Who Should Attend There is no cost to attend.

Saturday: Register today at Area Prisons alphausa.org/houstonoffensive Will be a day of Vision Casting and Alpha/PF & Jail training. Following the training there will be an opportunity for attendees to visit the Inner Offensive Change Freedom Initiative at the Carol Vance Conference Sponsored By: Prison Unit. We encourage anyone interested in or currently involved in prison ministry to Christ United Methodist Church attend. This is a time for those of us who are Betty Waedemon, Restorative Justice Ministry Leader, interested in taking into the prisons to [email protected] come together. Church leaders are welcome, so that they may better understand the need Alpha-Houston Michael Young, Chairman for their involvement in “the mission eld in our [email protected] own backyard.” Prison Fellowship Tommie Dorsett, Regional Director [email protected] Restorative Justice

Sunday: Ministry Weekend For More Information Contact Will be a day of celebration at Christ Church February 22—23, 2014 with Paul Cowley and Jim Liske delivering the Lou Ronna Richardson (314) 607-8850 | Christ United Methodist Church messages of Restorative Justice. The Winds of [email protected] 3300 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, Change Inmate Choir from Carol Vance Unit will provide special music. Sponsored by Alpha-Houston & Prison Fellowship Ministries in collaboration with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Jim Liske - 8:15 and 11:00

Paul Cowley - 9:45 and 11:00 (Hub)

“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few” Matthew 9:37 Purpose of Offensive Keynote Speakers Saturday Schedule

There are 29 prisons and jails within the 8:30—9:00 Registration Houston, Texas area with an inmate population of over 40,000. In Harris County 9:00—9:10 Welcome alone, there are over 1290 Christian 9:10—9:30 Praise & Worship: Larry congregations. While many individual Jim Liske, Williams volunteers, ministries and community President & CEO Prison Fellowship Ministries organizations are engaged in providing 9:30—9:50 Morning Devotions programs and services for these facilities, Lansdowne, Virginia inmates continue to be underserved. 9:50—10:25 Houston Prison Ministry Many of these underserved inmates will Vision return to our communities with a greater likelihood of re-offending. 10:25—10:40 Need for Community Involvement Alpha Houston and Prison Fellowship 10:40—11:00 Vision Implementation Ministries are working in collaboration with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Reverend Paul Cowley, 11:00—12:00 Free Lunch Together, they have designed an initiative Alpha International to generate more opportunities for Director Wilberforce Trust Luncheon Speaker: Adelaide Biggs Houston area churches, volunteers and London, England community organizations to broaden the 12:00—2:00 Prison Fellowship Training base of programs and services to local area criminal justice facilities. Each facility 2:00—2:10 Break Chaplain and/or Program Director will be 2:10—4:00 Alpha Training asked to prioritize that their volunteer services meet the needs of their inmate 4:00—4:30 Debrief populations. Under the joint leadership of Madeline Ortiz, Alpha Houston and Prison Fellowship Director TDCJ 4:30 Closing Prayer Ministries, volunteer development will Rehabilitation Programs begin through public awareness and Division 4:30—6:00 Tour Carol Vance Unit (Optional) training. Huntsville, Texas