Correctional Pastor- Lincoln, NE

Good News Global

Job Description

Location:  Lincoln, NE

 

Vision:  

To disrupt the cycle of darkness and despair for all who are behind bars and their families by advancing the Gospel.  

 

Our Mission:  

To build and equip an alliance of passionate believers who boldly bring the light, life, and love of Jesus to the correctional communities of the world. 

 

Job Description: 

The Chaplain is responsible for providing comprehensive Christian pastoral ministry to the residents and staff of the correctional facility.  The Chaplain also provides other services to inmates, staff, public officials, and the community that will enhance the overall ministry. 

 

Job Duties: 

General day to day job duties include the following 

1. Provide comprehensive Christian chaplaincy services to inmates and staff: counseling, conducting/scheduling Christian worship services, Bible studies and arranging clergy visits, distributing literature and performing other pastoral and ministerial functions as appropriate.  

2. Facilitate access and ministry of religious volunteers for all faith traditions recognized by the facility.  

3. Handle emergency and death notifications among inmates and their families.  

4. Encourage and counsel inmates, correctional officers, and other facility staff.  

5. Recruit, supervise and train religious volunteers.  

6. Promote the visibility of the ministry in the community through jail tours and presentations to individuals, community groups and local churches.  

7. Fulfill administrative requirements of the facility and our ministry.  

8. Generate and file computer reports using a variety of software applications.  

9. Work with the local community (churches, individuals, organizations, businesses) to develop financial partnership and support for the ministry. 

 

 

 

Professional Qualifications 

The chaplain candidate should demonstrate the following specific experience and credentials: 

  • Master’s Degree from a regionally accredited Seminary (preferred)
  • Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited Bible/Christian college with major/emphasis in Bible or Theology; OR 
  • Bachelor’s degree with an additional of 30 hours of Bible from a regionally accredited University/Seminary, AND 
  • Ministry experience demonstrating theological competency/equivalence 
  • Ordained, licensed, or commissioned by local church/denomination 
  • Incarceration Experience: An understanding of the correctional environment with practical service/ministry experience in a jail/prison preferred 
  • Proven track record of ministry involvement and commitment 
  • Experience in evangelism/discipleship/teaching 
  • Agreement with GNG Doctrinal Statement 

 

Personal Qualifications 

The chaplain candidate should demonstrate the following knowledge and skills: 

  • Ability to think, function and minister in accordance with biblical standards 
  • Development of ministry programs 
  • Appropriate methods and means of biblically dealing with human behavior situations 
  • Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing 
  • Ability to identify and develop human, financial and material resources for conduct of the ministry 
  • Ability to connect with the community and encourage partnerships 
  • General fiscal management 
  • Basic computer skills using MS Office Suite (or similar) programs 
  • Personal Finances in Order 

 

 

About Good News Global

Founded in 1961, Good News Global is a Christian outreach that provides chaplains, volunteers, counseling, and educational programs to jails and prisons in 21 US states and 24 countries or territories worldwide. Good News believes that each one of the 9.6 million (2.3 million US) people incarcerated in the world today represents a broken life and a family in pain. Yet they also embody amazing opportunities for hope, healing, hearts to be made whole, and lives to be given to Christ. When this happens, the transformational changes that result are carried forward exponentially and experienced eternally.


In the United States over 7.2 million Americans are on probation, in jail or prison, or on parole. That’s approximately 1 in every 32 adults. Most of the people behind bars are not there for life. 95% of the men and women in our jails and prisons right now will be back in society.


Good News Global is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, fully funded through gifts and donations from businesses, churches, foundations, and individuals committed to seeing lives and families restored and patterns of generational violence broken forever.

Experience Required
Entry Level

Type
Full-time

Education Required
Master's Degree

Date Posted
2 weeks ago
Location
Richmond, Virginia

Denomination
Non-Denominational

Church Size
1,000-2,500


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