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JAIL-MAIL from Chaplain Tom May 30, 2012 New Life Corrections Ministry Wayside Cross Ministries 215 East New York Street Aurora IL 60505  tbeatty@waysidecross.org MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF INMATES AND INMATE FAMILIES! Inmates are coming to the "Dads' Classes" who would NEVER come to a Bible Study or a church service.  They come even when the "Dads' Classes" are advertised as BIBLE-BASED & CHRIST-CENTERED.  These men don't want their kids to follow in their footsteps!  Many of these men are hearing the Gospel for the first time in their lives!   There's no subject that motivates men more than FATHERHOOD! No inmate wants his kids to follow him to jail! Our DADS' CLASSES are presented in a weekly format in the Kane, DuPage, Kendall & McHenry County Jails, in Stateville Prison, in the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles, and at Wayside Cross in Aurora. Bring the Gospel to the inmates in the context of fatherhood, Spark an interest in the men to become better Dads, break the  generational cycle of crime, reduce recidivism, and Spark an interest in the Prison Staff to welcome the year-long Malachi Dads' Program. We also present the DADS' CLASSES as a 2-Day Seminar in the rest of Illinois' 25 men's State Prisons.   WE NEED MORE DADS TO CO-LEAD CLASSES! Kane County Jail - Fridays, 7 - 9 PM.      DuPage County Jail - Fridays, 2 - 3:30 PM      Kendall County Jail - Tuesdays, 1:30 - 3 PM     Stateville - Mondays, 11am - 1pm   Stateville - Wednesdays, 9 - 11 AM     IL Youth Center - Mondays, 6 - 8 PM    Please email Chaplain Tom for more information and/or applications. tbeatty@waysidecross.org     OUR "ROAD TEAMS" SCHEDULE "ROAD TEAMS" 2-Day Seminars to IL State Prisons - usually on Monday-Tuesday, requires two overnights & travel expenses  Apr. 4 - 5, 2011 Robinson CC, completed - 60 inmates                                         July 11 - 12, Pontiac MSU, completed - 25 inmates                                         Oct. 17 - 18, Robinson CC, completed - 60 inmates                                         Nov. 7 - 8, Shawnee CC, completed - 60 inmates                                         Dec. 5 - 6, Jacksonville, CC, completed - 29 inmates                                         Jan. 9 - 10, 2012 Vandalia CC, completed - 80 inmates                         Feb. 13 - 14, Vienna CC, completed - 49 inmates Mar. 5 - 6, Lawrence CC, completed - 53 inmates Mar. 19 - 20, Stateville MSU, completed - 21 inmates Apr. 2 - 3, Taylorville CC, completed - 30 inmates Apr. 16 - 17, Robinson CC, completed - 37 inmates May 7 - 8, Big Muddy River CC, completed - 64 inmates June 4 - 5, Menard MSU, confirmed July 2 - 3, East Moline CC, not yet confirmed July 9 - 10, Danville CC, not yet confirmed August 6 - 7, Logan CC, not yet confirmed Sept. 10 - 11, Hill CC, confirmed Oct. 9 - 10, Southwestern IL CC, confirmed Nov. 5 - 6, Centralia CC, not yet confirmed Dec. 3 - 4, Pinckneyville CC, not yet confirmed Jan. 14 - 15, 2013, IL River CC, not yet confirmed      The "not yet confirmed" dates are "penciled in."  Please pray for their confirmation. We need more Dads for each of these dates!     You may sign up for more than one trip to more than one prison.   And, please recommend this opportunity to others!   WE NEED MORE DADS! (Must be 18 or older, no felony record, have Pastor's recommendation.)     To sign up, please email Chaplain Tom at tbeatty@waysidecross.org Chaplain Tom will need your SSN & DOB to obtain a security clearance. CLASS 1 DEFINING THE PROBLEM AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF FATHERING GOD'S PLAN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM PRIDE, HUMILITY & GRACE THE FEAR OF THE LORD RE-BUILDING TRUST     CLASS 4 HANDLING ANGER & MORE ANGER & CONFLICT RESOLUTION SELF-CONTROL ALCOHOL & DRUGS HANDLING STRESS CLASS 7 FATHERING WHO IS THE PERFECT FATHER? HOW DID I LEARN TO BE A DAD? BEING A GOOD EXAMPLE COMMITMENT & SECURITY   CLASS 2 GETTING STARTED LEARNING FROM OUR PAST WHAT IS A REAL MAN SELF-WORTH SETTING GOALS     CLASS 5 DISTANT DAD BECOME A SPECIALIST ON YOUR KID(S) EMPATHY PROVIDING TREASURE MORE INSIDE DAD ACTIVITIES     CLASS 8 LEADERSHIP & DISCIPLINE DAD IS LEADER DAD IS A SERVANT-LEADER DISCIPLINE       CLASS 3 SPIRITUALITY SPIRITUALITY, RELIGION & CHRISTIANITY CHRISTIANITY & CHANGE SPIRITUAL FEEDING SPIRITUAL WORK-OUT SUGGESTIONS ON READING THE BIBLE   CLASS 6 RELATIONSHIPS S-X MARRIAGE LOVE LUST PORNOGRAPHY & MASTURBATION CHASTITY   CLASS 9 "FIREPROOF" (the movie) PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION   Please email Chaplain Tom for more information or to reserve your spot!  tbeatty@waysidecross.org

