>I was captured by Christ while in jail awaiting a prison sentence. I now work in both youth ministry and prison ministry.
I’m struck by the similarities…it is relatively easy to make “decisions” for Christ in prison and in Christian camps.
It is a different story to live out those decisions when returning to the real world…whether from a Christian camp or a prison sentence.
As the inmates are always told just before they get out, “Don’t leave Jesus at the gate.” The same thing applies to students leaving Christian camps.
Of course a week of summer camp doesn’t compare in most ways to a 3, 5, 10 or more year prison sentence.
But the fact remains – going back to the “real” world is where the decision must be lived out in dependence on God, in discipline, in accountability, and in community.