Ministry Training
November 20th, 2009 11:49 AM

The School for Correctional Ministries (SCM)

The School for Correctional Ministries exists to equip professionals and volunteers who serve in jails, prisons, and reentry for effective ministry through the church.

The specific goals and objectives of the SCM are:

- To offer pastors and laypersons the specialized knowledge and skill to minister in a variety of criminal justice areas.
- To increase the effectiveness of volunteers who minister to offenders, their families and other at-risk groups in institutional and community-based settings.
- To serve as continuing education for correctional professionals in leadership positions--either chaplains or directors of nonprofit organizations. 

Announcing!  New credential programs in Correctional Ministries through SCM at Wheaton College

Three Credential Tracks:

Each credential program will consist of six courses, a capstone project or internship as well as a spiritual mentoring component.  Courses will be offered as residential, online, or a blend; residential courses will be held on the campus of Wheaton College, near Chicago, IL.

Core Curriculum  (Required of all students regardless of credential track)

To enroll 

Student Handbook 

Frequently Asked Questions

School for Correctional Ministries

 2008

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It's Been Awhile
November 10th, 2009 7:04 PM

Hi,

I have not been on my own news board for a while. Since April it looks like. To say the least, busyness has been my lot for a few months. However, I wanted to let you know if there is still anyone receiving emails from here, that I am alive and well. The biggest news I can share with you right now is that a book I have been working on for years now, is about ready to hit the presses. If you have visited my site at all you know that I have listed the information on "Our Lives in Recovery" there for some time. Well, hopefully we will have it available in book form by the end of the year.

The Lord has been using the information in the book now in several prisons. In one prison we have over 100 men attending classes weekly where the information is being taught. At any given time, we have twenty or so students completing the homework assignments and sending them into our office to be evaluated and have issued many certificates of completion in the last several months.

Thank you for praying and supporting this ministry. The Lord is doing a good work.

If you have time, send me an email if you received this just so I know your still out there too!

Blessings!

Chaplain Art Lyons

Making It Work conference – Treating Addicted Offenders
April 7th, 2009 6:50 PM

Hello everyone,
 
Please view the information regarding the Making it Work-Treating Addicted Offenders Conference offered by UCSD's CCARTA.  All questions regarding this event should be directed towards the contact information provided on the website.The conference is free of charge. 

 Kristin

Kristin Zimmer
San Diego District Attorney's Office
Americorps VISTA
(619) 531-3630

 http://www.ccarta.com/miw/miw.html

 

Christine Brown-Taylor, MSW

SB 618 Community Case Management

Program Manager

University of California, San Diego

5060 Shoreham Place, Suite 200

San Diego,  CA 92122

858-334-3134

Fax: 858-625-0217

www.ccarta.com

 



Workshop for Ex-offenders
March 25th, 2009 9:39 AM

Hard Time 2 Full Time

If you have been previously incarcerated and would like to get some help with your employment search, we can help you.

We will conduct a series of four workshops that address specific issues and will be held on Friday’s at 1:30 p.m ~

Staying Out

Transferable Skills

Resume/Cover Letter

W.O.T.C.

For specific information on start dates go to:
http://www.sandiegoatwork.com/Workforce/event/SelectEvent.jsp

If you would like to attend you must sign up.

Call 619-516-2237

*These workshops are a part of a series.
Once you have completed the entire series (all four workshops) a
Certificate of Completion will be provided.

METRO CAREER CENTER
3910 UNIVERSITY AVE STE 300
SAN DIEGO, CA.

Ministry Opportunity
March 6th, 2009 12:27 PM

Dear Friends in Ministry,

There will be a meeting concerning the formation of teams to minister in the Juvenile Hall facilities in San Diego. The meeting is Monday, March 9, 7 pm, in Room 10, at Shadow Mountain Church located 2100 Greenfield Dr., El Cajon, CA 92019. It is open to all those interested in the Juvenile Hall ministry. Please pass the word about this meeting. For more info please contact Tom Heyer at tomheyer@mac.com


Pastor Art Lyons
P.O. Box 620
Chula Vista, CA 91912
(619)482-7258
www.reentry.org



Re-Entry Luncheon April 24th, 2009
March 4th, 2009 9:31 PM

Dear Friends in Ministry,

I wanted to inform you that I am planning a Re-Entry Luncheon on April 24th, 2009 that I am hoping you can attend. It will be at 12:00 Noon at College Avenue Baptist Church located at 4747 College Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92115. The cost will be $12.00 per person which will include a copy of our latest 2009 Re-Entry Directory.

I am still putting some of the details together and will be contacting you again thru email or snail mail with further information.

