Minister to the Families of the Incarcerated
Minister to the Families of the Incarcerated
Family Embraced is a tool kit developed by Angel Tree to help churches take that next step of investment in the lives of prisoners’ children, their caregivers, and their incarcerated parents. It includes a creative combination of videos, facilitated small-group discussions, and group activities that makes it easy to use and flexible. There are eight sessions, which can be covered sequentially and in their entirety, or in a pick-and choose fashion as best fits a church’s needs and interests.
-- Facilitator’s Guide: Walks the facilitator through the process of leading the sessions, including the use of icebreakers, video discussion questions, and learning exercises.
-- Participant Guide: Allows participants to follow along and make personal notes. Downloadable from the CD/DVD, so facilitators can print as many as they need.
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Family Embraced includes:
-- DVD: Eight 20-minute segments that begin each session. These include moving, informative interviews from the real experts—prisoners’ children, their caregivers, incarcerated parents, and those who minister to them.-- Facilitator’s Guide: Walks the facilitator through the process of leading the sessions, including the use of icebreakers, video discussion questions, and learning exercises.
-- Participant Guide: Allows participants to follow along and make personal notes. Downloadable from the CD/DVD, so facilitators can print as many as they need.
Order Your Copy Today
Order your copy today by phone: 1-800-55-ANGEL
Registered Angel Tree Churches: FREE
Non-registered churches or non-profit organizations: $50.00
*One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008. Pew Center on the States.
Why Is It Important?
Why is it important for churches to extend their ministry reach to the children and families of the incarcerated?
-- Prisoners’ families are our neighbors. A recent study* revealed that every one in 100 people in the U.S. is behind bars, leaving behind family members in just about every community. Jesus calls us to be as the Good Samaritan and show mercy to our neighbors in need.
-- Our investment in the lives of prisoners’ children can help break the generational cycle of crime, giving the children greater options and hope for a more positive future.
-- Changing families’ lives will lead to changing our communities, helping to restore the peace, safety, and harmony that crime has helped destroy.
-- If the church doesn’t reach out to them, who will? We alone—as the body of Christ—can offer the one true source of peace and reconciliation: the hope of Jesus Christ.