Overview:
As a Prison Ministry Advocate, you'll help Mission Delafé bring the hope of Jesus into correctional facilities by building strategic relationships with prison chaplains and advocating for testimony-sharing opportunities. This role requires passion for justice, redemption, and reaching the incarcerated with the transforming power of Christ.
Key Responsibilities:
- Research and identify prison ministry opportunities in target regions
- Build and maintain relationships with prison chaplains and prison administrators
- Advocate for Mission Delafé's testimony ministry within correctional facilities via outreach and prospecting
- Coordinate opportunities for potential testimony recordings with incarcerated individuals
- Navigate institutional requirements and clearance processes
- Develop partnership proposals for prison outreach initiatives
- Maintain a database of prison ministry contacts and opportunities
- Communicate ministry vision and impact to potential partners
- Support on-site testimony recording events when appropriate
- Document success stories and ministry impact
- Handle DVD distribution of testimony recordings to prisons
Qualifications & Skills:
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Understanding of the criminal justice system and prison ministry
- Excellent communication and advocacy abilities
- Persistence and patience in navigating institutional processes
- Research and organizational capabilities
- Cultural sensitivity and compassion for the incarcerated
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries
- Understanding of security clearance and background check processes
Spiritual Requirements:
- Professing faith in Jesus Christ
- Heart for the incarcerated and belief in redemption
- Understanding of restorative justice from a biblical perspective
- Passion for bringing hope to marginalized communities
- Commitment to representing Christ with integrity in institutional settings
- Willingness to pray for the incarcerated and prison staff