Please mark you calendars. These luncheons always are fruitful in networking with other leaders who are actively involved with every aspect of re-entry issues. And – you’ll get a good lunch too. Stayed tuned.

Blessings!

Pastor Art Lyons
P.O. Box 620
Chula Vista, CA 91912
(619)482-7258
www.reentry.org



Ministry Opportunity
February 2nd, 2009 12:39 PM

I would like to invite you to be our guests for dinner on Thursday, February 19,5 pm, in Room A, at Shadow Mountain Community Church.

The SMCC Prison Ministry is co-hosting this dinner so that you and others involved in ministering to incarcerated men and women, and their families, can meet and hear from representatives of Impact For Life.

Impact for Life was started by Mel Goebel, a former inmate, who upon his release in 1976, began working with Chuck Colson and Prison Fellowship. In 2000, Mel began Impact For Life and the Library Of Hope.

The Library Of Hope provides prison chaplains with some $300 worth of Christ-centered books and resources upon request for no cost. Impact For Life has additional ministries that assist and support inmates and their families.

This ministry was brought to my attention by Jackie Williford who was a part of the SMCC Prison Ministry until her family moved north. She has continued to minister in prisons where she now resides. She and others are having Impact For Life come to their area during this same week.

Representatives of Impact For Life are sharing in the LA area, including Saddleback Church, and we felt it would be wonderful to have them come to San Diego and share with you.

Again you are our guest for dinner, but we do need to have you RSVP. You can do that by emailing me or calling me at 619-590-2107.

We are hoping that you can attend. Here, again, are the details:

Impact For Life Dinner
Shadow Mountain Community Church
Thursday, February 19
5-7:30 pm
Room A
(Next to Worship Center)

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Thomas Heyer tomheyer@mac.com

Ministry Opportunities
January 26th, 2009 1:13 PM

DONOVAN STATE PRISON

Donovan is a State Prison located in Otay Mesa housing about 4,800 male inmates.
The monthly training will take place on Monday, Feb. 2, 5-9 pm, at Donovan.
If interested, please contact me and I will give you further details.

METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER (MCC)

MCC is a Federal Jail located in downtown San Diego housing about 1,000 male and female inmates.
The annual training will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 5-9 pm.
They only train new volunteers once a year at this facility and they only have openings for 15 people.
I interested, please contact me and I will give you further details.

Thomas Heyer tomheyer@mac.com

Reentry Round Table Meeting
January 20th, 2009 9:45 AM

DATE: January 20, 2009 (Tuesday)

TIME: 1:00 p.m. TO 2:30 p.m.

PLACE: San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, Hall of Justice
330 West Broadway, 13th floor
Downtown San Diego

The mission of the San Diego Reentry Roundtable is to promote the safe and successful return of offenders to our community.

Helpful Resource
January 19th, 2009 8:37 PM

Dear Friends in Ministry,

You might find some helpful ministry information from this study for your organnization.

http://www.reentry.org/MiscPdfs/Reentry_Partnership_Web.pdf

Blessings!

Chaplain Art Lyons



Community Opportunity
December 4th, 2008 9:58 AM

Hello everyone,
        The Reentry Roundtable Cultural Sensitivity Subcommittee will be working this month and next on a presentation for January's Reentry Roundtable.  The presentation will be on cultural communications.  We would like this to be an interactive presentation that covers the various ways individuals from different cultures and generations communicate, express themselves and deal with the stresses of incarceration and reentry.  It is our hope that this will enhance efficiency for providers and the quality of services that individuals returning to our community receive.  We will be holding our first planning meeting Thursday, December 11th at 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. on the 13th Floor of the Hall of Justice.  We encourage those interested to attend and bring along any other community members or providers you feel would make a positive addition to this presentation. 

Thank you,

Kristin Zimmer
San Diego District Attorney's Office
Americorps VISTA
(619) 531-3630

Ministry Needs
December 2nd, 2008 12:12 PM

Dear Brothers & Sisters:
 
As the new year comes and some of you may be privileged to do some shopping and renew your wardrobe, I wanted to ask if you would consider donating one outfit for each of these women.  They don't have clothes to go to church, so any donations will be greatly apprecited. 
 
Here are their sizes:
 
REYNITA:
 
Pants:  size 14-16
Shirts - size 14 or XL
Skirts - Sixe 14-16 or XL
Shoes size 6
 
KALLI
Shirts - size Medium
Pants - size 7
Skirts - size 7
Shoes - size 7.5
 
SHELLY
Pants - size 9 / 11
Shirts - size Medium
Skirts - size 9
Shoes - size 8.5
 
BRYTT
 
Pants - size 16-18
Shirts - XL or XX
Shoe 8.5
Skirts - 16 - 18
 
We will be happy to pick them up.
 
