Prison Ministry Certificate

A convenient four course online program (eight modules per course) for lay volunteers and deacons recently involved in or entering prison ministry to achieve the core competencies necessary to adequately present the Catholic faith inside prisons and deten¬tion facilities, including basic principles of Catholic catechesis, evangelization in the setting of prisons and detention facilities, command of basic Catholic theol¬ogy and interaction between Catholic Christians and other Christian denominations as well as other faiths, and a comprehensive overview of the interpersonal and social skills necessary for social interaction in the prison and detention setting.