Prison Ministry Education Opportunity

SCHOOL FOR CORRECTIONAL MINISTRIES

Announces

Residential course in Texas!

Introduction to Correctional Ministry

3 units (January 4 through January 8, 2010)

This course will provide an overview of ministry to offenders and their families

and the Biblically-based role of the Church in that effort. In addition, the

course will examine the basic structure and functions of the criminal justice

system and the cultural distinctives that govern it. The primary focus will be

on the multiple ministry opportunities present in each of the various phases

of the criminal justice system—presentencing, long-term incarceration, and

reentry.

Who should attend?
Anyone interested in expanding their knowledge and

skills of working with offenders and exoffenders--Chaplains, volunteers,

pastors, those working in reentry.

Topics:
Cognitive Renewal, Biblical View of Correctional Ministry, Evangelism,

Evidenced-based Practices, Reentry Issues

Date & Location: January 4-8, 2010, Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, TX

How to enroll:
visit www.bgcprisonministries.com for enrollment information.

Registration deadline: December 1, 2009

Cost: $1230 $925 (IPM Discount) tuition; Room & board extra

Partial scholarships are available

For more information:

www.bgcprisonministries.com

Institute for Prison Ministries

500 College Ave.

Wheaton, IL 60187

Phone: 630-752-5727

E-mail: ipm@wheaton.edu