Kairos Prison Ministry, Inc. is the parent organization of a body of ministries addressing the spiritual needs of incarcerated men, women and children, to their families and to those who work in the prison environment. Kairos sprang from the Cursillo movement and is supported by volunteers from Cursillo and those other movements that consider Cursillo as their root.  Although a separate ministry, Kairos has received the blessing and encouragement of 4th Day movements such as Cursillo, National Episcopal Cursillo, Presbyterian Cursillo, Lutheran Via de Cristo, The Upper Room's Walk To Emmaus, and independently ecumenical Tres Dias.  Kairos Prison Ministry is a ministry rather than a movement.

What is Kairos Time?   There are two Greek words for time. One of them, with which we are all familiar, is "kronos," meaning temporal time ... hours, days, weeks, etc. The other is "kairos", used in the sense of a time set by God for a particular occurrence. "KAIROS" was found to be a word of very special significance in the environment of the correctional institution where the word "time" carries so many special connotations.

The mission of the Kairos Prison Ministry is to bring Christ's love and forgiveness to all incarcerated individuals, their families and those who work with them, and to assist in the transition of becoming a productive citizen.  The strategy is to select, from the key environments of the institution, leaders who have the greatest potential to impact their environments with the message of Christ's love. These leaders are then invited to attend a Three-Day Short Course in Christianity through which they are introduced to the Kairos community.

Through a systematic, structured program, the residents of correctional institutions are given the opportunity to experience a religious renewal and to accept God's call to a life of Christian witness and service to one another during their stay in the institution and beyond. The leaders impact the prison environment through small share and prayer groups of residents. These groups meet weekly to share their lives on a very deep spiritual level and to pray for one another, for the other residents and the staff of the institution.