Pray!  Prayer is the key to all God is calling us to do.  Prayer and then obedience.  What is it God is leading you to do?  Gather some people you know who will pray for a season with you on Gods plan for you and sports in prison.  Pray for God to send volunteers.  Pray for God to open doors with the prison administration.  Pray for patience as things will not move as fast as you may think they should.  

Are you currently doing sports ministry?  Do you have any experience in sports ministry?  Have you already connected with a local sports ministry organization or someone in your region with the Global Sports Movement?  If your answer is no, please email us and we will connect you.  You can also go to this website for more information about the Global Sport Movement and also get free online training. welcome.readysetgo.world/  

Much depends on the what the prison will allow.  How much trust they have in you.  Also the strengths of your team.  Plus the facilities, and resources you may or may not have in the prison.  

Our models differ from prison to prison and country to country.  You can view some of these models and idea on the resource page.

You may find it extremely difficult to get into a prison without an orgainzational connection.  It maybe good for you to connect to a local PFI representitive.  They can assist you in getting training on the prison ministry environment and may also be able to help shape your ministry and provide a pathway for you to get into the local prison.    

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Sport is the great neutralizer to all things.  Many of our people are actual fitness trainers and health experts.  We have values-based curriculum that can be used.  Much of what we do is more a ministry of presence then a full-on Gospel presentation.  We are called to visit and to love and how we do that may mean something much different from one circumstance to another.

This varies from country to country but most of the time there is a process.  You will have to have background checks and maybe various other checks, but these are normal.  Once you're in, you're in!

How much time do you have?  What's your main goal and objective?  Some teams go in once a month.  Some go once a week, some go every day.  We would suggest to start easy, with a light responsibility and work your way to a heavier load once you are confident with your team.  Plus you need time to develop relationship with the staff in the prison.