Prisoners are locked away in a world that's drastically different from the world outside. If you help bring God's love to them, you'll help them find the spiritual freedom that will transcend their physical imprisonment.
Here are some principles to guide you in prison ministry:
Adapted from Prison Ministry: Understanding Prison Culture Inside and Out, copyright 2002 by Lennie Spitale. Published by Broadman & Holman Publishers, Nashville, Tn., www.lifewaystores.com, 1-800-448-8032.
Lennie Spitale has been involved in prison ministry in scores of correctional institutions, including adult, juvenile, male, female, state, county, federal, maximum, medium, and minimum security prisons for more than twenty-five years. He is Director of Prison Ministries for Vision New England, a member of the Coalition of Prison Evangelists and a seminar instructor for Prison Fellowship.
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