My prayer life has a new lease on life due to jail ministry. The growth of the local church is built on the personal spiritual growth of its members. Prison ministry is America s largest spiritual harvest field. There are more than a million inmates, many of whom are genuinely seeking change, stability, and love in their lives. And he newfound spiritual enthusiasm of a prison volunteer is infectious, quickly spreading throughout his or her Sunday school class and friendship network.
Prison ministry breathes new life into church evangelism and outreach programs .
Unfortunately many evangelism and visitation programs are either stillborn or impotent because charged up church members experience so few genuine opportunities to share their faith and see God reap the harvest. Doors are shut in their face, invitations rejected, and the same prospect cards endlessly recycled. Prison work can be a real shot in the arm to the Sunday school ministry . Inmates are invariably deeply moved to know that a whole class is regularly praying for them. Prison ministry enhances worship.