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| GRBJ: College program reaches captive audience |
| By wzzm13.com |
| Published: 02/29/2016 |
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IONIA, MICH. - (Grand Rapids Business Journal) -- Calvin College has a new take on prison ministry. Calvin College, Calvin Theological Seminary and the Michigan Department of Corrections are collaborating to offer inmates in 31 prisons the chance to pursue a five-year Bachelor of Arts in Ministry Leadership at the Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility in Ionia. The recently accredited Calvin Prison Initiative offers courses in ministry and theology. Inmates enrolled in the program are required to complete the same liberal arts core requirements as students at Calvin College, with classes ranging from history and social sciences to philosophy, English writing and literature. Todd Cioffi, professor of congregational and ministry studies at Calvin and co-director of the Calvin Prison Initiative, said the program runs through the fall, spring and summer semesters, and inmates take three courses per semester with classes meeting once a week. Read More. |
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