I can tell you with certainty that in my AOR religious entities can and do reach out to the local FBI/JTTF for security preparedness advice, and at least around here, they get it. The main Synagogue in my AOR regularly attends the Urban Area Security Initiative meetings as well. They request and receive security support and advice through this venue as well.
If the congregation is large enough, I don't think it's a bad idea to reach out to security professionals for advice. Whether they should spend money out of church coffers would depend on how large they are (IMO, mega-church yes, typical large church no) and how much free advice is available to them.
IF state law allows CCW in churches like they do around here, a lot of them will have a men's group that meets outside regular services on a variety of topics. A lot of them will wind up with sub-groups that work out who carries in church, establish their attendance prior to each service and strategically sit so they know where each other are and have good vantage points to intercede should an active threat present itself. Others will serve as ushers so as to have good vantage points. Working as a volunteer and being legally armed should preclude the need for a state security license. Some even have regular "range days" together and take defense courses as a group. In many cases, merely knowing who's who and having a plan in place is good enough.
If the church has a budget for physical security a good place to look for passive security features is CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design). Simply Google CPTED and you'll find tons of information. I'd also recommend the FEMA website for free training on the National Incident Management System.
https://www.fema.gov/training-0
There's no magic bullet obviously, but once you start looking in the right places, you'll find all sorts of resources that don't cost a lot of money. Hope this helps!
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