On behalf of these women, thank you very much.
 
 
Chaplain Elena Hernandez
South Bay Women's Recovery Home
1263 Bittern Street
San Diego, CA  92114
Tel: 619-795-0029
Cell:  619-274-2554
 


Job Opportunity
November 27th, 2008 11:19 AM


Begin forwarded message:

From: Marcial Felan <Marcial.Felan@shadowmountain.org>
Date: November 26, 2008 12:39:29 PM PST
To: Thomas Heyer <tomheyer@mac.com>, Marc Levine <marclevine5@gmail.com>
Subject: Job openings

Hi Tom and Marc,
I received information that is accurate that the U.S. Census is hiring for 2010 at this time.  Call 619-684-6100 from more information but I was told they are looking for clerical, management and canvassing people.  They are testing at the El Cajon library on Douglas St. in downtown EC on Dec. 4th at 1:00 and you must bring ad valid California driver’s license or passport and social security card.
 
Tom feel free to put this word out to your network.
 
God Bless,
Marcial Felan, D.Min.,LMFT
Pastor of Family Ministries
Shadow Mountain Community Church


2009 Training for Prison Minstry at Donovan State Prison
November 25th, 2008 1:23 PM

2009 Dates & Times
Sunday, Jan 4 1300-1700
Monday, Feb 2 1700-2100
Sunday, Mar 1 1300-1700
Monday, Apr 6 1700-2100
Sunday, May 3 1300-1700
Monday, Jun 1 1700-2100
Sunday, Jul 12 1300-1700
Monday, Aug 3 1700-2100
Sunday, Sep 13 1300-1700
Monday, Oct 5 1700-2100
Sunday, Nov 1 1300-1700
Monday, Dec 7 1700-2100
Orientations are held in the In-Service Training (IST) Classroom #1

Sorry About The Neglect
November 18th, 2008 9:17 PM

Dear Friends in Ministry,

I have sorely neglected this aspect of my website. Please forgive me. I have been so preoccupied with other ministry concerns I have not posted anything here in ages. However, I am going to remedy this I hopesoon. Please stay tuned.Thanks!

Chaplain Art  Lyons

Ministry Opportunity
April 10th, 2008 8:43 AM

Training for new volunteers at Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC)  will be Tuesday, April 22, from 5-9 pm, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, downtown San Diego. MCC is a  federal jail housing both men and women inmates. Currently, we have two teams ministering there on Monday nights.

Volunteer training for this facility is only held once a year, so anyone interested should respond quickly. There are limited openings.

You must be:
21 years of age.
Free from any criminal felony convictions.
Have a letter of endorsement from an organization like Shadow Mountain.
Able to commit to regular volunteering.
Have a valid Identification, i.e., driver's license, passport.

If you are interested, please contact me, and I will give you further details.

Tom
Thomas Heyer
tomheyer@mac.com



Mentoring Opportunity
March 26th, 2008 11:36 AM

Re-Entry Prison and Jail Ministry "Re-Entry Mentoring" meeting Saturday morning at 9:30 AM on March 29th, 2008

RPJM Re-Entry Mentoring Overview
 
General Correspondence – Outside Ministry
Mentoring Through Bible Study Educational Courses – Outside Ministry
Visiting Inmate at General Visitation Times – Outside Ministry
Evaluating Pre-release Data – Outside Ministry
Accessing Needs – Outside Ministry
Contacting San Diego County Agencies & Ministries – Outside Ministry
Planning Transitional Agendas – Outside Ministry
Helping Inmates After Release to Succeed in Transitional Program – Outside Ministry

Mentoring Through RPJM Transitional Educational Courses – Inside Ministry
Distributing & Discussing Re-entry Resources with the Inmate – Inside Ministry
 
You can be involved with either Outside or Inside Ministry but NOT both.

If you want to be a part of this program inside or outside the prison, please set aside these dates for orientation meetings. The March 29th meeting will take place at Canyon Community Church at 610 Paseo del Rey in Chula Vista, CA, 91910.

Outside Ministry – Saturday, March 29th  9:30 AM – 11 AM
Outside Ministry will be flexible to meet your availability.

Inside Ministry – Saturday, March 29th  9:30 AM – 11 AM And April 7th  5 PM to 9 PM. for security training at Donovan State Prison if you have not already been cleared you must attend this training.

Inside Ministry will take place on Tuesdays somewhere between 9 AM and 5 PM. and Saturdays. Specific hours are not determined yet.

If interested please call or email me for more information. 

Pastor Art Lyons  Office: 619-482-7259
   Email:reentry@reentry.org

If you cannot be involved directly, please consider being involved, prayerfully and financially.



