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To facilitate the
Chapel Program, approximately 50 Volunteer Applications,
renewals, TB Clearances per month are processed and submitted by
Pastors to Prisoners staff to the institutional Protestant
Chaplain for transmittal and approval of the R. J. Donovan
Community Resources Manager.
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A Yard Pastor is a volunteer who has special clearance
from the prison administration to work principally on one yard of
about 1000 men, to assist the institutional Protestant Chaplain by
serving as pastor to the inmate congregation of the chapel on that
facility by:
 | conducting Sunday worship services
| supervising prayer meetings
| conducting Bible studies
| hosting Christian videos
| escorting and facilitating volunteer groups |
| help with family death notifications
| offer individual counseling
| conduct baptisms and other pastoral functions |
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Through Changed Lives, Yard Pastors Help SAVE...
Money and Resources:
Recidivism -- the inevitable cycle of incarceration, release,
despair, victimization, apprehension, conviction, and reincarceration
-- is broken.
Time:
When a substantial portion of a Yard's population become "new
creatures in Christ," the prison staff spends less time
controlling irresponsible behavior.
Families:
By teaching inmates to be accountable and responsible for their
loved ones. (Ephesians 5)
Lives:
Of inmates and their potential victims.
Yard Pastors Are Making A Difference!
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Other Prison
Ministries |
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Prison Fellowship
(an international ecumenical prison program) which conducts 12-step
Rapha programs, marriage/family seminars, weekly Bible studies.
Kairos,
Inc.
(a national ecumenical
prison program) - San Diego branch of Golden
State Kairos holds two 4-day weekend training
sessions per year per yard plus 2-day sessions
between weekends and monthly reunion meetings on
three yards.
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Why
Prisoners Need Yard Pastors
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Criminals aren't born that
way. They learn crime growing up.
Prison Programs are
designed for public safety, not preparation
for parole.
California correctional
facilities house an average of 4500 inmates
per prison.
On every yard, there are
hundreds of convicts eager to show new
inmates how to beat the system.
A Yard Pastor helps keep
the "wolves" on the yard from
scattering and destroying the
"sheep."
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