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UPCOMING EVENTS
Prison Ministry
Who will go to the outcasts and least deserving in our society?
NETWORKING
We would encourage anyone serving in a prison ministry capacity to join a network of others who do prison ministry and or connect with those in your region who do it as well. This can provide a fair amount of prayer support, practical teaching and idea resourcing. Contact your Association's Director Of Missions.
CHAPLAINCY
Those who lead in prison ministry ought to pray about and consider being endorsed as a chaplain. Through the NAMB, Southern Baptists can receive training and endorsement as NAMB chaplains. This credentialing can open more doors to minister and share the gospel in local prison systems. Here is a chaplaincy endorsement manual (PDF) also available at their website.
PRISON MINISTRY RESOURCE LINKS
Here are some very useful websites that can help inform and support what you do- including experienced people you can contact to ask questions:
Who will go to the outcasts and least deserving in our society?
Who will visit those in prison with the Gospel?
What about you or your church?
Prison ministries and their volunteers bring hope, help, reassurance, and often a beginning relationship with Christ - or the renewal of a lapsed one - and the encouragement of on-going Bible studies. Spiritual and emotional needs are ministered to with understanding and compassion. Relationships with families outside are built, reaching them with the love of Christ. It is only through ministry like this that true restoration in and out of prison is a possibility.
What about you or your church?
NETWORKING
We would encourage anyone serving in a prison ministry capacity to join a network of others who do prison ministry and or connect with those in your region who do it as well. This can provide a fair amount of prayer support, practical teaching and idea resourcing. Contact your Association's Director Of Missions.
CHAPLAINCY
Those who lead in prison ministry ought to pray about and consider being endorsed as a chaplain. Through the NAMB, Southern Baptists can receive training and endorsement as NAMB chaplains. This credentialing can open more doors to minister and share the gospel in local prison systems. Here is a chaplaincy endorsement manual (PDF) also available at their website.
PRISON MINISTRY RESOURCE LINKS
Here are some very useful websites that can help inform and support what you do- including experienced people you can contact to ask questions:
- International Network of Prison Ministries
- Index of Southern Baptist Prison Ministries from the International Directory of PM
- Baptist Convention of OK Prison Ministry
- Prison Ministry Press- news from around the world
- OPERATION STARTING LINE / PRISON FELLOWSHIP
- Restoration Ministries out of OK
- Hope in Jesus Ministries, a SBC PM in Rhode Island
- Reaching Prisoners and Their Families- (MP3 audio file for download) Ken Scrubbs with Genesis Project at First Baptist Leesburg, FL seminar at National Ministry Evangelism Conference (3-19-10)
- The North American Mission Board Leader for Prison Ministry Volunteers if you need to ask someone from NAMB any questions is: Steve Dyess- 770-410-6361
- Prison Ministry Training Manual (an Adobe PDF file) from the Florida Baptist Convention containing a lot of useful information