SOS.25 First Round Draft Picks of Speakers

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Feb 8, 2025

It is that time of year again to remind people of the most important faith-based security event of the year. SOS.25 is coming at the end of July, to San Antonio, TX.

An FBSN committee decides which speakers will speak each year. That committee just confirmed our “First Round Draft Choices.” Read more on them at https://www.fbsnamerica.com/events/sos25-defenders-of-the-faithful/speakers

ED MONK is a rising voice in the realm of the plain truth regarding training for an active shooter event.

DR. MARQUAELLO FUTRELL was catapulted into the national spotlight when he stopped gang members who came into his church armed and ready.

PAUL LAKE has been training church security teams in Texas for years. He is a gentle giant in this great endeavor.

GEORGE CAREY is the best covert, counter-surveillance & espionage expert I have ever heard speak.

DAVID DIXON is Chairman of the Board of the FBSN. He is also a currently certified Law-Enforcement Administrator and a 40-year director of Church Security Operations.

KURT OWEN is the Vice Chairman of the Board of the FBSN. He is a pastor and advanced Executive Protection professional.

ERIC WILLIAMS is an FBSN Board Member and COO of Brown Missionary Baptist Church in Southaven, MS. Security is just one of his many responsibilities at their megachurch.

The next 2 selected speakers are part of a unique (but increasing) rare order of experienced warriors. At SOS.19 we hosted the first ever panel of men who had personally had to defend their church or others with deadly force. 2 of those 5 didn’t really have their situation occur at a faith-based organization.

This coming SOS event panel will be a group who used deadly force, or were responsible for its use, defending a faith-based environment.

Though we have only reached final agreement with 2, we will be adding more to this unique and applicable panel of experienced warriors.

MICHAEL COLLAZO the Metro Nashville (TN) Police Detective, first to encounter the Covenant School killer and stop her from further killing.

BRUCE ALPE is the Director of Security for Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church (Houston, TX). He was there and in charge of security operations the day a killer was stopped in their building.

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Keep an eye on the event information page at https://www.fbsnamerica.com/events/sos25-defenders-of-the-faithful

Early discount pricing is scheduled to end on March 5^th! Don’t wait till all the speakers and courses are listed to register!

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