Special pricing for Prison Ministries

Special offer: To Own a Dragon by best-selling author, Donald Miller, shares the poignant and meaningful lessons he learned growing up without a dad. Men, women and teen readers will appreciate his candid, truthful insights about the meaning of Father.

NavPress is offering a special price of 75 cents each plus shipping for use in Prison Ministry Outreach only. Contact Bob Yates at 800-504-2924 or bob.yates@navpress.com.

Bridges of Canada is conducting a 2-day Heartmender: Coming Out of the Shadows Conference November 6 & 7, 2009 at Calvary Church in Charlottetown, PEI.

The breakout sessions deal with: 1) Overcoming life controlling issues; 2) Sexual abuse; 3) Anger; 4) Depression; 5) Suicide; and 6) Grief. These sessions are open to everyone and will help to heal life's hurts and deal with what lies beneath.

For more details or to register online, go to www.bridgesofcanada.com or call Pastor Phil Taylor, Calvary Church at 902-368-1226.

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed." Psalms 34:18 NLT

Restorative Justice Seminar

COPE Member Emmett Solomon and Restorative Justice Ministries Network of Texas presents a one-day seminar Saturday, October 31, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, 1506 W. Main St., Gatesville, Texas 254-865-8495.

Topics include Church's Role in RJ, Victims, Offenders, Aftercare, Jail Ministry, plus an update on Chaplaincy and Legislative Issues. Keynote speaker: Dr. Byron Johnson, Professor of Sociology, Co-director Institute for Studies of Religion, Director on Prosocial Behavior both of Baylor University.

Registration fee $20.00 includes lunch and program materials. Registration form and schedule available at www.rjmntexas.net. Call 936-291-2156 for more information.

Destination Character Mentor Training

Learn the Process and Purpose of Mentoring - Destination Character Mentor Training. Don Duncan, Founder of Destination Character and President of COPE's Board of Directors teaches the principles of being an effective mentor. These principles can be used in any mentor-mentee relationship. Mentoring is needed is all aspects of life experience: church, prison, assistance after prison, intervention, children, youth and adults.

When: September 12, 2009 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Where: Council Road Baptist Church, 2900 N. Council Rd., Bethany (Oklahoma City) OK
Cost: $25.00 - includes lunch, snacks, a copy of Destination Character, a teacher guidebook, a student workbook and a copy of the PowerPoint presentation.

Send name, address, church, phone number and registration fee to : Destination Character, PO Box 850921, Yukon, OK 73085 by September 8. For additional information, contact Don at destinationcharacter@cox.net.

COPE Benin celebrated their 4th Anniversary on August 22, 2009. The conference mission wascome together as people of one eternal vision; to share ideas and to motivate one another towards the prison ministry focus; and to educate and remind churche...s in the land that prison ministry was mandated by Jesus Christ. More pictures on Facebook.

Celebrating 4 Years in Benin

COPE Benin celebrates its 4th year with a one-day conference in Cotonou. Speakers include Matthew Okoli, President COPE Benin; Prophete Djibril Adjaho, de la Mission Internationale du Triomphe de L'Evangile, Cotonou; and Pastor Sam Igboka, Freedom Tabernacle, Cotonou.

The purpose of the conference is to come together as people of one eternal vision; share ideas and motivate one another toward the prison ministry focus, and to educate or remind the churches in the land about prison ministry mandate by Jesus Christ. Registration is free. Contact +229 97792587, 95536116, 96197360, or 9633327 to register or for more information.