Hope-Western Prison Education Program

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The Hope-Western Prison Education Program provides a Christian liberal arts education to incarcerated men with long-term sentences at Muskegon Correctional Facility. As a covenant partnership between Hope College and Western Theological Seminary, the program strives to form thoughtful and wise citizens dedicated to improving their communities - whether inside or outside of prison.

Learning Objectives

The Faith, Leadership, and Service, BA  offered by The Hope-Western Prison Education Program will equip students with:

• A biblical, historical, and theological framework for understanding Christian faith, thought and action.
• The skills needed for lives of leadership and service.
• The ability to integrate their faith with their understandings of both leadership and service.
• The disciplines of mind, heart, and spirit that will foster their growth as leaders and servants.
• A deep understanding of the multi-cultural and religious contexts in which they will be leading and serving.

Programs

• Faith, Leadership, and Service, BA

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