 

SOCPM Student Prayer Request May 27, 2012

Dixon Correctional Center Renewing Fatherhood
Prayer Request Wednesday May 23, 2012

Last Class this Session – Next class begins July 11, 2012

Shawn – Please pray for me I really want to be n my daughter’s life when I get out/ I leave in November by then I want to be a great father. May God bless and once again thank you.

Dylan – Pray for my kids Victoria, Brayden, Ella, and Clabe. Pray that I can get in touch with them and pray for my sister Emily and brother Jesse, Rod, Rose that they are safe.

Sheridan Correctional Center

Prayer Request – Friday May 25, 2012

Renewing Fatherhood

Christopher – Pray that Lexi has a healthy baby and to continue to let her know I’ll be back with her in 163 days. Pray for Dedrich and Jordan as they graduate high school and go on to their next journey college. Thank you and God bless you. Pray that God continues to give me patience and wisdom on my decision to go home or to a recovery home.

Antoine – I ask that you give thanks to God for us all believing in his Son. Thank Him for his grace and mercy. I ask that you pray for the guys that constantly disturb our group and pray for Soldiers of Christ Ministries to continue to stay strong. I ask that you pray for my family’s health and well-being.

Dominique – Pray for me to be a holy man. Thank you for sending me a man of God to learn about God. Thank you and God bless.

Richard – Please pray that I remain strong and encouraged to share my faith and love that I have gained by coming to know Jesus. Blessed be you and yours.

Dean – Prayers for my father and Aunt whom are still holding their own and the rest of my entire family.

Jon – My prayer is for my brother and friend Dave K, that God would bless him with a paying job and the wisdom, knowledge and understanding to find that path to an employer whose heart is softened by the Holy Spirit.

Anthony – Please pray for my mother Loretta for her safety and good health. Pray for my brothers, Pete and George, that the Holy Spirit protects them. Please pray for my son Stephen that he is safe, that God place his hands on him so that he may be safe. Pray for me, for my peace of mind and the strength and courage to help others. Please pray for Michelle that he continue to have the strength to keep going.

Johnnie – I ask that you pray for all the world.

Reginald – I pray that God will bless Scott in health and the Soldiers of Christ Prison Ministry. I pray that my family and friends be blessed.

Robert – Please just continue to pray for my children and siblings. Also pray that I grow as a Christian and be the man, son, father and brother God made me to be. Also pray for my friends Corral, Borror and Figueroa and the others who have paroled from here recently. His loving servant.

Others

James – Please pray for Yolonda, Sericka, Ericka, Meliek and James. Peace and blessings.

