KAIROS PRISON
MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL
MARK W. MICHAEL UNIT
Tennessee Colony, Texas
FAITH-BASED DORM
WE PROVIDE THE 63 MEN HOUSED IN THE FAITH-BASED DORM PROGRAM AT THE MARK W. MICHAEL UNIT LOCATED IN "Z" DORM WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY FAITH-BASED CHRISTIAN PROGRAMS WE CAN SECURE FOR THE FURTHERING OF GOD'S DESIGN THAT HE HAS FOR THESE MEN WHILE THEY ARE INCARCERATED. TO HELP THEM WITH MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS AND THE RIGHT CHOICES WHILE THEY ARE INCARCERATED AND WHEN THEY ARE RELEASED TO GO HOME AND BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.
WE NEED YOUR HELP. Classes for each man for the year average about $250.00 PER MAN for books workbooks, DVDs notebooks, and supporting supplies. We don't ask for anything from the men other than a sincere commitment to listen to God speak to them through the program for the year.
We have seen tremendous changes in these men's hearts and minds And expect to see God do tremendous healing in their lives.
Our goal is to allow God to change their hearts and transform them back into the man, father, son, brother, or neighbor that God had for him to be before his and others' lives were ruined by the sin of crime and incarceration.
Friends of the Michael Unit is a Federally registered 501c3 ministry dedicated to supporting and providing for the needs of the Chaplaincy Department, ministry programs, and the needs of other support programs at the Mark W. Michael Unit, a TDCJ Maximum Security Facility located near Palestine, Texas. All proceeds from the donations to the ministry go to support those needs. If you feel led to help us with the ongoing mission in the Michael Unit, please prayerfully consider your involvement.
Please make all donations payable to:
FRIENDS of the MICHAEL UNIT
Mail to:
Friends of the Michael Unit
P.O. Box 661
Tennessee Colony, TX 75861
In the memo line put:
Faith-Based Dorm
Experiencing God: (15 weeks)
God is always at work around you. God pursues a continuing love relationship with you that is real and personal. In this study, God invites you to become involved with Him in His work. God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes, and His ways. God's invitation for you to work with Him always leads you to a crisis of belief that requires faith and action. You must make major adjustments in your life to join God in what He is doing. You come to know God by experience as you obey Him and He accomplishes His work through you.
The Quest for Authentic Manhood: (25 weeks)
The original curriculum in the Men’s Fraternity series is a captivating journey composed of 24 sessions. This series helps men understand their masculine identity and shows them how to make the pursuit of authentic manhood a lifelong priority that is incorporated into the fabric of their everyday lives. It clearly defines what a man is and challenges each man to develop his own personalized manhood plan.
The Mind of Christ: (15 weeks)
By T.W. Hunt is an in-depth discipleship study that introduces believers to a lifelong process through which God will renew their minds and their lives to reflect the image of Christ. Based on Philippians 2:5: "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus," the study shows you how Jesus' mind worked and how the Holy Spirit can teach you to think as He did.
33 THE SERIES: (approx. 50 weeks)
Is a SIX volume study that builds upon many of the timeless truths taught by Robert Lewis in the original Men's Fraternity "Authentic Manhood" curriculum but also includes new material based on authentic manhood core principles. The series is designed to inspire and equip men to be able to pursue true authentic manhood as modeled by Jesus Christ in His 33 years on earth.
Volume One: A Man and His Design - Contains six sessions that explore the basic foundations of authentic manhood and God's clear design for men.
Volume Two: A Man and His Story - In the pursuit of authentic manhood, every man must understand and come to grips with the defining moments and key relationships that have shaped his unique “story.” In this second volume of 33 The Series, men explore their stories through a biblical perspective. With help from experts and regular guys, they will be equipped to learn from their past, come alive in their present, and enjoy God’s best in the future.
Volume Three: A Man and His Traps - provides practical teaching, powerful testimonies, interviews, and creative elements combined in this six-session volume to help men avoid or escape the destruction that falling into the common manhood traps can bring.
