LCU Prison ministry
About the Ministry:
During dinner one night at Lincoln Christian University another student and I started discussing the opportunity we had at our finger tips. In the back yard of the university lied two state prisons housing a total of 3,000 inmates many of which were ready to change their life around. At the same time, LCU was training hundreds of students to lead change and make a difference. The school had just completed an offering of books to give to a prison library and we had connections within the prison that could open doors for us.
A year later after casting the vision to students, jumping through a lot of state regulated red tape and watching God move in some amazing ways we were inside the prison walls. We had a team of 14 volunteers going in, a group of godly people supporting us in prayer and three individuals who stepped up to help me lead the team. Twice a week we provided GED tutoring to help get them ready for success upon their release. Getting a job is one of the hardest parts of reentering society and, besides having a record, the biggest cause is a lack of education. We wanted to help alleviate this stumbling block and provide an chance to not only talk about fractions and comma usage but also our faith in Christ.
During dinner one night at Lincoln Christian University another student and I started discussing the opportunity we had at our finger tips. In the back yard of the university lied two state prisons housing a total of 3,000 inmates many of which were ready to change their life around. At the same time, LCU was training hundreds of students to lead change and make a difference. The school had just completed an offering of books to give to a prison library and we had connections within the prison that could open doors for us.
A year later after casting the vision to students, jumping through a lot of state regulated red tape and watching God move in some amazing ways we were inside the prison walls. We had a team of 14 volunteers going in, a group of godly people supporting us in prayer and three individuals who stepped up to help me lead the team. Twice a week we provided GED tutoring to help get them ready for success upon their release. Getting a job is one of the hardest parts of reentering society and, besides having a record, the biggest cause is a lack of education. We wanted to help alleviate this stumbling block and provide an chance to not only talk about fractions and comma usage but also our faith in Christ.
In the following pages you will find some of the pieces that set up the prison ministry for success.