From the gunning down of a pastor to domestic violence; from rampage shootings at a youth meeting to dealing with the belligerent drug addict; from child molesters to the cutting of the throat of the founder of the Taize Community during a worship service; violence has already breached the walls of our churches. This book presents a three-fold scheme of protection from violence as it explores the spiritual, the psychological, and the physical spheres of protection educating the reader on what to look out for and giving practical insights into how to intervene before violence occurs.
Dr. Isaacs is the director of MCG Threat Management Services, a division of the Mitchell Consulting Group, Inc., and has been trained at Gavin de Becker s Advanced Threat Assessment Academy. Along with Scott Mitchell, M.A., CFI, CFEI he has developed seminars and practical trainings for churches assisting them to recognize and deal with both potential and current violence. He also performs threat assessments and evaluations for individuals and churches. His education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley; a Master of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary; and both a M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in Berkeley, California. He is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, a licensed Marriage, Family Therapist, and an ordained Anglican priest. As a psychologist he is certified in Post-Combat Behavioral Health. His experience also includes work as a forensic evaluator as well as primary psychotherapist for individuals who believed that they were survivors of satanic cults, a number of those cases being simultaneously investigated by the Department of Justice. He has been a consultant and expert witness for murder and rape cases where demonic possession was suspected, and has performed evaluations for local county Child Protective Services as well as performing high conflict child custody evaluations where questions of either present, or future, domestic violence was an issue during a divorce. He has taught and lectured on evil at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary and at Biola University. He is also the author of Revelations and Possession: Distinguishing Spiritual from Psychological Experiences (2009), a book exploring visions, auditions, and demonic possession from a psychological and spiritual perspective. Check out more at blackwatchprotection.org.
