2. Kairos Prison Ministry International
Building the Complete
Kairos Community
LISTEN, LISTEN, LOVE, LOVE

3. Listen, Listen, Love, Love
Kairos Prison Ministry International Annual Conference
Building the Complete Kairos Community
Listen, Listen, Love, Love
Welcome to “Building the Complete Kairos Community”. I am so pleased to see the Kairos community here today for this family reunion.
Our goal is to put a spotlight the importance of building complementary unity within the three Kairos programs. “Complementary” unity meaning to complete one another when becoming one. Wikipedia says “the complement of X is something that together with X makes a complete whole – something tat supplies what X lacks.” To quote a friend of mine…we are searching for the ways Kairos becomes more than the sum of its parts.
Each one of you got a card with three cords on it, and a blank acrostic for “community”. Please feel free to take notes on and around the acrostic – and fill in the blanks with words you believe are needed build a complete Kairos community.
Let’s begin by sharing the basics of Kairos Inside, Kairos Outside and Kairos Torch.

4. Kairos Outside
LISTEN, LISTEN, LOVE, LOVE

5. Kairos Inside
LISTEN, LISTEN, LOVE, LOVE

6. Kairos Torch
LISTEN, LISTEN, LOVE, LOVE

7. Kairos Outside-Kairos Inside-Kairos Torch
Listening and Loving
Kairos Community
Kairos Outside-Kairos Inside-Kairos Torch
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry James 1:19
My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ. Colossians 2:2
Acknowledge our mission is to transform those impacted by incarceration, and it is not solely by our effort – but through the encouragement to listen and to be united in love so the Kairos community my have the full riches of complete understanidng, in order that they may know the mystery of God…. Christ Jesus.

8. Unity of Purpose in Kairos
Keeping our eyes on the goal
Keeping our passion kindled
Keeping our witness real

9. Building Up Those Incarcerated Those Impacted by Incarceration
&
Those Impacted by Incarceration
Listen, Listen, Love, Love
Sharing time and space builds openness
Openness builds opportunity to change
Change reduces recidivism

10. Building Up the Families of
Those Incarcerated
Generational incarceration
“Kairos” experiences for each
Continuing Ministry in Kairos
Climate of care and challenge

11. Unity in Three Kairos Programs Listen, Listen, Love, Love
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Listen, Listen, Love, Love
Kairos Outside-Kairos Inside-Kairos Torch

12. Unity in Three Programs of Kairos Prison Ministry Kairos Outside
Listen, Listen, Love, Love
Kairos Inside
Kairos Torch
2.5-Day Weekend
Outside Facility 3.5-Day Weekend
Inside Institution
Facility 3.5-Day Weekend
Introduce Guests
to Christ through sharing at Table Family discussions
Introduce Participants
2 Times Per Year
Quarterly Reunion
Monthly Reunions are best
Weekly Share, Witness, Action and Prayer
Monthly Reunion
Weekly Prayer and Share Grouping
Semi-Annual 2-Day Retreat
Weekly Mentor Meeting
Kairos Outside S.W.A.P. = Share, Witness, Action, and Prayer. Not a card because women use the time in line to enter the prison to discuss their lives. They can’t be in possession of a prayer card when they enter a institution.
Kairos Outside requires 24 viable Guest reservation forms 30 days prior to the weekend in order to ensure 12 Guests.
Kairos Inside requires plus 2 volunteers over the # of Participants for one to one hosting. Recruiting is the Advisory Council’s responsibility.
Kairos Torch # participants = number of Mentors on a team. No 4th Day requirement.
The 3 programs are structured similarly, the differences are in the operation of the programs. They have different audiences and different details.
Reasons why the time committed for a Weekend varies:
Kairos Outside has Guests
Kairos Inside has 42 Participants, out counts, meals in the chow hall, a larger group to attain the effects group dynamics
Kairos Torch has 12 or so Participants
Kairos Outside is from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Kairos Torch has smaller facilities than Kairos Inside
Note * Because of the larger numbers of Participants in Kairos Inside ,it takes longer to move everyone thru the process of the program within the time constraints.

13. Unity in Three Programs of Kairos Prison Ministry Kairos Outside
Listen, Listen, Love, Love
Kairos Inside
Kairos Torch
2 Clergy
3-7 Clergy
1-2 Clergy
12+ Guests
24+ Team
(4th Day + Former
Guests up to 20% non-4th Day volunteers)
42 Participants
44+ Team
(up to 20% non-4th Day volunteers)
# Participants =
# Mentors + 5 More Team
(Christian, Youth Oriented)
Christian Volunteers
Offering Hospitality
Kairos Outside S.W.A.P. = Share, Witness, Action, and Prayer. Not a card because women use the time in line to enter the prison to discuss their lives. They can’t be in possession of a prayer card when they enter a institution.
Kairos Outside requires 24 viable Guest reservation forms 30 days prior to the weekend in order to ensure 12 Guests.
Kairos Inside requires plus 2 volunteers over the # of Participants for one to one hosting. Recruiting is the Advisory Council’s responsibility.
Kairos Torch # participants = number of Mentors on a team. No 4th Day requirement.
The 3 programs are structured similarly, the differences are in the operation of the programs. They have different audiences and different details.
Reasons why the time committed for a Weekend varies:
Kairos Outside has Guests
Kairos Inside has 42 Participants, out counts, meals in the chow hall, a larger group to attain the effects group dynamics
Kairos Torch has 12 or so Participants
Kairos Outside is from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Kairos Torch has smaller facilities than Kairos Inside
Note * Because of the larger numbers of Participants in Kairos Inside ,it takes longer to move everyone thru the process of the program within the time constraints.

14. Unity in Three Kairos Programs Listen, Listen, Love, Love
Hospitality
Relationship
Agape

15. Braid the three cords, and remember…
Kairos Outside-Kairos Inside-Kairos Torch
A cord of three strands is not easily broken.
Ecclesiastes 4:12

16. Listen, Listen, Love, Love
Building Complementary
Kairos Unity
Listen, Listen, Love, Love
Embracing all three programs
Treasure the relationships
Build the recruiting passion

17. Listen, Listen, Love, Love
Listen to the ideas of others…
Listen with your heart…
Love Kairos…
Love sharing your Kairos moment… Build the complete Kairos community…
Listen, Listen, Love, Love

19. Kairos Prison Ministry International
Thanks for your heart to Listen, Listen, Love, Love!
LISTEN, LISTEN, LOVE, LOVE