Kairos of South Carolina

Kairos is...

... an ecumenical Christian ministry designed for use in state and federal men’s and women’s
correctional institutions in the United States and throughout the world. The International Board
of Kairos Prison Ministry, Inc., with headquarters in Winter Park, Florida, governs this ministry.

KAIROS is conducted in cooperation with the chaplains and wardens of correctional institutions,
by teams of laity and clergy who are qualified by their experiences in Christian renewal programs. Team
members are selected, trained, and certified by area governing bodies of KAIROS and approved by
correctional institutions as citizen voluteers.

The purpose of KAIROS is to establish a strong Christian community among the residents of
correctional institutions. This is done by the presentation of a 3-day short course in Christianity. It is
presented by an interdenominational team of about 55 persons for a group of 42 residents. The chaplain
carefully selects the inmates from the prison population. The ideal recruits are those residents who are
presently the leaders in the institution. There, they become Christ’s agents for change in their environ-
ment that ultimately can bring about change in the attitude and quality of life for the entire institution.

The primary goal of the KAIROS ministry is to teach those who attend the weekend to become
part of a share and prayer group. This allows them to share their lives on deep spiritual level and pray for
one-another. Many times, the members of these groups find their peers who have not been through a
KAIROS program coming to them and saying, "I don’t know what it is you’ve got, but I want it!"
... and then they introduce their friend to Christ.