Forty men at the Lexington Correctional Center in Oklahoma are enrolled in the Prison Divinity Program offered through Oklahoma Baptist University.
The men will be able to earn a bachelor of arts degree in Christian studies, which will be accompanied by an internship with the prison chaplain.
After completing the four-year degree, inmates will be sent out in teams into other prison facilities throughout Oklahoma to serve as field ministers, the Baptist Messenger reported.
Most believers will never share the gospel with anyone, and many will never even invite anyone to church.
“These men got away for a weekend and experienced the peace from other men who knew Jesus and had that life change,” said North Monroe Baptist Church Director of Facilities and Men’s Ministry Jeff McPherson.
Randy Covington will continue as exec dir of Alaska Baptists until his originally planned retirement date of Sept. 30, 2025 — despite what was announced in March following a disagreement over the extent of autonomy a church should have.
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