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Many prisoners want to go into ministry once their time has been served, but this can be difficult when most churches and other ministries require some type of degree for those they employ in full-time ministry. It can also be hard for a newly-released person to try enrolling in school while dealing with all the other challenges that go along with release. A program has been developed that allows prisoners to earn a Christian Ministry Certificate while they serve out their sentence. Prisoners For Christ, in partnership with The Urban Ministry Institute (TUMI), has classes running at the Monroe Correctional Complex in
Monroe, WA. This is a 4-year course of intense study that provides seminary-level classes through a module-based curriculum with courses in Biblical Studies, Theology and Ethics, Christian Ministry, and Urban Missions.TUMI has recently released condensed versions of their 4-year curriculum for prisoners who have shorter sentences to serve. Lord willing, PFC will bring these studies into facilities in 2024.
The mission of Lifeline Global is to glorify God by inspiring and equipping men and women, with church and community involvement, to become the godly parents, whom God has designed them to be.
Men’s Fraternity was designed to help men come together and strengthen one another through weekly biblical teaching and small group interaction. The authors of Men’s Fraternity wrote another curriculum called “33 The Series.” This series models the thirty-three years of Jesus’ earthly life to help men become better sons, fathers, husbands, and neighbors. PFC has a strong team at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell, WA, who have gained much support and recognition from the facility administration over their curriculum-based courses like “33 The Series”. Lifeline Global has a program for fathers called “Malachi Dads” and one for mothers called “Hannah’s Gift.” “Malachi Dads” helps fathers understand and live up to their biblical responsibility as fathers, breaking the generational curses that plague so many families affected by incarceration. “Hannah’s Gift” is modeled after the life of Hannah and her son (the prophet Samuel) as told in the first two chapters of First Samuel, showing incarcerated mothers how to parent from a distance. Prisoners For Christ partnered with Lifeline Global by producing the video version of the “Hannah’s Gift” curriculum and sharing it with them. In turn, Lifeline Global produced “Malachi Dads” and shared the videos with Prisoners For Christ.
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