Christian Defense Solution

Faith · Protect · Prepare · Lead

Prepare with purpose.
Protect what matters.

Christian Defense Solution helps individuals, families, and organizations develop practical skills, sound judgment, and responsible plans for difficult situations and emergencies.

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Our purpose

Responsible preparation for real life.

We believe self-defense and emergency preparedness should be practical, lawful, and grounded in good judgment. The purpose is not to live in fear. It is to develop the competence and habits needed to remain capable when ordinary circumstances change.

Our Christian foundation calls us to value life, protect those entrusted to our care, exercise restraint, serve others, and prepare responsibly.

Course & services overview

Training, planning, and professional services in one place.

Explore the expanded CDS catalog, including family and personal readiness, workplace emergency planning, high-rise and campus security, church safety, active-threat seminars, authorized provider programs, assessments, plan development, continuity, exercises, and course-development services. Every program is adapted to the people, responsibilities, and environment involved.

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Christian Defense Solution expanded course and services overview featuring family readiness, workplace emergency planning, high-rise, campus and church security, active-threat programs, medical, firearms, less-lethal, assessments, continuity, exercises and plan development

Upcoming courses & registration

Find a course. Complete the right registration.

Use the Christian Defense Solution course calendar to view currently scheduled public courses, dates, availability, and registration information. When a USCCA, HSI, or AVIRT course uses a provider-managed enrollment page, the course listing will direct students to the correct registration process.

Downloading or completing the CDS form does not reserve a seat. Enrollment is confirmed only after CDS—or the applicable training provider—accepts the registration and any required payment, prerequisites, waivers, or additional forms.

Live course calendar

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Select the button below to open the current Christian Defense Solution calendar in a secure registration window. Review scheduled courses, available dates, locations, enrollment details, and the appropriate registration link.

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Downloadable CDS record

Course Registration & Student Record

Complete the fillable PDF electronically or print it and write clearly. The form includes student and course information, registration status, acknowledgment, completion details, and an internal record area for the CDS course hard file.

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This CDS form does not replace provider rosters, waivers, releases, skills sheets, or certification documents required for a particular course.

Find your starting point

Where should you begin?

Use this short private check if you are not sure where to begin. It identifies which of five action areas best fits your current responsibilities and concerns. It measures relevance—not readiness. Your individual answers stay on your device; after viewing the result, you may optionally prepare a summary for CDS follow-up.

Already know what you want to explore? Skip the check and choose a section directly.

Private self-assessmentCDS Training Path FinderOpen check

If you are unsure where to begin, answer 15 questions about what applies to you. A higher score means that area is more relevant to your present responsibilities or concerns; it is not a judgment of your preparedness. If you already know what you want to explore, skip this check and choose a section below.

Answers stay on this device

Are you responsible for protecting or preparing a household, partner, children, older adult, dependent, or close family member?

Answer question 1

Would your household benefit from clearer plans for home security, communication, sheltering, evacuation, reunification, or crisis continuity?

Answer question 2

Do you want guidance in family defense, couples teamwork, home hardening, or legal preparedness?

Answer question 3

Are you responsible for employees, tenants, visitors, security personnel, facilities, vendors, or business continuity?

Answer question 4

Do workplace policies, post orders, training, emergency equipment, access controls, or assigned responsibilities need review?

Answer question 5

Would your organization benefit from active-threat preparation, fire-warden development, shelter-in-place planning, or a security assessment?

Answer question 6

Do you serve as clergy, staff, an usher, volunteer, security-team member, ministry leader, or person responsible for a faith community?

Answer question 7

Does your church need clearer security roles, ministry-sensitive policies, communications, emergency plans, or training?

Answer question 8

Would a church-specific review of worship, children’s ministry, events, facilities, hospitality, medical response, or security readiness be useful?

Answer question 9

Do you want greater confidence responding during the critical minutes before professional medical help arrives?

Answer question 10

Are First Aid, CPR, AED use, bleeding control, or emergency-care skills missing, expired, or in need of practice?

Answer question 11

Are you responsible for medical equipment, emergency supplies, or helping others at home, work, church, or in public?

Answer question 12

Are you considering or already relying on a firearm, less-lethal option, medical kit, communication device, or emergency product?

Answer question 13

Are you uncertain about lawful possession, selection, storage, maintenance, limitations, or who should be authorized to use an item?

Answer question 14

Would product-specific instruction and supervised practice help you decide whether an item fits your needs and abilities?

Answer question 15

This private path finder is a conversation guide, not a professional assessment, risk rating, legal conclusion, certification, or guarantee of protection. Do not enter sensitive security details. Contact emergency services for an immediate threat.

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Nine areas. One purpose.

Choose an area below. Seven service sections include private readiness checks designed to help you recognize where professional guidance may be useful. Completed results can be printed or prepared for optional CDS follow-up without sharing individual answers.

01Your Instructors

Meet the people behind CDS and understand the faith, experience, qualifications, and instructional standards guiding every program.

Meet the team 02Family Defense

Explore home security, emergency preparation, couples-team planning, physical defense, and legal preparedness for protecting those closest to you.

Explore family readiness 03Workplace Defense

Examine assessments, policies, employee education, security-team training, active threats, and emergency coordination for workplaces and managed properties.

Explore workplace readiness 04Church Security

Strengthen ministry-specific planning for clergy, staff, ushers, volunteers, children, medical events, emergencies, and security—without sacrificing hospitality.

Explore church readiness 05Training

Review practical programs for individuals, families, workplaces, and groups that turn information into responsible, repeatable skills.

Explore training 06Medical Training

Learn about First Aid, CPR, AED use, bleeding control, and emergency-care preparation for the critical minutes before professional responders arrive.

Explore medical training 07Product Information

Understand defensive tools and emergency equipment before depending on them, including selection, limitations, storage, maintenance, and training needs.

Explore product education 08Who We Serve

See how CDS adapts its approach for individuals, families, businesses, property managers, churches, and community organizations.

Find your starting point 09Contact Information

Start a conversation about your concerns, responsibilities, training needs, or the type of preparation your family or organization is seeking.

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