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Viral Jesus

The Church Behind Bars Is Alive and Well

Heather and Heather Rice Minus discuss prison ministry.

Today’s episode highlights the work that is being done by Christians for the incarcerated. Heather sits down with the first female president of Prison Fellowship, Heather Rice Minus, and discusses what work still needs to be done outside of prisons and in our communities to help incarcerated individuals transition after serving their sentences.

During today’s episode, Heather also provides an update on Viral Jesus and requests your prayers for the show’s future.

Guest Bio Heather Rice Minus is the president and CEO of Prison Fellowship.

Host Bio Heather Thompson Day is an associate professor of communication at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. She is the author of eight books, including I’ll See You Tomorrow and It’s Not Your Turn. Reach out to Heather on X at @HeatherTDay and on Instagram @heatherthompsonday. Receive Heather’s weekly inspirational email every Friday at 7 p.m. ET; sign up at www.heatherthompsonday.com/links.

“Viral Jesus” is a production of Christianity Today Executive Producer: Matt Stevens Host: Heather Thompson Day Producer: Loren Joseph Associate Producer: McKenzie Hill Director of Operations for CT Media: Matt Stevens Audio Engineer: Loren Joseph

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