The Kairos Ministry will be taking place at Donovan April 17-20
March 26th, 2008 11:31 AM

The Kairos Ministry will be taking place at Donovan April 17-20.

You can help with this by donating homemade cookies.

Cookies will be collected on Sunday, April 6, and Sunday  April 13, at Shadow Mountain, at the Prison Ministry table in the Pavilion.

The cookies should be placed in clear, zip lock bags.

If you want to donate, but d not attend Shadow Mountain, you can drop off the cookies at the Shadow Mountain Family Ministry Building Monday - Friday, April 7-11, 9-4 pm. Please leave them  in the name of  Thomas Heyer.

Thanks for praying and helping with this area of ministry.

Tom Thomas
tomheyer@mac.com

What is Kairos Ministry?
Kairos Prison Ministry International, Inc. is the parent organization of a body of ministries addressing the spiritual needs of incarcerated men, women and children, to their families and to those who work in the prison environment. Kairos sprang from the Cursillo movement and is supported by volunteers from Cursillo and those other movements that consider Cursillo as their root. Although a separate ministry, Kairos has received the blessing and encouragement of 4th Day movements such as Cursillo, National Episcopal Cursillo, Presbyterian Cursillo, Lutheran Via de Cristo, The Upper Room's Walk To Emmaus, and independently ecumenical Tres Dias.  Kairos Prison Ministry is a ministry rather than a movement.

Kairos is a ministry of the church ... a ministry of the apostles whom Jesus, the Christ, has called into community and sent forth into the environment of the correctional institution. Kairos has been called the best example of the early church in existence today.

Kairos Inside Ministry is well organized and has well-trained volunteer teams of men and women from the communities surrounding an institution that present an introductory 3-day weekend, described as a short course in Christianity. This inter denominational team of volunteers both clergy and laypersons works in cooperation with the Chaplain who carefully selects up to 42 inmate leaders to attend. A well-organized follow up program is part of this ministry.

The mission of the Kairos Prison Ministry is to bring Christ's love and forgiveness to all incarcerated individuals, their families and those who work with them, and to assist in the transition of becoming a productive



Networking Opportunity
March 11th, 2008 12:53 PM

In our continuing effort to create a collaborative community think tank we invite you to an informative breakfast meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Second Chance.  This is the second meeting of our Advisory Board, a group formed to advocate collectively for policy reforms intended to reduce poverty, homelessness, incarceration and substance abuse. Attached is an overview of the Second Chance Advisory Board.

At our inaugural meeting in November, Dr. Robert Ross, President of the California Endowment, discussed how community based organizations can help ameliorate escalating incarceration problems and their related public health effects.  At our meeting on March 18, San  Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis will address what she thinks is necessary to reduce recidivism and its related incarceration problems.  

Ms. Dumanis’ discussion is a great opportunity for the Second Chance Advisory Board to discuss prisoner reentry reform.  We welcome your participation, and urge you to attend.

Please RSVP to MalissaWinicki at 619-234-8888 or at mwinicki@secondchanceprogram.org.  Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to seeing you March 18th.

Address: 6145 Imperial Ave., SD 92114

 Malissa Winicki
Assistant to the Executive Director/Founder - Scott H. Silverman
Second Chance

*New email: mwinicki@secondchanceprogram.org
www.secondchanceprogram.org
T. 619-234-8888
F. 619-234-7787

CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF SUCCESS

 



Community Re-entry Opportunity
March 4th, 2008 11:06 AM

In our continuing effort to create a collaborative community think tank we invite you to an informative breakfast meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Second Chance.  This is the second meeting of our Advisory Board, a group formed to advocate collectively for policy reforms intended to reduce poverty, homelessness, incarceration and substance abuse. Attached is an overview of the Second Chance Advisory Board.

At our inaugural meeting in November, Dr. Robert Ross, President of the California Endowment, discussed how community based organizations can help ameliorate escalating incarceration problems and their related public health effects.  At our meeting on March 18, San  Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis will address what she thinks is necessary to reduce recidivism and its related incarceration problems.

Ms. Dumanis’ discussion is a great opportunity for the Second Chance Advisory Board to discuss prisoner reentry reform.  We welcome your participation, and urge you to attend.

 Please RSVP to MalissaWinicki at 619-234-8888 or at mwinicki@secondchanceprogram.org.

Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to seeing you March 18th.

 Address: 6145 Imperial Ave., SD 92114

Malissa Winicki
Assistant to the Executive Director/Founder - Scott H. Silverman
Second Chance

*New email: mwinicki@secondchanceprogram.org
www.secondchanceprogram.org
T. 619-234-8888
F. 619-234-7787

CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF SUCCESS



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