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Discipleship with Incarcerated Men

Join Pastor David Pennington in the all-inclusive community initiative, offering hope and healing to those in the criminal justice system. Learn how your presence can be transformative for individuals in jail, providing them with hope, forgiveness, and spiritual growth. Discover four key strategies for providing spiritual guidance, including prayer, creating a judgment-free environment, intentional listening, and consistency in care. Be a friend to those transitioning back into society, offering support and meeting basic needs. Contact David Pennington at dwp69@Hotmail.com or 740-644-8521 to get involved today!

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Discipleship with Incarcerated Men

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  1. Discipleship with Incarcerated Men Presented by: Pastor David Pennington, CLM Brushy Fork UMC All In Community is an Initiative of

  2. WHY does All In Community Exist? Restoring Hope and Providing Healing in Lives Involved in the Criminal Justice System Matthew 25 & Luke 10

  3. WHO are we FOR in our Community? 1 in 10 Ohioans is directly impacted by a crime or an incarceration experience* • Our Victims & Survivors of Crime • Our Jail Residents • Our Prison Residents • Our Returning Neighbors • Our Criminal Justice Professionals • Their Families & Our Neighbors * Source: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/correctionalcontrol2018.html

  4. Why Your Presence is Important for People in Jail? Jails catch people at their lowest points. They are on their knees and deeply broken. Your presence: • Provides hope and encouragement that they can overcome anything. With God all things are possible. • Opens the door for forgiveness • Helps change their thinking • Creates opportunity for spiritual growth • Fills the “Father Void” We have to be like Jesus to them before they will believe in Jesus.

  5. Four Things for Providing Spiritual Guidance • Start with Prayer – pray about the people you encounter and your own strength to disciple lovingly. • Create a judgment free zone – judgment cuts off the pipeline of fellowship. • Listen intentionally – No one listens to me; I’m going to listen to you. Do 3X as much listening. • Be consistent – Consistently shows you care. Must discern what level of participation you can sustain consistently.

  6. Provide someone to contact – a relationship with someone who wants good things for them. Offer a ride to wherever they need to go – this is very important. Can’t meet Jesus if we’re not there. Meet basic necessities – food, shelter, clothing. Helps them feel safer during transition. Be a Friend – inside the institution and out in the community What people need when they get out of jail… What you can do Transformation During Transition

  7. David Pennington dwp69@Hotmail.com 740-644-8521 Questions All In Community is an Initiative of

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