
An Encouraging Word Ministry
Join Us
You will find details for each step of the “Encourager” journey outlined below. Are you being called?
PRAY
YOU’LL BE MATCHED
WRITE YOUR LETTER
YOU’VE GOT MAIL
PRAY about becoming an Encourager! It is a commitment, a rare privilege, a blessing!
YOU’LL BE MATCHED! Email the Ministry to register: Encourageword444@gmail.com. You will be sent a current list of Christians in prison (“Insiders”) who are waiting for an Encourager. Based on the Stephen Ministry guidelines, men are matched with men, women are matched with women.
YOU WILL CHOOSE who you feel might be a good fit for you personally from the list. If he or she is still available, you will be matched. However, matches happen quickly and it is possible the Insider you request will have already been matched with an Encourager.
You will be given basic information about the Insider such as photo, location, age, birthdate, parole hearing date, and prayer request. Additionally, a form completed by the Insider is provided to you, giving you a full understanding of the issues and prayer requests they need.
WRITE YOUR LETTER AND MAIL IT DIRECTLY TO YOUR INSIDER. We even provide a sample first letter. The ministry does all its communication through email, so it does NOT matter where you live in the United States or Canada. Nor does it matter where the Insider is located.
YOU’VE GOT MAIL! The Insider’s response letter to you is to be sent only to the ministry P.O. Box in Tennessee. Their letter is scanned (jpeg) and emailed to you so that your personal address is never revealed. The letter is NOT read by the Administrator but held for 10 days in case there is an issue of readability or content.