Q1 · Topic 1
The Insider-Outsider Model in Practice
How to establish the right posture as a free-world coach. What does it look like to equip without controlling? Real stories from the field.
Community of practice
The NPL Prisons Learning Community
A nationwide community of Free World NPL Prison Coaches sharing best practices, resources and stories of Church Planting Movements inside America’s prisons.
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
Proverbs 27:17
Upcoming · Live on Zoom
Best Practices Zoom Call: getting started in jails vs. prisons.
A practical conversation on how to begin multiplying disciples and churches in county jails versus state and federal prisons, and why the approach differs in each setting.
- When
- Tuesday, October 13 · 1:00 PM Central
- Where
- Online via Zoom
We'll compare best practices for getting started in each setting, from gaining first access and partnering with chaplains to the differences between short jail stays and long-term prison populations. Open to Free World NPL Prison Coaches and anyone who wants to learn.
Zoom link: mobilizego.zoom.us/j/83718487066
Recording · Previous nationwide call
Best practices, live from the field.
Missed the call, or want to revisit it? Watch the full recording of our Learning Community Zoom call, covering best practices for Free World NPL Prison Coaches.
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Curriculum
Quarterly discussion topics
Each quarter we go deep on one theme drawn from the field. The topics rotate across the year and build on each other, so every call moves the movement forward.
Q2 · Topic 2
Finding Persons of Peace
Entry strategy for new units. How do you identify and invest in the right inmate leaders? What does the “on-fire inmate” look like inside prison culture?
Q3 · Topic 3
Discovery Bible Study in the Prison Context
How the 3/3 DBS format works inside dorms, dayrooms, and rec yards. Adapting for racial and cultural dynamics. Training inmates to lead it themselves.
Q4 · Topic 4
Tracking Faithful & Fruitful Activity
Using the Brutal Impact report to measure generational church multiplication. How to review progress data and coach from it without micromanaging.
Ongoing · Topic 5
Handling Transfers: The Scattering Effect
When a key leader gets transferred, it's not a setback, it's multiplication. How to use the NPL network to connect them to coaches in their new unit.
Ongoing · Topic 6
Release & Reintegration
Every released NPL leader is a church plant launch. How to connect released inmates to local NPL networks and support their reintegration as Level 2–3 leaders.
Ongoing · Topic 7
Racial & Cultural Contextualization
Texas prisons are stratified by race and culture. How to begin where you have credibility and let the Spirit create cross-racial multiplication organically.
Ongoing · Topic 8
Iron-on-Iron: Coaching the Level 3 Multiplier
What does a quarterly unit visit look like? How to facilitate Iron-on-Iron meetings, review church maps, and escalate breakthrough units for case study.
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