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PRISON FELLOWSHIP: In-Prison Ministry

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When ‘No’ Turns Into Decades of Prison Ministry Service

Sam Dye was comfortable, well paid, and in charge as a director at a large government agency. Then he answered an unexpected request that ultimately led him to prison ministry.

By Maria Mallory White
July 27, 2021
In-Prison Ministry | Iowa
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What is Floodlight?

“Although COVID-19 may have closed the doors of America's prisons, it couldn't shut out the hope of the Gospel.” Through Floodlight, a new Prison Fellowship program, inspirational and educational content is available to prisons across the nation.

By Emily Harris Greene
October 6, 2020
Celebrate Recovery | COVID-19 | COVID-19 News | Floodlight | In-Prison Ministry
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Christians in China Help with America’s PPE Shortage

America’s PPE shortage is endangering those who are at a high risk of contracting the disease. Meanwhile, a group of Chinese Christians want to help.

By Grayson Pope
June 24, 2020
China | COVID-19 | COVID-19 Stories | In-Prison Ministry
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Lecrae: Prison Ministry During the Time of COVID-19

Grammy-winning artist Lecrae joins Prison Fellowship President and CEO James Ackerman for a discussion about prison ministry in the current global health crisis.

By Emily Harris Greene
May 6, 2020
COVID-19 | COVID-19 News | In-Prison Ministry | Lecrae
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Shattering Stigmas: Actor Scott William Winters on Prison Ministry

Actor Scott William Winters opens up about his experience volunteering behind bars with Prison Fellowship.

By Emily Andrews
January 7, 2019
HBO | In-Prison Ministry | Oz | Scott William Winters | volunteer
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‘I Saw Hope in There’: Focus on the Family’s John McKeever

Director of cultivation and engagement at Focus on the Family John McKeever shares what he has learned about God’s transforming power while volunteering with Prison Fellowship behind bars.

By Emily Andrews
December 3, 2018
Angel Tree | Chuck Colson | Focus on the Family | In-Prison Ministry | Volunteers
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Making the Most of Holiday Visits with an Incarcerated Loved One

Christmas can be complicated—but never more so than when you have a loved one behind bars.

By Alyson R. Quinn
November 21, 2017
children of prisoners | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Christmas | Family | Family Ministry | Holidays | In Prison | In-Prison Ministry | Visitation
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Not in Vain

Ian is man on a God-ordained mission.

By Mary Ellen Armbruster
September 25, 2017
Assemblies of God | Colorado | In-Prison | In-Prison Ministry | Missouri
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Hello, My Name is Felon

What's the worst thing you've ever done? Imagine being known by that one mistake.

By Emily Andrews
September 18, 2017
Corrections Officer | In-Prison Ministry | Justice that restores | prisoner | rehabilitation
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Five Ways to Get Involved in Prison Outreach

Prison outreach can directly impact the lives of the incarcerated. Here are five ways that you and your church can start your prison outreach ministry.

By Hannah Blankenship
June 8, 2017
In-Prison Ministry | prison ministry | prison outreach
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Would You Make a Good Mentor – Part II

Part II in Prison Fellowship's Mentoring Prisoners series: Check out these 3 important questions for mentors. Would you make a good mentor?

By Zoe Erler and Dan Kingery
January 26, 2017
In-Prison Mentor | In-Prison Ministry | mentor | Mentoring | Mentoring Prisoners | Reentry
Wendi Johnson
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Forgiving Her Husband’s Killers, One Batch of Cookies at a Time

Wendi Johnson never thought she'd find herself baking cookies for prisoners. Not after what she'd been through.

By Emily Andrews
January 19, 2017
forgiveness | In-Prison Ministry | Now What? | NowWhat.org | prison ministry | Wendi Johnson
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Would You Make a Good Mentor? – Part I

Do you want to help prisoners and former prisoners thrive? Read Part One of our Mentoring Prisoners series to learn how to be a good mentor to prisoners.

By Zoe Erler and Dan Kingery
January 18, 2017
In-Prison Mentor | In-Prison Ministry | mentor | Mentoring | Mentoring Prisoners | Reentry
Joining an In-Prison Ministry

In John 4:35, Jesus commands us, “Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest.” When wheat is ready for harvest, it looks almost white. But Jesus wasn’t speaking of fields of grain; He was speaking of a mission field that is “white for harvest.”

By Steve Rempe
May 2, 2014
In-Prison Ministry | Mentoring | music ministry | volunteer | Worship
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Four-Letter Words

A prisoner I’ll call Jared is getting ready to be one of the first graduates of a new Prison Fellowship pre-release unit. This is his third time behind bars. He has spent most of his life as a drug dealer and a petty thief, governed by that troublesome four-letter word: self.

By Jim Liske
April 14, 2014
From the CEO | Hope | In-Prison Ministry | Volunteers
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