Giving Something BackGiving Something Back

B. J. Rone / Bishop Casey MinerB. J. Rone / Bishop Casey Miner

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We all might ask ourselvesWe all might ask ourselves the same six questions: the same six questions:

What fact has affected my life the most?

What one thing do I want my children and my grandchildren to remember most about me?

What is the one most worthwhile thing I have ever done in my life? What have I given back?

How would I want my epitaph to read?

If I only had one speech left to make, what would I talk about?

What can I say that will affect my hearers the most?

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This Morning’s AgendaThis Morning’s Agenda

Part One -- B. J. Rone

• Inmate background• Kairos Prison Ministry• How you can helpPart Two -- Bishop Casey Miner

A critical need in our 94 Texas prisons How Christian Prison Ministries is helping. And what individuals can do to help CPM.

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Inmate BackgroundInmate BackgroundU.S. Prisons today

2.5 million inmates Ominous breeding grounds for terrorists.

Islam Fastest growing religion in the USA Growing both in and out of prisons 3rd largest religion in the USA with 1,000+ Mosques

18 months ago Texas laid off 40% of all prison chaplains as budget cut!

Texas prison units today We have a 23% shortage of security personnel! Many TDCJ Prison units have no full time Chaplain.

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Texas PrisonsTexas Prisons126,107 inmates

96% increase since 1993 White 31%, Black 41%, Hispanic 28%

Average 10th grade education

Average sentence is 22 years 1/3 have sentence of 30+ years 450 on death row (98% men)

75,000 inmates are out on parole

TDCJ (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

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The Prison EnvironmentThe Prison EnvironmentPoisonous

RACE: Blacks -41%, White – 31%, Hispanics – 28%

HOMOSEXUALITY: Root of 60% of problems HATE for authority; plans for revenge

$0,000.00 in TDCJ budgets for rehabilitation Inmates receive very few visitors or mail

A small Christian community in most prisons. 150 + religions (cults) recognized by TDCJ

Chaplains at 12.5% of national average recommended for state prisons

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What is all This Costing Us?What is all This Costing Us?

$2,492,526,986.00 (2004) $204 million per month $6.8 million per day, $283,000 per hour (7 / 24)

Annual increase = 24% (last 13 years)These cost numbers do not include the Millions of $ spentBy the State of Texas on trying & convicting individuals.TDCJ employs 40,000 to manage 94 prison unitsThe “revolving door” still exists & equals recidivism

Recidivism is a HUGE problem & opportunity

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94 Prisons

126,107 prisoners

$16,063/year per prisoner

$2 Billion = $100 every Texan every year

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What Can We do to Help?What Can We do to Help?

Three main Prison volunteer groupsin Texas that we can work within: Kairos Prison Ministries Bill Glass Prison Ministries Chuck Colson Prison Ministries

You can join a Kairos team by first going

through a four day retreat program called,

“Walk to Emmaus” ,Cursillo or Tres Dias

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What Can We do to Help?What Can We do to Help?

Worldwide organization 25,000 volunteers Kairos ministers to inmates in prison and to their

families in the free world

DFW area Kairos teams go into TDCJ units twice per year for

four days and work with inmates Kairos also helps paroled inmates find jobs, homes

and new friends We now have only about 150 volunteers in our area Texas volunteers for only 25% of Texas prisons

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Christian Prison MinistriesChristian Prison Ministries

Bishop Casey MinerThe Orthodox Church

in Dallas

Christian Prison Ministries has been organized to fill the void at TDCJ Prison units where all or most of the Chaplains have been laid off.

Again many units have no Chaplains today.

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Christian Christian PrisonPrison

MinistriesMinistries

Changed Hearts …Changed Hearts …mean Changed mean Changed LivesLives

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When I was in prison …… you visited me

Matthew 25:36-40

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Released Christiansjoin a Church

Other released prisonersjoin a gang

A Christian experience reduces repeat criminal activity

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

1 year

Average

Christians

2 years

50%50%

70%70%

44%44%28%28%

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MissionMission

Provide Ordained Clergyto assist prison Chaplains

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BillWilliam

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How Can We Help?How Can We Help?

• Pray• Contribute to the Ministry• Ask your own pastors to volunteer then support

them in this endeavor.

• Christian Prison Ministry

2183 Buckingham Rd. #189

Richardson, TX 75081