BACHELOR DEGREE IN PRISON MINISTRY COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Prison Ministries Training Curriculum was created for people who would like to become involved in prison ministries. Complete this 16-course training curriculum to learn how to witness to those in prison, and what is required in order to volunteer as a chaplain.
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN PRISON MINISTRY CURRICULUM COURSES
1ST SEMESTER
1. Introduction to Inmate Spiritual Counseling
2. Training Curriculum
3. Spiritual Gifts: Keys to Ministry
4. Principles of Personal Christian Witness
5. Principles of Christian Leadership
6. How to Teach Basic Biblical Doctrine
7. Introduction to Volunteer Chaplaincy
2ND SEMESTER
8. Inmate Manipulations
9. Volunteer Policy
10. Criminal Justice Overview
11. Prison Subcultures
12. Qualifications and Selection Criteria for
13. Chaplaincy
14. Chaplain Relations
3RD SEMESTER
15. Religious Pluralism
16. Inmate Worship
17. Introduction to Inmate Spiritual Counseling
18. Ministry to Women
19. Women’s Issues
4TH SEMESTER
1. Discovering Your Prison Ministry
2. Character of a Prison Minister/ Leader
3. Leading Small Groups in the Prison
4. Keys to Effective Prison Leadership
5. Prison Church Planting
6. Preaching in the Prison
7. The Nature of God
5TH SEMESTER
1. The Person and Work of Christ
2. The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
3. Doctrine of Man
4. New Covenant
5. Kingdom of God
6. Second Coming
7. Studying the Bible in the Prison
6TH SEMESTER
1. Old Testament Part 1
2. Old Testament Part 2
3. Gospels and Revelation
4. Acts and the Epistles
5. Understanding inmate
6. Helping inmate in the Prison
7. Common Issues in the Prison Ministry
7TH SEMESTER
1. Contemporary Prison Issues
2. Equipping the Next Generation in the Prison Ministry
3. Prophecy
4. Prayer and Intercession in the Prison
5. Spiritual Warfare in the Prison
6. Prison Worship
7. Prison Revival
8TH SEMESTER
1. Prison Evangelism
2. Growing In Christ 1
3. Growing In Christ 2
4. Developing a Personal Prayer Life in prison
5. Christian Foundations
6. Discovering the Will of God
7. Baptism and Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Revision
Examination
Project writing
Graduation
Collection of Certificate