Volume Four: A Man and His Work - God created man to work, and His Word instructs men on how to engage and enjoy work, and 33 The Series: A Man and His Work is a six-session study that provides insight into some of the ways men can find both their best fit and fulfillment in work. The study acknowledges the tensions and obstacles that men face in their work lives and helps them move beyond the frustrations and dead ends.
Volume Five: A Man and His Marriage - God created man to lead his marriage, and His Word instructs men on how to be the leader in their marriage too. This six-session study covers important but often misunderstood details about marriage, including biblical foundation, servant leadership, friendship, threats, and sex. It concludes with specific, practical ideas that can help you bring new life to your marriage.
Volume Six: A Man and His Family - Fatherhood is more than just protecting and providing for your kids. Being a dad is one of the most important and influential roles a man could ever play in his life. But being a good dad doesn’t always come naturally. This world needs more good dads. We need men who are willing to embrace the long road of building and cultivating a family. We need men who are willing to admit they haven’t figured it out and are prepared to do the work of learning how to lead and love their kids well.
Kingdom Man: (8 weeks) "A kingdom man is the kind of man that when his feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, ‘Oh crap, he’s up!’” So begins this powerful volume from Dr. Tony Evans, who believes that God wants every man to be a world-changer. This study takes the men along a journey through the principles of biblical manhood, exploring how those who live, work, and minister around a kingdom man benefit from his leadership and care. The men will be challenged to fully understand their position under God as well as their position over what God has given them. Equipped with these concepts, they can actively pursue ways to maximize and develop the character qualities of biblical manhood in their lives. As Tony contends, the enemy doesn’t want them to know it, but they are not the sin that has condemned them to be. They are a whole lot more. Starting now, they can become a kingdom man.
That the World May Know, by Ray Vander Lann: (22 weeks)
Volumes 1-12. The archaeological discoveries revealed in this 12-volume series provide even more reason to believe the Bible. More importantly, these videos, filmed in Israel and the Middle East where Bible events actually took place, weave together historical, cultural, and geographical contexts to reveal keen insights into how people in biblical times understood God and Jesus's teaching. Teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan reveals keen insights into the Scriptures' significance for believers today. This contains the following sessions:
Vol. 1: Promised Land That The World May Know,
Vol. 2: Prophets & Kings of Israel That The World May Know
Vol. 3: Life & Ministry of the Messiah That The World May Know
Vol. 4: Death & Resurrection of the Messiah That The World May Know
Vol. 5: Early Church That The World May Know
Vol. 6: In the Dust of the Rabbi That The World May Know
Vol. 7: Walk as Jesus Walked That The World May Know
Vol. 8: God Heard Their Cry That The World May Know
Vol. 9: Fire on the Mountain That The World May Know
Vol. 10: With All Your Heart That The World May Know
Vol. 11: The Path to the Cross That The World May Know
Vol. 12: Walking in the Desert with God
Men Stepping Up; Calling Men to Courageous Manhood: (10 weeks)
Today, more than ever, the world needs godly men. Men who will step up and courageously lead at home, at church, at work, and in their communities. That’s the message of Stepping Up. In a world where too many men are shrinking back, Stepping Up gives men vision and tools to live godly courageous lives. Ten-week, small-group study for men dives deep into life-changing biblical content to show what it means to live godly, courageous lives.
Men's Fraternity: Authentic Manhood: Winning at Work & Home: (21 weeks)
Viewer Guide by Robert Lewis challenges men to step forward, meet their responsibilities, and establish their manhood. This study focuses on the chief responsibilities men have as husbands, fathers, and breadwinners. Two mirrors are presented to help men evaluate how they are doing in life: the mirror of work and career, and the mirror of home and family. Participants will evaluate the chief responsibilities of how a man successfully relates to a woman and how a man rightly engages in his work.
Voyagers: (30 weeks)
The Voyager Program is a required program designed by the TDCJ ID-Dept. to help offenders explore personal, spiritual, and interpersonal growth issues utilizing a workbook and group dynamics under the guidance of a volunteer facilitator.
