Great Training at Wheaton College!!!

Sharon Davis recently attended the Foundations of Correctional Ministries at the School for Correctional Ministries at Wheaton College.  There were approximately 27 people in the Foundations class and 9 in the Advanced class for a total attendance of 36 people from all over the United States and even one gentleman from India.  It was a great time of networking with other volunteers, Chaplains and prison ministry coordinators from around the country.  The intructors were excellent: Dr Tom Beckner, Dr. Karen Swanson, Dr. Wyatt Mullinax and Dr. Manuel Cordero.  Course subject matter included the History of Corrections, Introduction to the Justice System, Causes of Crime, Effective Witness in CM, Dysfunctional Thinking, Gateway to Thinking Errors, Inmate feelings/perspective, Dynamics of Incarceration, Engaging the Culture, and much more.   We also received instructions on teaching the Study “Free From The Inside” .  This Foundations course is, in my opinion, a “must do” for those involved in prison ministry.  There is so much information incorporated into it which I am still processing and plan to implement into the ministry!  For anyone interested in this class next year, please check out the Wheaton College website and check on the ACTS ministry training.