In the first episode of Prison Ministry Diaries, Fr. John and Fr. Stephen are starting with a simple question: what kind of people go to prison, anyway? Through their characteristic sincerity and lightheartedness, Fr. John and Fr. Stephen together shed light on some of the assumptions Orthodox Christians can have about the prison population, mainly that we are not as far away from, nor are we that different, from people who go to prison.
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Prison Ministry Diaries is produced by Natalie Ellis and Nicholas Petrogeorge (Filming), Luke Taylor Gilstrap (Writing), and James John Marks of the Christian Saints Podcast (Audio Production).
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Prison Ministry Diaries is sharing wisdom from the most experienced Orthodox Christian prison chaplains in the United States. From decades of ministry experience in prison facilities of every security level, Fr. Stephen Powley and Fr. John Kowalczyk of OCPM are taking common questions and worries that come when God asks you to care for our brothers and sisters behind bars.
Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry is an agency of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America.
