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Author : Lennie Spitale
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Church work with prisoners
ISBN : 9780805424836
Empowering any pastor, educator, or lay leader in doing effective prison ministry by providing a thorough inside-out view of prison life.
Author : Lennie Spitale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 1735182915
A traveler's guide for Christians to a foreign land where the fields are ripe for harvest.For most Christians, prison culture is like visiting a foreign land, and the thought of ministering behind bars with those incarcerated is an intimidating prospect. Prison Ministry w ill o ffer you t he empowerment you need as a volunteer, chaplain, pastor, or lay leader in doing effective prison ministry.Of the former edition, the late Charles Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship Ministries, wrote: "This may well be the definitive book on prison ministry. Fascinating insights about the prison culture and how to reach it. Mandatory reading for everyone incorrections and for Christians who care about the command to visit prison."Providing a thorough "inside-out" view of prison life, Lennie Spitale offers a unique and qualifying vantage for writing about prison culture and prison ministry. As a young man, Spitale was incarcerated several times. Two years after his conversion to Christianity, he began conducting a weekly Bible study in a local jail. This led to full-time prison ministry.Prison Ministry covers areas such as: the emotional challenges of the incarcerated, the environment of fear, the culture of deprivation, friendships, guidelines, dos and don'ts, and many other relevant and essential topics forequipping any individual or church for effective prison ministry.
Author : Wayne Sanders
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0997258659
The hurt, lonely, oppressed and "called" are the heartbeat of prison ministry. The VICTORY is being able to reach out, touch another life and make a POSITIVE difference for the Glory of God!Prison Ministry is where the natural and supernatural come together and you see the POWER OF GOD explode in your life and those you reach, pulling them out of this great darkness!This book is a clarion call to pastors and those who truly want to work in a field needing the laborers Jesus commanded us to pray for. This book will help you get started and more importantly be SUCCESSFUL!
Author : Gregory E. Von Tobel
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1985854384
This third volume in a series of guides for pastors, lay preachers, and evangelists interested in effective prison ministry is the perfect mix of cutting-edge advice and encouragement. Gregory E. Von Tobel is an expert in the field, with more than thirty years of experience in spreading the Gospel to inmates around the world. In clear, direct, and understandable terms, he explains the challenges and methods of working with offenders of all ages. Prison Ministry Training: Basic Training Part 3 is divided into three chapters. The first provides a road map to the seven segments of conducting a quality service in prison. Chapter 2 is devoted to the altar call: what to do, what not to do, and how to work with prisoners who come forward to accept Christ as their Savior. The book concludes with detailed tips on how to build a ministry network and the best ways to work with prison staff. Von Tobel's book is an indispensable tool for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to offenders. Anyone following the guidelines set forth in this book will learn to become an instrument of God's will realizing their full potential and purpose as a prison evangelist.
Author : Louis N. Jones
Publisher : Conquest Books
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1998-12-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0965662500
For pastors, ministers, and lay persons who wish to establish or maintain effective ministries to ex-prisoners in their churches comes this practical guide, written from the perspective and experience of a church-based ex-prisoner ministry in Washington, D.C. (Church Administration/Pastoral Resources)
Author : Byron R. Johnson,Michael Hallett,Sung Joon Jang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000412697
Drawing on work from inside some of America’s largest and toughest prisons, this book documents an alternative model of "restorative corrections" utilizing the lived experience of successful inmates, fast disrupting traditional models of correctional programming. While research documents a strong desire among those serving time in prison to redeem themselves, inmates often confront a profound lack of opportunity for achieving redemption. In a system that has become obsessively and dysfunctionally punitive, often fewer than 10% of prisoners receive any programming. Incarcerated citizens emerge from prisons in the United States to reoffend at profoundly high rates, with the majority of released prisoners ending up back in prison within five years. In this book, the authors describe a transformative agenda for incentivizing and rewarding good behavior inside prisons, rapidly proving to be a disruptive alternative to mainstream corrections and offering hope for a positive future. The authors’ expertise on the impact of faith-based programs on recidivism reduction and prisoner reentry allows them to delve into the principles behind inmate-led religious services and other prosocial programs—to show how those incarcerated may come to consider their existence as meaningful despite their criminal past and current incarceration. Religious practice is shown to facilitate the kind of transformational "identity work" that leads to desistance that involves a change in worldview and self-concept, and which may lead a prisoner to see and interpret reality in a fundamentally different way. With participation in religion protected by the U.S. Constitution, these model programs are helping prison administrators weather financial challenges while also helping make prisons less punitive, more transparent, and emotionally restorative. This book is essential reading for scholars of corrections, offender reentry, community corrections, and religion and crime, as well as professionals and volunteers involved in correctional counseling and prison ministry.
