Prison Ministry Training Basic Training Part 1:: Getting Started in Prison Ministry

Incarceration is a crisis on a global scale, and more and more people find themselves locked away without hope or purpose. For Christians looking for a way to help, prison ministry is often a calling that can deeply transform the lives of those in prison. But where does one start?

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Written by an expert in the field known across the globe for teaching conferences and pastor trainings, Prison-Ministry Training is the most cutting-edge guidebook out there when it comes to truly making a difference in the lives of those imprisoned. Just as the author felt a direct calling from God to do this unique and challenging work, you may find yourself drawn to the service of prison ministry.

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As a former stockbroker, Mr. Von Tobel worked for various firms including EF Hutton & Co. and Shearson Lehman Brothers when God called him into full-time prison ministry work. Greg has been ministering in Washington State jails and prisons for the last thirty-three years, six years on a volunteer basis and the last twenty-seven years as full-time missionary to those incarcerated.

He is the founder and president of Prisoners For Christ Outreach Ministries (PFC), a ministry dedicated to taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ into the jails, prisons, and juvenile institutions not only in Washington State, but also worldwide. PFC has field offices in thirteen foreign countries, including Russia, Nepal, India, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, Uganda, Malawi, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo, and the Philippines.

Mr. Von Tobel has also served on the Governor's Panel of the Department of Corrections, Religious Services Advisory Council, assisting the department in setting religious policies and practices for inmates. In addition, he has served as past president of the Washington Chaplains Association and was a former Duvall City Councilman.

Greg has been married to Rhonda for the past forty years, and they have three children and three grandchildren.