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E E P M
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My name is Arthur Hallett. I am Director of Prison Ministries for
Evangelism Explosion International. We provide spiritual guidance and
discipleship training in state and federal prisons across the US. As Director of EE Prison Ministry, my
goal is to establish the EE ministry in every prison in the US in the next
20 years and in every nation in the next 40 years. To that end, we are currently training
and recruiting a leadership team comprised of church leaders and volunteers
from around the world. These leaders are from various vocations and church
backgrounds and provide prison ministry seminars and training to churches local
in their area. We currently have fifty-five leaders and are adding to our
team daily.
In addition to providing prison ministry seminars and clinics to
the local church, EE Prison Ministry has a very active role in modeling the
implementation and on-going EE study in the prison. We are currently ministering in over 300
prisons around the US, in Liberia and recently in Trinidad, Port of Spain.
Our EE ministry in Trinidad is being facilitated by Prison Fellowship and
is slated for every prison on the Island.
We exist to train and assist the local church and other prison
ministries in their implementation of EE in prison. If you would like for
one of our leaders to give a seminar/training at your church or ministry,
please contact our office.
It is my belief
that every church should have a jail and/or prison ministry to accommodate
families who are impacted through the experience of incarceration. In our society, 2.3 million Americans
were in jail or prison at the start of 2008 — one out of every 99.1 adults;
whether per capita or in raw numbers, it's more than any other nation. I
believe that it is our duty as people of faith to get involved and provide
the only solution to reducing this atrocity against humanity and God. That solution is regeneration through the
saving power of Jesus Christ.
The
national recidivism rate (ex-offenders return to prison within three years)
is around 85%. Of those who were
released and had completed our EE study course, the recidivism rate is only
2.8%. While EEPM is not the only
prison ministry that is assisting the penal system in their mission for
rehabilitation, it is the only prison ministry whose tool is clearly
impacting the hearts of the incarcerated such that through the regeneration
process God is using EE to reveal to the world such astounding statistics.
We read in Hebrews 13:3 "Remember
the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are
ill-treated, since you yourselves also are in the body." Clearly, the Lord has instructed us
to minister to His incarcerated church.
The EE study has proven to be extremely effective in equipping the
local church and the incarcerated church for carrying out God’s great
commission found in Matthew 28.
This is our
invitation and opportunity for you to join us in responding to God’s
instructions in Hebrews 13 and assist us in our vision to equip the
incarcerated church for the work of His ministry and great commission.
Please review our entire website or go to our international website
at www.eeinternational.org for other areas of ministry provided
through EE International.
As you seek God for His will, I pray that you'll share this
information with your church or ministry and that someone will respond to
God’s call for prison ministry. We exist to assist you in implementing EE
in the jails and prisons in your area.
In His
Service,
Rev. Arthur Hallett,
Isaiah 42:5-7
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