The Challenges of Prison Ministries

4 ministries to prisoners began in the 1800s, 15 more between 1900 and 1950, 26 in the 1960s, and 140 more in the 1970s. These ministries were nothing less than home missions and they were (1) evangelistic, (2) entrepreneurial and grassroots, (3) and they were like other mission works – could they be ecumenical? Do they favor the prisoners or the system…