A Special Message to Pastors

From Rev. Glenn L. Morrison, President of Follow Up Ministries, Inc.

Dear Pastor:

The Church of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ awaits His coming. It has surely waited a long time. Our work — our Great Commission — is to share His light with a world that still lives largely in darkness. Nowhere is that darkness more forbidding than in the shadows of our county jails, in our juvenile halls, and in the mushrooming number of state and federal prisons that dot our countryside.

Follow Up Ministries was formed to partner with our great churches in reaching prisoners for Jesus Christ. It has labored in this mission field for over forty years! Forging partnerships with churches, on the one hand, and with institutional chaplains on the other, Follow Up has focused on teamwork, rather than competition — always seeking to complement the work of existing outreaches and ministries, rather than compete with them. It is "trans-denominational;" its volunteers come from diverse churches and denominations. It is privately funded and receives no denominational or governmental support.

Follow Up Ministries has based its work on the Gospel of Jesus Christ, seeking to help chaplains promote the cause of "discipleship" inside the walls. It's a "hands-on" type of ministry. Its volunteers serve inside prison walls, going into the cell blocks and recreation areas to touch lives directly.

This is the home mission field to which we have been called.

More than ever, we believe Jesus wants to reach prisoners. For many in jail, the time may be short. We must reach them for Christ, while they are isolated from the cares of the world, open to the overtures of One Who Cares.

Chaplains cannot do this alone; many are reaching out to form partnerships with the greater Church of Jesus Christ. That is where we come in as a specialist in jail ministry. Follow Up Ministries is helping in several important ways:

	We recruit and train volunteer Christians to share this important missionary burden.
	We supply printed Bible studies — a full 28-lesson course — which is free to prisoners.
	And we hold weekend seminars in prisons, where Christian prisoners are built up and discipled to share the Word effectively with other prisoners.

Beyond that we are available to assist qualified ex-felons as they adjust to the problems of "street life."

 And we are available to help you, the Pastor, in seeking solutions to the special problems raised by a church member who has become incarcerated.

The word "disciple" is central to our work, both inside and outside the barred walls. This kind of work calls for the maturity of a true "disciple of Jesus Christ." But unique service calls for unique disciples — men and women uniquely prepared and called by God — men and women that may not fit our mental image of the traditional "missionary." But they are missionaries, even though they may not look the part right now. Because of their uniqueness, they may need special encouragement from you in order to find their way to the unusual mission field for which they are being prepared.

Your awareness of this opportunity — your recognition of the special challenges involved in ministry to the incarcerated — your acknowledgement of its vital importance to the church and to the peace of our streets and the sanctity of the home — all these are ways in which we invite you to participate in this great work.

We stand ready to assist you in building bridges to the eternal souls of prisoners young and old. If you are interested, please let us hear from you.

Gratefully yours in His service,

For Pastors
Get counseling: he is the wonderful counselor and able to do it for you also so get to know wisdom from him i.e. Jesus.
Get dress well: However you are anointed doesn't stand with your ugly dress no one is obligated to see ugly thing for a hour.
Don't exaggerate things.
Don't ever lie.
Study hard, read well before you say it.
Most of all Pray ! Pray! Pray!
Ever think you are better than audience!
Remember you are there only by grace of the lord. 
Good Example Preachers.
They already have their note on their hand.
Point by point (4-7 Points); 1-2 examples; 1-2 humors
They never forget to conclude their sermon with out inviting un saved people to Christ.
They finish according to the church pastor told the time to finish it. If not they are no more well come again to that pulpit.

Wisdom and understanding of Gods word
As a man of God having a wisdom and understanding is inevitable. God we serve is able and willing to give us. Just pray and ask! It will be given to you. The following biblical terminologies are crucial to deliver our sermon to the people of God.
1.   Understanding of what is true, right, or lasting; insight: that is the word of God.  "One cannot have wisdom without living life".
2. Common sense; good judgment: "It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things".

A wise teaching of the word of God is makes you able to fully transfer what God have planned to give to his people in any level. So you need to have a wise outlook, plan, and course of action.

Divine
Godlike, divine, superhuman transcendent, immanent omnipresent, ubiquitous immeasurable, infinite absolute, undefined, self-existent, living, existing timeless, eternal, everlasting, immortal, perpetual immutable, unchanging, changeless, permanent almighty, all-powerful, omnipotent, powerful creative, dynamic prescient, providential, foreseeing all-wise, all-seeing, all-knowing, omniscient, knowing oracular, predicting all-merciful, merciful, forgiving compassionate, pitying parent like, loving holy, all-holy, worshiped, sanctified sovereign, supreme majestic, authoritative transfigured, glorious, all-glorious, worshipful theomorphic, incarnate, in the image of God, deified Messianic, anointed Christly, Christ like.

Anointed
Sovereign, suzerain, crowned head, anointed king or queen Majesty, Highness, Royal Highness, Excellence dynasty, house, royal house, royal line, royal blood royalty, monarch, king, queen, rex, regina divine king, Pharaoh, Inca imperator, emperor, empress Caesar, Kaiser, Kaiserin, Tsar or Czar, Tsarina or Czarina, Tsarevitch or Czarevich prince, princess, Infante, Infanta, Dauphin, Prince of Wales, Crown Prince or Princess, Great King, King of Kings, Padishah, Shah, Sophy khan, Great Khan Celestial Emperor Mikado Mogul, Sultan, Sultana Negus, Prester John pope, pontiff, Dalai Lama, Aga Khan caliph, Commander of the Faithful.

Divine Attribute
Being, existence perfect being, perfection oneness, unity infinitude, infinity immanence, omnipresence, presence omniscience, wisdom, knowledge omnipotence, almightiness, power timelessness, eternity, perpetuity immutability, changelessness, stability truth, sanctity, holiness, goodness, justice, mercy transcendence, sublimity, supremacy, sovereignty, majesty, glory, light glory of the Lord, Shekinah

Holy
Belonging to, derived from, or associated with a divine power; sacred.
2. Regarded with or worthy of worship or veneration; revered: a holy book.
3. Living according to a strict or highly moral religious or spiritual system; saintly: a holy person.
4. Specified or set apart for a religious purpose: a holy place.
5. Solemnly undertaken; sacrosanct: a holy pledge.
6. Regarded or deserving special respect or reverence.

Alleluia!
Hallelujah!, Hosanna!, Glory be to God!, Holy, Holy, Holy!, Lift up your hearts, Lord, have mercy, Our Father Lord, bless us!, God save!
1. Great honor, praise, or distinction accorded by common consent; renown.
2. Something conferring honor or renown.
3. A highly praiseworthy asset: Your hair is your crowning glory.
4. Adoration, praise, and thanksgiving offered in worship.
5. Majestic beauty and splendor; resplendence: The sun set in a blaze of glory.
6. The splendor and bliss of heaven; perfect happiness.
7. A height of achievement, enjoyment, or prosperity: Paris in its greatest glory.
8. A halo, nimbus, or aureole. In this sense, also called gloriole.

The three mystery of Salvation
Is your heart believes that your sinful nature is forgiven.
Is your heart believes that Jesus Christ is living in your life today.
If you die to day are you sure that heaven is your home.