 

Soldiers of Christ Prison Ministries Alumni

Praise

Robert S – 2011 graduate of Life Institute for successfully completed 1-year parole and had his sentence discharged May 24, 2012

Prayer

Myles - a 2010 student of Malachi Dads was released and began a 2-year parole May 21, 2011

Kendall County Jail

Prayer Request – Monday May 21, 2012

1 on 1 Discipling

John – Continued prayer for his strength in dealing with situation he has gotten himself into and healing for those he offended and for God to draw them near Him

 

 

For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. (Romans 11:36 ESV)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-Day Seminar & Chaplains Training Academy (Week 2)

 

(Scroll down for ONE-DAY SEMINAR information.) JAIL-MAIL from Chaplain Tom       NEW LIFE CORRECTIONS MINISTRY                                                                A Division of Wayside Cross Ministries   May 25, 2012                                         215 E. New York St., Aurora IL 60505   "WEEK 2" Chaplains Training Academy October 16 - 20, 2012   ON APRIL 24th - 28th, we hosted WEEK 1 of the CHAPLAINS TRAINING ACADEMY.  It was attended by 13.   THIS OCTOBER 16th - 20th, we'll host WEEK 2.  Subjects to be covered are:  Biblical Counseling, Evangelism, Inmate Culture and the Word, and Working With and Developing Volunteers. The Chaplains Training Academy will be held Tuesday - Friday, October 16 - 19, 6 - 10 PM, at New Covenant Bible Church, 4N780 Randall Road, St. Charles IL, and Saturday, October 20, 9 AM - 3:30 PM at Wayside Cross Ministries, in Aurora.  The Tues-Fri sessions are restricted to "paid registrants."  The Saturday session (in Aurora) is free, open to the public.   To view the C.T.A. schedule for Oct. 16 - 20, click here. NOTE FROM CHAPLAIN TOM:  I have worked with Rich Hines for many years, and have valued his training.  This EXCELLENT training is not just for Chaplains, but for all who are called to be Christ's ambassadors "behind bars," full-time or part-time, to all who want to be better-equipped to minister to inmates & correctional staff - in Bible Studies, One-on-One Counseling, Worship Services, evangelism and discipleship.   CHAPLAINS TRAINING ACADEMY For many years Rich Hines (leader of our One-Day Seminars) received requests for more in depth chaplaincy training. That's one reason he produced the Jail Ministry Training Manual. But it became obvious we needed something more. Many unattached Chaplains are asking for training and for us to validate them as "Fit for Biblical Correctional Chaplaincy." Here's an example of a letter sent to Rich from a Chaplain from Ohio.   "Do you offer training for Chaplains? I am called a Chaplain, but I'd like to be trained and certified or credentialed. ... I have been involved with the Jail and Juvenile ministry for about 3 years now and the Chaplaincy I am involved in does not offer any credentialed training. ...I have a true calling I'm just trying to get my credentials to fulfill what He has started in me."   Starting in 2006, the Chaplains Training Academy (or, CTA) began. It will continue to take on new students in 2011-12, including a special arrangement for international students. Much of the study and course work will be done by distance learning and correspondence, but we will require 20 units of on site work at one or more of our campus locations.   About the Academy The Chaplains Training Academy (CTA) has been established to serve Chaplains and trainees by providing training in biblical expertise, as well as a credential validating and sanctioning them as approved and fit for gospel ministry within a correctional facility.   A training session with five initial classes will be held Tuesday through Friday (April 24 - 27), 6 - 10 PM, at New Covenant Bible Church in St. Charles, plus one Saturday session (April 28), 9 AM - 3:30 PM, at Wayside Cross in Aurora. Homework and outside course work will be required.   Upon satisfactory completion of a training session, a student will earn five units. More training sessions are held at different venues throughout the year. A CREDENTIAL will be given upon the completion of 20 units. This would normally take two years to earn.   For more information, or to register for the CTA, please contact Chaplain Rich at (360)722-2429, or rich@onlyhopeprisonministries.com. You may also visit http://www.onlyhopeprisonministries.com for an application. All applications will be prayerfully considered on a first come first served basis. There will be an initial application fee of $50.                                   (Please do not email Chaplain Tom with CTA registrations.)     Our Staff Rev. Rich Hines, M.A. Min. The Director of our Academy and Chaplain Training, was a correctional chaplain for 21 years.  He wrote our Jail Ministry Training Manual. He'll teach practical applications of God's word to the special challenges inmates face.   Dr. Larry McCall, Pastor of Christ's Covenant Church in Winona Lake, IN. He'll teach on God's nature and how best to prepare spiritual leaders who come along side as your staff. His book,"Walking Like Jesus Did" will be one of the required study books in the course.   Dr. Stuart Scott, A Seminary Professor, Author, Conference Speaker, and Biblical Counselor with over 25 years experience. He's on the executive board of the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors, and a member of the Association of Biblical Counselors. He will emphasize how counsel inmates from the Bible alone.   Pastor Jerry Wragg, M.Div. (D.Min candidate) Pastor-Teacher of Grace Immanuel Bible Church in Jupiter, FL. He is also the Chairman of the Board of the Expositors Seminary.  He'll teach on Theology Proper and how to biblically worship, and how that applies to the true church on the inside.   Pastor Steve Kreloff, M.Div Has served as Pastor-Teacher of Lakeside Community Chapel in Clearwater, FL for over 30 yrs. He will teach on how to prepare and apply biblical exposition.   Cpl. Bruce Mills, M.A. Bib.St. He'll Teach on submission to governmental authority and how best to be a good testimony of Christ to correctional authorities. Classes and Venues • Biblical Preaching and Teaching       • Working With Corrections Staff • Evangelism                                   • Marriage and Divorce • Pastoring Inmates                           • Inmate Culture and The Word • Biblical Worship                              • Submission To Authority • Biblical Counseling                       • Giving Death Notifications • Working with and Developing Volunteers  · Santa Clarita, California - at The Master's College · Orlando, Florida – at Faith Baptist Church · St. Charles, Illinois - at New Covenant Bible Church · Johnson City, New York - at Davis College · Winston-Salem, N. Carolina - at Twin City Bible Church · Snohomish, Washington - at Emmanuel Baptist Church  Classes in bold will be covered in the St. Charles CTA week, Oct. 16 -20. To view the C.T.A. schedule for Oct. 16 - 20, click here.   What To Bring: Bible, teachable spirit, and for those needing housing, one suitcase and other personal provisions.  (We have elegant complimentary housing available.)   Cost for the CTA:  For the Illinois training session, we have a discounted rate of $90 plus the cost of textbooks.  A $50 deposit is necessary to register.  This deposit will be held until you are accepted into the course, in which case it will go toward the first session's fee.   If your application is not accepted, the $50 will be returned.     To register for the full five days of the CHAPLAINS TRAINING ACADEMY, please call 360-722-2429 or email Chaplain Rich Hines at rich@onlyhopeprisonministries.com.  (Please do not email Chaplain Tom with CTA registrations.)   One-Day Seminar Jail & Prison Ministry Training  October 20, 2012, 9 AM - 3:30 PM, at Wayside Cross Ministries, 215 East New York Street, Aurora IL 60505   FREE!   OPEN TO ALL! (A freewill offering will be received) And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching!       - Hebrews 10:24-25   To view the One-Day Seminar Program, click here. BE ENCOURAGED! (And allow God to use you to encourage others by your presence!)     Rev. Rich Hines will present: Teaching Inmates Biblical Work Ethics, Part 1 Teaching Inmates Biblical Work Ethics, Part 2 The Sin of Ethnic Hatred Dealing with Prison Rape - Homosexuality   Certificates of Attendance will be presented   IT'S GREAT FELLOWSHIP!     RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED!   We want to make sure we have enough materials on hand, especially enough food for your FREE lunch and Certificates of Attendance!     To register for the One-Day Seminar, please email    tbeatty@waysidecross.org    Please consider donating to keep this ministry "in the black." Click here! Select "New Life Corrections" THANK YOU! SAVE THE DATE!   Dr. Gene Getz (Measure of a Man) will be the Keynote Speaker at our ANNUAL BANQUET (our only fund-raising event) Saturday, November 3rd, 6:30 PM at Village Bible Church, in Sugar Grove   For Banquet reservations, please email tbeatty@waysidecross.org