They are trying also trying to enrich their lives by walking closer to God and are either already part of the weekly continuing Kairos Ministry at the unit or will attend a Kairos Short Course in Christianity sometime during the year. The ones that have attended already participate in weekly accountability grouping on Tuesday nights called Kairos Prayer & Share.
Many of the men are also part of the Shalom Bible Studies Seminary, AA, NA, Rod Ministries, Overcomers, BSF, and the weekly Church services.
WE PROVIDE THE 63 MEN HOUSED IN THE FAITH-BASED DORM PROGRAM AT THE MARK W. MICHAEL UNIT LOCATED IN "Z" DORM WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY FAITH-BASED CHRISTIAN PROGRAMS WE CAN SECURE FOR THE FURTHERING OF GOD'S DESIGN THAT HE HAS FOR THESE MEN WHILE THEY ARE INCARCERATED. TO HELP THEM WITH MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS AND THE RIGHT CHOICES WHILE THEY ARE INCARCERATED AND WHEN THEY ARE RELEASED TO GO HOME AND BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.
WE NEED YOUR HELP. Classes for each man for the year average about $250.00 PER MAN for books workbooks, DVDs notebooks, and supporting supplies. We don't ask for anything from the men other than a sincere commitment to listen to God speak to them through the program for the year.
We have seen tremendous changes in these men's hearts and minds And expect to see God do tremendous healing in their lives.
Our goal is to allow God to change their hearts and transform them back into the man, father, son, brother, or neighbor that God had for him to be before his and others' lives were ruined by the sin of crime and incarceration.
Friends of the Michael Unit is a Federally registered 501c3 ministry dedicated to supporting and providing for the needs of the Chaplaincy Department, ministry programs, and the needs of other support programs at the Mark W. Michael Unit, a TDCJ Maximum Security Facility located near Palestine, Texas. All proceeds from the donations to the ministry go to support those needs. If you feel led to help us with the ongoing mission in the Michael Unit, please prayerfully consider your involvement.
WE NEED YOUR HELP. Classes for each man for the year average about $250.00 PER MAN for books workbooks, DVDs notebooks, and supporting supplies. We don't ask for anything from the men other than a sincere commitment to listen to God speak to them through the program for the year.
We have seen tremendous changes in these men's hearts and minds And expect to see God do tremendous healing in their lives.
Our goal is to allow God to change their hearts and transform them back into the man, father, son, brother, or neighbor that God had for him to be before his and others' lives were ruined by the sin of crime and incarceration.
Friends of the Michael Unit is a Federally registered 501c3 ministry dedicated to supporting and providing for the needs of the Chaplaincy Department, ministry programs, and the needs of other support programs at the Mark W. Michael Unit, a TDCJ Maximum Security Facility located near Palestine, Texas. All proceeds from the donations to the ministry go to support those needs. If you feel led to help us with the ongoing mission in the Michael Unit, please prayerfully consider your involvement.
Please make all donations payable to:
FRIENDS of the MICHAEL UNIT
Mail to:
Friends of the Michael Unit
P.O. Box 661
Tennessee Colony, TX 75861
In the memo line put:
Faith-Based Dorm
Experiencing God: (15 weeks)
God is always at work around you. God pursues a continuing love relationship with you that is real and personal. In this study, God invites you to become involved with Him in His work. God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes, and His ways. God's invitation for you to work with Him always leads you to a crisis of belief that requires faith and action. You must make major adjustments in your life to join God in what He is doing. You come to know God by experience as you obey Him and He accomplishes His work through you.
The Quest for Authentic Manhood: (25 weeks)
The original curriculum in the Men’s Fraternity series is a captivating journey composed of 24 sessions. This series helps men understand their masculine identity and shows them how to make the pursuit of authentic manhood a lifelong priority that is incorporated into the fabric of their everyday lives. It clearly defines what a man is and challenges each man to develop his own personalized manhood plan.
The Mind of Christ: (15 weeks)
By T.W. Hunt is an in-depth discipleship study that introduces believers to a lifelong process through which God will renew their minds and their lives to reflect the image of Christ. Based on Philippians 2:5: "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus," the study shows you how Jesus' mind worked and how the Holy Spirit can teach you to think as He did.
