Chaplain partnership
We introduce your team to facility chaplains, complete volunteer clearance, and shape services that fit inside rules and schedules.
Prison Ministry
Home/Ministries/Prison Ministry
Hope behind bars, home after release
Jesus named prison visitation among the marks of His people — and the hardest part isn't going inside, it's being ready when someone comes out. Our prison counsel prepares churches for both halves of the calling.
We partner with facility chaplains for inside services and correspondence courses, then build your re-entry team: mentors, employers, landlords, and a congregation practiced at welcome without naivety.
- Second Sundays — inside services with the facility chaplain's team.
- Re-entry mentors — one trained mentor per returning neighbor, for a full year.
- Welcome protocol — safety, boundaries, and genuine belonging, written down.
What's included in the counsel
A complete Prison Ministry engagement, from chaplain introduction to first welcome Sunday.
Re-entry mentoring
Mentors train in housing, work, and parole realities — plus the patient art of celebrating small wins for twelve months.
Welcoming congregation
Sermons, small-group prep, and a written safety plan so the whole church welcomes wisely — with open arms and clear eyes.
How the counsel works
Six months from first clearance form to a church that knows how to say welcome home.
01
Clearance & calling
Paperwork, orientation, and an honest night about fears, boundaries, and the gospel.
02
Inside rhythm
Monthly services and weekly correspondence courses begin with chaplain oversight.
03
Mentor training
Re-entry realities: IDs, jobs, housing, triggers — and the mentor covenant that holds it.
04
Welcome Sunday
The congregation practices welcome before it's needed, so grace is ready on day one.
Related ministries
Fathers' Ministry →
Many returning neighbors are fathers — cohorts give them a brotherhood on the outside.
Women's Ministry →
Circles of care for returning sisters, and support for the families waiting at home.
Ready to visit the often forgotten?
We'll walk your first team through clearance, training, and day one.