Jail and Prison Ministry, Online Bible College Certificate

Jail and Prison Ministry Free Course

Prisoners need regeneration, not rehabilitation--and Jesus has commissioned His followers to reach beyond the barbed wire fences and steel bars to touch the lives of men and women bound by the shackles of sin and shame. Not all prisons have bars.

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Course Description

You hold in your hands the key to a great treasure box. Inside the box is gold, silver, and precious jewels. The box in which these treasures are contained is rather unusual--not really very appealing. It is surrounded by razor wire, electrified fences, and armed guard towers. But inside there is great treasure . . . men and women, precious to God, who are waiting for YOU. The manual you hold in your hands--“You Came Unto Me”--is a training guide for jail and prison ministry. This manual provides instruction for every level of involvement: -The minimal level of corresponding with an inmate. -Visiting one-on-one with inmates. -Ministering in group worship services, special programs, or Bible studies inside an institution. -Assisting inmate’s families. -Providing post-prison ministry upon an inmate’s release from a penal institution. It includes instruction on dress and safety codes, institution and inmate typology, and how to relate to inmates in such a way that they will be attracted to the Gospel message and receive Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. This manual is designed to be used as a training course for: -Individuals who have a desire to get involved in jail and prison ministry. -Churches planning to start jail and prison outreaches. -Denominations desiring to involve their churches in such ministries. -Bible colleges desiring to offer jail and prison ministry training to students. -Chaplains who need a training tool for training their volunteers. Each chapter includes instructional objectives to guide the learning experience and a self-test to measure individual progress. (Answers to self-tests are provided at the conclusion of the final chapter in this manual and may be removed by the instructor if they do not want students to have access to them.) The Appendices include a dictionary of prison-related terms, Scriptures related to prisoners, and a list of ministry resources.

Instructor(s)

Argis and Patricia Hulsey

President and Vice President, Harvestime International Ministries

We are so blessed to offer the anointed Harvestime International curriculum. "The purpose of Harvestime International Ministries: It was upon the spiritual harvest fields of the world that Jesus Christ constantly focused the attention of His disciples: "Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest." (John 4:35) The challenge given by our Lord is for laborers, men and women who know how to reap the spiritual harvest fields of the world for the Kingdom of God. It is to this purpose that Harvestime International Network is dedicated–to recruit, train, motivate, and mobilize a network of international harvesters capable of: 1. Intercession for international spiritual harvest:…The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth laborers into His harvest. (Matthew 9:37-38) 2. Articulation of the principles of spiritual harvest: And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. (2 Timothy 2:2) 3. Demonstration of the principles of spiritual harvest: And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. (1 Corinthians 2:4-5) 4. Communication of the urgency of the mandate for worldwide spiritual harvest: The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. (Jeremiah 8:20) 5. Mobilization of members of the Body of Christ to reap their appointed fields in worldwide, end-time harvest:…He reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. (Jeremiah 5:24) If English is not your native language, please visit harvestime.org directly to take their courses in Cebuano, Chichewa, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Sinhala, – සිංහල, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, – தமிழ், Thai, Urdu. (Not all courses are available in all languages.) While you are there, please pray for their ministry and leave a donation, if you like. Then come back to our website and take the final exam in English (you can have it translated with your own software). We are a separate ministry and use their courses, with permission, for the expansion of the Gospel and preparation of the saints to go into the harvest field. Whether you need the additional languages or not, please pray for their ministry and feel free to donate to them, if you like. Their website is www. harvestime.org.