Truth Frees Us Prison Ministry
USEFUL LINKS*
OUR HOME CHURCH
North Coast Church, Vista, California. www.northcoastchurch.com
Lots of great resources here. Most helpful for me is the on-line sermon audio with first-rate teaching. North Coast is a growth-group based church, so there are study guides here as well.
CHRISTIAN RESOURCES
Good News, Etc: A great resource for worldwide news of evangelical Christianity, along with editorial. Published locally in North San Diego County. www.goodnewsetc.com
Bible Gateway: www.biblegateway.com An on-line Bible in several versions. Look up passages by key word and chapter/verse.
Navlitco: Bible studies on line for new believers. http://www.navlitco.org
Witness for Jesus: A Christian ministry that provides training in how to witness to Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses. Learn the Effective Tools to share your Christian faith with your friends in the Watchtower and Mormon Church. http://www.4witness.org
PRISON MINISTRIES
Christ Behind the Wall: Uses Inductive Bible Study Methods to disciple inmates. http://www.christbehindthewall.com
Pastors to Prisoners: : www.pastorstoprisoners.org
Prison Fellowship: Largest prison ministry in the U.S., offering a number of programs including: Angel Tree (ministry to prisoner's children); Pen Pals; training with for prison outreach; Network for Life; and others: www.prisonfellowship.org
Yugo Ministries, Mercy Ministries Division: A ministry to the poor in Mexico, including those in prison: www.yugo.org
Kairos Prison Ministry: An effective international ministry with representatives in San Diego. They have a training program: dwneer@cox.net
REENTRY
Bread of Life Rescue Mission: Oceanside: www.breadofliferescuemission.org
Kairos Outside: A ministry for women affected by incarceration: Christine Peters - cpwriter@cts.com
Set Free Prison Ministry: www.setfreesd.20m.com
Re-Entry Prison and Jail Ministry: Chaplain Art Lyons. An excellent resource site. Focuses on helping inmates make the transition from prison to society, including consultation and referral as well as training for correctional ministers. Maintains a directory of services available to prisoners at release: www.reentry.org
ADDICTION RECOVERY
Green Oak Ranch: 9 month Christian rehab program, Vista, CA. www.greenoakranch.org
HIV
Being Alive: General guide to resources for persons with HIV: www.beingalive.org
Note: We offer these links in an effort to provide resouce information to interested parties, based on what we know about them. Some we've worked with, some not. It is your responsibility to determine the usefulness of the sites and organizations for your purposes.