Faith, Stewardship, & Insurance: Protecting Texas Churches

Host Ron Wadley of Insurance for Texans explains why a Texas church’s existing insurance typically does not automatically cover a church-run private school. Operating five days a week and working with students adds...

Host Ron Wadley of Insurance for Texans explains that small Texas churches can face the same costly lawsuits as large churches. They also often have greater exposure due to heavy reliance on volunteers and fewer formal...

Host Ron Wadley concludes a church safety series by explaining how to build a hospitality-first safety team for Texas churches. He contrasted an armed, reaction-focused model with a safety ministry centered on...

Host Ron Wadley of Insurance for Texans explains that forming an armed volunteer security team changes a Texas church’s financial future because it changes the church’s risk profile. An armed safety team may not be...

Host Ron Wadley of Insurance for Texans examines what qualifications volunteer church security members actually need in Texas. He illustrates this with a Lubbock church where a passionate armed volunteer with a known...

Host Ron Wadley of Insurance for Texans closes a five-part church safety series by explaining Texas Senate Bill 694 and why churches can still face major costs without proper insurance. He describes a Fort Worth church...

Host Ron Wadley continues part four of a five-part church safety series, addressing how Texas churches can train an armed volunteer safety team without excessive costs or insurance problems. Using a story about Phil who...

Host Ron Wadley continues a church safety series by warning Texas churches about firearms exclusions hidden in standard commercial general liability policies. He recounts a scenario at a mid-sized Abilene church where a...

Host Ron Wadley focuses this episode of his church safety series on the critical minutes after an active threat is neutralized. He uses the story of a church in Northwest San Antonio as an example. Wadley argues many...

Host Ron Wadley of Insurance for Texans launches a five-part church safety series. In this episode, he explains why informal security teams put Texas churches at risk. Using the story of Mary’s Waco church, he describes...

Host Ron Wadley explains how Texas church leaders can be misled by cheap online insurance quotes in 2026. He says that stable or lower premiums often hide reduced property and liability protection. He warns that...

Host Ron Wadley of Insurance for Texans explains how church leaders should choose an insurance advisor. He uses a story about executive pastor David Miller in Tyler who receives a renewal with a flat premium and...

Host Ron Wadley of Insurance for Texans explains how Texas church leaders can build a comprehensive insurance plan to avoid dangerous coverage assumptions. He shares a rural East Texas church case where a board let a...

Host Ron Wadley of Insurance for Texans explains the tension Texas church finance committees face between rising premiums and deductible exposure. He uses the story of a church in Temple, TX to illustrate this issue. He...

Host Ron Wadley warns Texas pastors and church leaders that fast, question-free insurance quotes are a dangerous sign that no one is doing the work needed to protect a church’s mission. He explains that churches have...