Interrupting Mass Incarceration with Chris Hoke, Ep #3

In my role as a CFP, I’ve been introduced to some awesome people and organizations across the country and the world. Today’s guest, Pastor Chris Hoke, is one of those people. Chris is the co-founder of Underground Ministries, which serves to mobilize faith communities and businesses in the Pacific Northwest by connecting them to men and women being released from prison.

This movement takes faith organizations and connects them with an individual that’s being released from prison. It helps them build a network outside of the prison system, which can help them overcome the significant barriers to reentry into society. It brings churches back to the primary purpose: to serve as places of healing and personal resurrection.

In this episode of Upthinking Finance, Chris shares how he became a gang pastor, the challenges Underground Ministries faces, and how to approach charitable giving through a new lens.
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LISTEN IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN…

How Chris got involved working in the prison system [4:35]
God is in the resurrection business—not the disposal business [8:44]
Balancing the administrative side of a non-profit with the mission [13:38]
How to approach charitable giving with a different lens [16:53]
The challenges of Underground Ministries’ One Parish || One Prisoner [23:13]
Overcoming the fear of working with the incarcerated [27:52]
Jesus had a mission and never backed down from it—why can’t we? [37:24]
Invest in what you want to see heal the world [41:04]
Where to learn more about Underground Ministries [44:07]

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CONNECT WITH CHRIS HOKE

Read Chris’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Wanted-Spiritual-Pursuit-Through-Outlaws/dp/0062321366
Learn more about the One Parish One Prisoner program: https://oneparishoneprisoner.org/
Check out Chris’s Underground Ministries: https://undergroundministries.org/
Follow Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisHoker

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