33 THE SERIES: (approx. 50 weeks)
Is a SIX volume study that builds upon many of the timeless truths taught by Robert Lewis in the original Men's Fraternity "Authentic Manhood" curriculum but also includes new material based on authentic manhood core principles. The series is designed to inspire and equip men to be able to pursue true authentic manhood as modeled by Jesus Christ in His 33 years on earth.
Volume One: A Man and His Design - Contains six sessions that explore the basic foundations of authentic manhood and God's clear design for men.
Volume Two: A Man and His Story - In the pursuit of authentic manhood, every man must understand and come to grips with the defining moments and key relationships that have shaped his unique “story.” In this second volume of 33 The Series, men explore their stories through a biblical perspective. With help from experts and regular guys, they will be equipped to learn from their past, come alive in their present, and enjoy God’s best in the future.
Volume Three: A Man and His Traps - provides practical teaching, powerful testimonies, interviews, and creative elements combined in this six-session volume to help men avoid or escape the destruction that falling into the common manhood traps can bring.
Volume Four: A Man and His Work - God created man to work, and His Word instructs men on how to engage and enjoy work, and 33 The Series: A Man and His Work is a six-session study that provides insight into some of the ways men can find both their best fit and fulfillment in work. The study acknowledges the tensions and obstacles that men face in their work lives and helps them move beyond the frustrations and dead ends.
Volume Five: A Man and His Marriage - God created man to lead his marriage, and His Word instructs men on how to be the leader in their marriage too. This six-session study covers important but often misunderstood details about marriage, including biblical foundation, servant leadership, friendship, threats, and sex. It concludes with specific, practical ideas that can help you bring new life to your marriage.
Volume Six: A Man and His Family - Fatherhood is more than just protecting and providing for your kids. Being a dad is one of the most important and influential roles a man could ever play in his life. But being a good dad doesn’t always come naturally. This world needs more good dads. We need men who are willing to embrace the long road of building and cultivating a family. We need men who are willing to admit they haven’t figured it out and are prepared to do the work of learning how to lead and love their kids well.
Kingdom Man: (8 weeks) "A kingdom man is the kind of man that when his feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, ‘Oh crap, he’s up!’” So begins this powerful volume from Dr. Tony Evans, who believes that God wants every man to be a world-changer. This study takes the men along a journey through the principles of biblical manhood, exploring how those who live, work, and minister around a kingdom man benefit from his leadership and care. The men will be challenged to fully understand their position under God as well as their position over what God has given them. Equipped with these concepts, they can actively pursue ways to maximize and develop the character qualities of biblical manhood in their lives. As Tony contends, the enemy doesn’t want them to know it, but they are not the sin that has condemned them to be. They are a whole lot more. Starting now, they can become a kingdom man.
That the World May Know, by Ray Vander Lann: (22 weeks)
Volumes 1-12. The archaeological discoveries revealed in this 12-volume series provide even more reason to believe the Bible. More importantly, these videos, filmed in Israel and the Middle East where Bible events actually took place, weave together historical, cultural, and geographical contexts to reveal keen insights into how people in biblical times understood God and Jesus's teaching. Teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan reveals keen insights into the Scriptures' significance for believers today. This contains the following sessions:
Vol. 1: Promised Land That The World May Know,
Vol. 2: Prophets & Kings of Israel That The World May Know
Vol. 3: Life & Ministry of the Messiah That The World May Know
Vol. 4: Death & Resurrection of the Messiah That The World May Know
Vol. 5: Early Church That The World May Know
Vol. 6: In the Dust of the Rabbi That The World May Know
Vol. 7: Walk as Jesus Walked That The World May Know
Vol. 8: God Heard Their Cry That The World May Know
Vol. 9: Fire on the Mountain That The World May Know
Vol. 10: With All Your Heart That The World May Know
Vol. 11: The Path to the Cross That The World May Know
Vol. 12: Walking in the Desert with God
Men Stepping Up; Calling Men to Courageous Manhood: (10 weeks)
Today, more than ever, the world needs godly men. Men who will step up and courageously lead at home, at church, at work, and in their communities. That’s the message of Stepping Up. In a world where too many men are shrinking back, Stepping Up gives men vision and tools to live godly courageous lives. Ten-week, small-group study for men dives deep into life-changing biblical content to show what it means to live godly, courageous lives.