Author : Michael Hallett,Joshua Hays,Byron R. Johnson,Sung Joon Jang,Grant Duwe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317300601
Corrections officials faced with rising populations and shrinking budgets have increasingly welcomed "faith-based" providers offering services at no cost to help meet the needs of inmates. Drawing from three years of on-site research, this book utilizes survey analysis along with life-history interviews of inmates and staff to explore the history, purpose, and functioning of the Inmate Minister program at Louisiana State Penitentiary (aka "Angola"), America’s largest maximum-security prison. This book takes seriously attributions from inmates that faith is helpful for "surviving prison" and explores the implications of religious programming for an American corrections system in crisis, featuring high recidivism, dehumanizing violence, and often draconian punishments. A first-of-its-kind prototype in a quickly expanding policy arena, Angola’s unique Inmate Minister program deploys trained graduates of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in bi-vocational pastoral service roles throughout the prison. Inmates lead their own congregations and serve in lay-ministry capacities in hospice, cell block visitation, delivery of familial death notifications to fellow inmates, "sidewalk counseling" and tier ministry, officiating inmate funerals, and delivering "care packages" to indigent prisoners. Life-history interviews uncover deep-level change in self-identity corresponding with a growing body of research on identity change and religiously motivated desistance. The concluding chapter addresses concerns regarding the First Amendment, the dysfunctional state of U.S. corrections, and directions for future research.
Author : Wanda Langley
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780557238576
Prison Ministry is one of the most intimidating and unpopular ministries in the church. This manual contains the operating procedures necessary to be an effective prison volunteer. Although prisons are growing at rapid rates, most churches and even bible colleges do not provide prison ministry training. This manual is capable of assisting those that are interested or actively serving in prison ministry.
Author : Dennis Rainey
Publisher : Family Life Publishing
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1602002312
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Author : Zach Sewell
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781449779740
Each chapter in this book explores the story of a different person in the Bible who was imprisoned, and considers the unique way that God was at work in their situation. The purpose of this book is to encourage people who are currently incarcerated by showing them how God has worked through the difcult situation of imprisonment many times before.
Author : Michael B. Bowe
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725266285
Prison ministry needs to be reevaluated. It just is not working. The typical approach to prison ministry is to lead an inmate to Christ to save his or her wretched soul from the pits of hell. However, what about the hell that a particular inmate will face upon release? Michael Bowe introduces a more wholistic approach that engages in the social gospel and restorative justice to address many of the concerns people face when leaving prison. He utilizes systems theory as an approach to address societal and family issues. Getting Out engages the reader with conversations and struggles real people face when leaving prison.
Author : Michael Rickenbaker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : 188267300X
Crime is one of the hottest issues facing our nation today. With more than one million people behind bars, the prison population is increasing some ten times faster than the general population, & society is desperately searching for answers. BREAKING INTO PRISON, a comprehensive guide for ministry to the incarcerated, challenges the millions who are concerned about crime in our society. The only book of its kind currently on the market, its thirteen stirring chapters & study guide will provide you with Biblical solutions that work when man's ways fail. Well-organized & easy to read, BREAKING INTO PRISON is an essential textbook for all Christians regardless of their denominational affiliation. Experience the sights & sounds as we journey through today's prisons. To order: Check or M.O. to Spirit & Truth Pub., 5100 Wyoming Ave., Nashville, TN 37209, $7.95 each plus $2.00 shipping for 1st book, $1.00 for each additional book, or phone (615) 297-5421.
