Chris Hoke is jail chaplain and gang pastor for Tierra Nueva, an ecumenical ministry in Burlington, Washington, that works with migrant farm workers, jail inmates, gang members and those struggling with addiction.
Inmates as apostles
Gangs excel at finding the lost, adopting them and sending them out. Therefore, gang youth can be recruited for apostolic ministry.
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