Men's Fraternity: Authentic Manhood: Winning at Work & Home: (21 weeks)
Viewer Guide by Robert Lewis challenges men to step forward, meet their responsibilities, and establish their manhood. This study focuses on the chief responsibilities men have as husbands, fathers, and breadwinners. Two mirrors are presented to help men evaluate how they are doing in life: the mirror of work and career, and the mirror of home and family. Participants will evaluate the chief responsibilities of how a man successfully relates to a woman and how a man rightly engages in his work.
Voyagers: (30 weeks)
The Voyager Program is a required program designed by the TDCJ ID-Dept. to help offenders explore personal, spiritual, and interpersonal growth issues utilizing a workbook and group dynamics under the guidance of a volunteer facilitator.
They are trying also trying to enrich their lives by walking closer to God and are either already part of the weekly continuing Kairos Ministry at the unit or will attend a Kairos Short Course in Christianity sometime during the year. The ones that have attended already participate in weekly accountability grouping on Tuesday nights called Kairos Prayer & Share.
Many of the men are also part of the Shalom Bible Studies Seminary, AA, NA, Rod Ministries, Overcomers, BSF, and the weekly Church services.
God is always at work around you. God pursues a continuing love relationship with you that is real and personal. In this study, God invites you to become involved with Him in His work. God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes, and His ways. God's invitation for you to work with Him always leads you to a crisis of belief that requires faith and action. You must make major adjustments in your life to join God in what He is doing. You come to know God by experience as you obey Him and He accomplishes His work through you.
The Quest for Authentic Manhood: (25 weeks)
The original curriculum in the Men’s Fraternity series is a captivating journey composed of 24 sessions. This series helps men understand their masculine identity and shows them how to make the pursuit of authentic manhood a lifelong priority that is incorporated into the fabric of their everyday lives. It clearly defines what a man is and challenges each man to develop his own personalized manhood plan.
The Mind of Christ: (15 weeks)
By T.W. Hunt is an in-depth discipleship study that introduces believers to a lifelong process through which God will renew their minds and their lives to reflect the image of Christ. Based on Philippians 2:5: "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus," the study shows you how Jesus' mind worked and how the Holy Spirit can teach you to think as He did.
33 THE SERIES: (approx. 50 weeks)
Is a SIX volume study that builds upon many of the timeless truths taught by Robert Lewis in the original Men's Fraternity "Authentic Manhood" curriculum but also includes new material based on authentic manhood core principles. The series is designed to inspire and equip men to be able to pursue true authentic manhood as modeled by Jesus Christ in His 33 years on earth.
Volume One: A Man and His Design - Contains six sessions that explore the basic foundations of authentic manhood and God's clear design for men.
Volume Two: A Man and His Story - In the pursuit of authentic manhood, every man must understand and come to grips with the defining moments and key relationships that have shaped his unique “story.” In this second volume of 33 The Series, men explore their stories through a biblical perspective. With help from experts and regular guys, they will be equipped to learn from their past, come alive in their present, and enjoy God’s best in the future.
Volume Three: A Man and His Traps - provides practical teaching, powerful testimonies, interviews, and creative elements combined in this six-session volume to help men avoid or escape the destruction that falling into the common manhood traps can bring.
Volume Four: A Man and His Work - God created man to work, and His Word instructs men on how to engage and enjoy work, and 33 The Series: A Man and His Work is a six-session study that provides insight into some of the ways men can find both their best fit and fulfillment in work. The study acknowledges the tensions and obstacles that men face in their work lives and helps them move beyond the frustrations and dead ends.
