2026 NOCSSM National Church Security Conference

Gregory Love is the managing partner at the law firm of Love & Norris. He is the co-founder of MinistrySafe and Abuse Prevention Systems.

His clients include denominations, churches, universities, private schools, public and private charities, and youth sports groups.

He is an expert in legal standards of care related to child sexual abuse, and has consulted with organizations such as the U.S. Olympic Committee, U.S. Center for SafeSport, Awana International, Trail Life USA, US Youth Soccer, the North American Mission Board, and several faith-based organizations and denominations.

Love is visiting Faculty at Dallas Theological Seminary, where he teaches the only graduate-level course on Preventing Sexual Abuse in Ministry Contexts. Love regularly provides instruction and continuing education training to lawyers and risk management professionals.

Experience:

Chuck is the founder and president of the National Organization for Church Security and Safety Management™ which has helped thousands of churches throughout America with security and safety issues that concern all churches both large and small.

He is the licensed security manager and president of Gatekeepers Security Services™ whose Gatekeepers Program™ has put hundreds of armed Gatekeepers in churches across Texas.

He is also the president of the Christian Security Institute™ which is a state licensed armed security school which trains, certifies and licenses church security operators.

Chuck was the past Director of Security for several Mega churches in Texas

His four decades of private security experience, including two decades in the Church security field enables him to address the unique security issues faced by churches of all sizes.

Education/Certifications:

• Certified Protections Specialist – Executive Security International
• Licensed Level 3 and 4 Private Security Instructor – Texas Department of Public Safety – Private Security Bureau
• Licensed Personal Protection Officer – Texas Department of Public Safety – Private Security Bureau
• Licensed Commissioned Security Officer -Texas Department of Public Safety – Private Security Bureau
• Licensed Qualified Manager – Texas Department of Public Safety – Private Security Bureau #B15671
• NRA Pistol, Rifle and Safety Instructor #155068986
• Certified Police Firearms Instructor – Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
• Certified Law Enforcement Patrol Rifle Instructor – National Rifle Association
• Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor – PPCT Management Systems, Inc.
• Licensed Handgun License-To-Carry Instructor – Texas Department of Public Safety

FOUNDING SCRIPTURE:

1 Chronicles 9:21-24 Amplified Bible (AMP)

²¹ Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. ²² All those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212. They were enrolled by their genealogies in their villages [around Jerusalem], these men [whose grandfathers] David and Samuel the seer had appointed to their official duty. ²³ So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the house of the Lord, that is, the house of the tabernacle, as guards. ²⁴ The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides —on the east, west, north, and south.

Dr. Sean Lawler is a nationally recognized expert in active shooter defense, school safety, and tactical response, bringing decades of real-world experience from military, intelligence, and federal law enforcement service. He holds a Doctor of Management degree with a concentration in Homeland Security Studies, where his research focused on how school administrators can disrupt active shooter and terrorist attacks. A Supervisory Special Agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Dr. Lawler currently serves as Chief of DEA Aviation Division Training and as a Primary Firearms, Tactical, EMT, and Active Shooter Defense Instructor. His background includes service as a U.S. Air Force Major, instructor pilot, aircraft commander on global combat and humanitarian missions, and earlier work as a HUMINT case officer and combat interrogator, earning the Director of Central Intelligence National Exceptional Intelligence Collector’s Award. Dr. Lawler is a frequent speaker at ALERRT and national school safety conferences, where he equips leaders with practical, proven strategies to prepare for and respond to critical incidents.