Instructional Day for Ellis #5 is scheduled for April 27th, 2024

The Kairos program concept is to build the Christian community inside the institution where the Kairos Community prays and fellowships together on a regular basis.

These are called “Prayer-and-Share” Groups and meet weekly. Prayer and Share is the heart of the Kairos Ministry.

In addition, each month Kairos volunteers return for a “Reunion” of the entire Kairos community. The fact that we return again and again to each prison is what distinguishes Kairos from other prison ministries. Without our follow up support, the efforts of the 3 ½ day retreat would quickly be lost to the prison environment.

The Ellis Kairos Inside Team returns to the institution as soon as possible, but no later than 3 weeks following the Weekend to teach the newest members of the Inside Community how to form Prayer and Share Groups.

For the Ellis Unit, the Instructional session lasts 3-4 hours.

We typically pick two or three talks and present them to demonstrate how the weekly prayer and share gatherings are conducted. We go into depth to practice the method of active listening that will be utilized in their weekly groups.