Volume Five: A Man and His Marriage - God created man to lead his marriage, and His Word instructs men on how to be the leader in their marriage too. This six-session study covers important but often misunderstood details about marriage, including biblical foundation, servant leadership, friendship, threats, and sex. It concludes with specific, practical ideas that can help you bring new life to your marriage.
Volume Six: A Man and His Family - Fatherhood is more than just protecting and providing for your kids. Being a dad is one of the most important and influential roles a man could ever play in his life. But being a good dad doesn’t always come naturally. This world needs more good dads. We need men who are willing to embrace the long road of building and cultivating a family. We need men who are willing to admit they haven’t figured it out and are prepared to do the work of learning how to lead and love their kids well.
Kingdom Man: (8 weeks) "A kingdom man is the kind of man that when his feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, ‘Oh crap, he’s up!’” So begins this powerful volume from Dr. Tony Evans, who believes that God wants every man to be a world-changer. This study takes the men along a journey through the principles of biblical manhood, exploring how those who live, work, and minister around a kingdom man benefit from his leadership and care. The men will be challenged to fully understand their position under God as well as their position over what God has given them. Equipped with these concepts, they can actively pursue ways to maximize and develop the character qualities of biblical manhood in their lives. As Tony contends, the enemy doesn’t want them to know it, but they are not the sin that has condemned them to be. They are a whole lot more. Starting now, they can become a kingdom man.
That the World May Know, by Ray Vander Lann: (22 weeks)
Volumes 1-12. The archaeological discoveries revealed in this 12-volume series provide even more reason to believe the Bible. More importantly, these videos, filmed in Israel and the Middle East where Bible events actually took place, weave together historical, cultural, and geographical contexts to reveal keen insights into how people in biblical times understood God and Jesus's teaching. Teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan reveals keen insights into the Scriptures' significance for believers today. This contains the following sessions:
Vol. 1: Promised Land That The World May Know,
Vol. 2: Prophets & Kings of Israel That The World May Know
Vol. 3: Life & Ministry of the Messiah That The World May Know
Vol. 4: Death & Resurrection of the Messiah That The World May Know
Vol. 5: Early Church That The World May Know
Vol. 6: In the Dust of the Rabbi That The World May Know
Vol. 7: Walk as Jesus Walked That The World May Know
Vol. 8: God Heard Their Cry That The World May Know
Vol. 9: Fire on the Mountain That The World May Know
Vol. 10: With All Your Heart That The World May Know
Vol. 11: The Path to the Cross That The World May Know
Vol. 12: Walking in the Desert with God
Men Stepping Up; Calling Men to Courageous Manhood: (10 weeks)
Today, more than ever, the world needs godly men. Men who will step up and courageously lead at home, at church, at work, and in their communities. That’s the message of Stepping Up. In a world where too many men are shrinking back, Stepping Up gives men vision and tools to live godly courageous lives. Ten-week, small-group study for men dives deep into life-changing biblical content to show what it means to live godly, courageous lives.
Men's Fraternity: Authentic Manhood: Winning at Work & Home: (21 weeks)
Viewer Guide by Robert Lewis challenges men to step forward, meet their responsibilities, and establish their manhood. This study focuses on the chief responsibilities men have as husbands, fathers, and breadwinners. Two mirrors are presented to help men evaluate how they are doing in life: the mirror of work and career, and the mirror of home and family. Participants will evaluate the chief responsibilities of how a man successfully relates to a woman and how a man rightly engages in his work.
Voyagers: (30 weeks)
The Voyager Program is a required program designed by the TDCJ ID-Dept. to help offenders explore personal, spiritual, and interpersonal growth issues utilizing a workbook and group dynamics under the guidance of a volunteer facilitator.
They are trying also trying to enrich their lives by walking closer to God and are either already part of the weekly continuing Kairos Ministry at the unit or will attend a Kairos Short Course in Christianity sometime during the year. The ones that have attended already participate in weekly accountability grouping on Tuesday nights called Kairos Prayer & Share.
Many of the men are also part of the Shalom Bible Studies Seminary, AA, NA, Rod Ministries, Overcomers, BSF, and the weekly Church services.