music. While at TOL he taught Worship Arts and Music at the ENNACT Academy.

Trained, vetted and certified by the International Conference of Police Chaplains, in order to better serve those who serve he advanced his religious education and training with the Chaplaincy Full Gospel Churches where he was duly Ordained and Licensed by the Trinity Full Gospel Fellowship.

The training, vetting, and certification with the CFGC and TFGF made him eligible to serve as a Chaplain at the federal level for the DoD and DHS.

Chris has served as a Chaplain for the New Braunfels Police Department for over a decade. Along with his Chaplain duties he assisted the Firearms Cadre and is a member of the NBPD Peer Support Team. A lifelong teacher, Chris authored and teaches a module preparing incoming officers to survive on the street entitled “The Winning Mindset: Flipping the Switch.”

Following his years at Tree of Life Church, he sought membership in the First Baptist Church of Canyon Lake. He served at FBCCL in the ERT and Worship ministries until called to assume the role as Worship Pastor at Harvest Point Church Johnson City, a successful and growing church plant in Johnson City Texas.

After illness forced him to step down from Harvest Point Church, he took a couple of years to rest, recover, and listen. These days Chris can be found at home at FBCCL where he serves in the Worship and Sentinels Ministries. Now semi-retired, he still serves churches as needed as a supply and interim Pastor/Worship Pastor

While no longer in operation, his former company Defensive Protocols consulted with numerous churches on security and trained their teams in the processes and methodologies used in properly and safely securing their environments.

Crisis related training and certifications

  • Suicide Awareness and Prevention

  • Psychological First Aid

  • Peer-to-Peer Crisis Intervention

  • Strategic Planning and Implementation

  • Crisis Care During Traumatic Grief

  • Crisis Care in Diversity

  • Critical Incident Stress Management

  • Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

Curriculum Authored

  • Mental Self Defense Parts 1 and 2: The Human Predator

  • Mental Self Defense Part 3: The Online Sexual Predator

  • The Winning Mindset: Flipping the Switch (TCOLE Accepted Course)

  • The Geometry of the Dance: The Theory of Gunfighting

A former Texas Peace Officer from the Rio Grande Valley, Chris worked with the following agencies

  • Cameron County Constables Pct 8

  • Weslaco Police Department

  • Los Fresnos Police Department

  • Nueces County Sheriff’s Office

  • US Marshall’s Service

Law enforcement affiliations include

  • National Tactical Officer’s Association

  • Texas Association of Hostage Negotiators

  • NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security

SOME OF THE Schools, instructors certifications, and courses of study in Law Enforcement and security related disciplines

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

  • TCOLE Certified Instructor

  • TCOLE Certified Firearms Instructor

  • TCOLE/TEEX Certified CRASE Instructor (Civilian Response to an Active Shooter Event)

  • TCOLE Certified AAIR (Active Attack Integrated Response) *AAIR is the “new school” method of engaging and countering and Active Shooter/Killer event

  • TCOLE Certified Hostage Negotiator

  • TCOLE Certified Suicide Intervention

TMPA

  • Certified Background Investigator

ALICE Training Institute

  • ALICE Certified Instructor (Active shooter training for civilians)

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

  • Certified Stop the Bleed Instructor

Texas Department of Public Safety

  • DPS License to Carry Instructor

  • DPS School Safety Certification Instructor (Active Shooter Training for teachers and staff allowed to carry in schools)

NOTE: Since the passage of Constitutional Carry in Texas Chris no longer teaches those two DPS courses. However, he continues to consult with churches regarding security issues and training.

Texas Private Security Board

  • Level III Security Instructor

  • Level III Firearms Instructor

NRA Law Enforcement Division

  • NRA Law Enforcement Firearms Patrol Rifle Instructor

NRA Civilian Division

  • NRA Certified Chief Range Safety Officer (Teaches and Certifies Range Safety Officers for the NRA)

  • NRA Certified Basic Pistol Instructor

  • NRA Certified Basic Rifle Instructor

  • NRA Certified Home Firearms Safety Instructor

  • NRA Certified Personal Protection in the Home Instructor

Strategos International

  • Intruder Awareness and Response (Active Shooter for Churches and Businesses)

United States Fire Administration

  • Emergency Response to Terrorism

Praetorian Group (Credited by TCOLE)

  • Active Shooter Modules 1 thru 4

  • Active Shooter Recognition and Response

  • Active Shooter Phases and Prevention

  • Ambush Awareness and Preparation

  • LE Response to Active Shooters

  • Terrorism Response Modules 1 thru 3

  • The Will to Win Modules 1 thru 6

FEMA

  • Mass Fatalities Planning and Response for Rural Communities

  • Mobilizing Faith Based Community Organizations in Preparing for Disaster

  • Basic Workplace Security Awareness

  • Workplace Violence Awareness Training

  • Surveillance Awareness

  • Active Shooter: What Can You Do

  • ICS 100

Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium

  • Event Planning and Security for Professionals

  • Terrorism and WMD Awareness in the Workplace

Texas A&M University System

  • Terrorism Awareness for First Responders

  • Preventing Violence in Education: A Guide for Faculty, Staff, and Administrators

  • Preventing Violence in Education: A Student guide