Author : Dennis W. Pierce
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317786764
Show the incarcerated how to find forgiveness in unforgiving surroundings As the prison population in the United States increases by more than 1,000 inmates each week, prison ministry programs must have a working blueprint for dealing with the shame, humiliation, hate, and loneliness of incarceration at both the adult correctional and juvenile detention/probation levels. Prison Ministry: Hope Behind the Wall demonstrates how a ministry can adapt Latin American Liberation theology to address oppression and bring prisoners into the community of Christ. Author Dennis Pierce, former chaplain at the Joliet Correctional Center in Illinois (where the Fox Network's 2005 “Prison Break” series is filmed), presents a functioning approach to forgiveness and reconciliation, combining pastoral counseling, Christian education, Bible studies, and worship to help inmates develop self-esteem and an overall feeling of self-worth through compassion and empathy. Prison Ministry: Hope Behind the Wall provides an alternative resource on our prison system for chaplains, pastors, priests, and students working in theology, ethics, or counseling. Instead of the usual descriptive narratives of inmates’ lives or discussions of statistical approaches, this unique book combines a theological model with a viable programmatic approach to confront the oppression of incarceration and reverse its effects. The book looks at the vital issues facing juveniles in the criminal justice system (the transition from county jail to a correctional facility, victimization, rejection, under-stimulation, homosexual rape) and examines the creation of non-threatening niches to address coping structures needed to move toward forgiveness and reconciliation. Prison Ministry: Hope Behind the Wall examines: meeting the incarcerated defining prison’s emotional ethos dealing with human breakdowns oppression in maximum-security prison components of empowerment needed for prison ministry Prison Ministry: Hope Behind the Wall also includes case studies of four inmates, an extensive bibliography, a glossary of prison terms, sample Bible studies, and sermon topics. The book is invaluable for anyone dealing with incarcerated youth and young adults in civilian or military correctional or juvenile detention facilities.
Author : Christine A. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0817017275
The reality of a stained glass ceiling is familiar to most women called to the pastorate. Despite being more likely to be seminary educated, female clergy constitute less than 10 percent of Protestant leading pastorates and those who do hold such pastorates are generally paid less than their male counterparts. In light of such statistics, Pastor Chris Smith explores how to overcome the challenges in breaking through the stained glass ceiling and she goes a step further. She shares the lessons learned and best practices of the success stories those women who are currently serving in solo or senior pastorates. Based on a national survey of female clergy, this volume is rich in insights based on data as well as personal anecdotes insights that will empower not only women called to the pastorate but also their male colleagues and denominational leaders who want to support them.
Author : Michael F. Maraschiello
Publisher : Cadmus Publishing
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1637510632
In today's postmodern COVID world with Millennial needs clashing with traditional church ministry practices and paradigms, Maraschiello puts forth various new approaches for effective prison ministry involvement, and explains the need for meaningful mentorship and sponsorship of youthful and adult offenders in trouble with the law by taking an active part in becoming not just a friend but rather a modern-day pimpernel and "life coach" instead. Not just preaching the Word of God to the "least ones," but showing them Christ's love through witnessing true discipleship in action for today's incarcerated specifically uplifting their social and economic condition for their successful transformation and return to thrive - not just survive -- in society. Not only is this book insightful for Church ministries, but aso for organizations and the criminal and social justice systems, centers of learning, and the offender's family who all have in common the goal of bringing the offender out of prison in a way that gives them hope with a future as an incentive to changes and stay on the right path for life as fostered by an effective ministry support group.
