Epiphany: Life Change

10/30/2026

In prison, when someone breaks their word, you confront them. Out here, you send an email.

When a volunteer went silent on Jeff, his mentor suggested a gentle note. Jeff was shocked. It had never crossed his mind.

That’s not aggression. It’s a different set of social tools, and with patient people around him, new ones can be learned.

🎥 From the Philemon Series with Pastor Charles Anderson.

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10/22/2026

Hello Family!

Whether you sat at our banquet table 2 years ago, prayed for a student, or gave a gift along the way, we haven't forgotten you, and we wanted to say thank you. The work happening on the inside is growing because of people like you.

We are excited to bring you a new video series I have been working on to help equip churches to welcome and support returning citizens in our communities. We'll be rolling that out soon. Stay tuned!

This week, would you pray with us for the men and women in our classes and for those getting ready to come home?

Drop a 🙏 below, and we'll know you're praying with us.

God bless you, and God keep you!

-Pastor Charles Anderson, founder of Epiphany Life Change

10/22/2026

10/22/2026

He walked six hours there and back rather than take a crowded bus.

Months after his release, the press of bodies still set off alarms that prison had built into him. Freedom doesn’t undo years of survival instincts overnight.

That’s why the first year home matters so much, and why nobody should walk it alone.

🎥 From the Philemon Series with Pastor Charles Anderson.

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10/21/2026

10/19/2026

She was so glad to be back in church that she hid behind a door until everyone left.

Debbie wasn’t having a breakdown. After years in prison, a crowd rushing the aisles all at once reads as danger. Her body did exactly what it had been trained to do.

One church loses Debbie forever. Another finds her behind the door, takes her hand, and walks her back in. The difference is understanding.

🎥 From the Philemon Series with Pastor Charles Anderson.

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10/15/2026

“Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful.” — Philemon 1:11

Paul wrote those words about Onesimus, a runaway who met Christ while Paul was in chains. Eight words that sum up everything we believe about the men and women coming home from prison.

The world has written them off. God hasn’t. And the church has a role to play.

🎥 From Video 1 of the Philemon Series with Pastor Charles Anderson.

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10/14/2026

Most business leaders assume a job is what keeps someone from going back to prison.

A job matters. But on its own, it isn’t enough.

Research on what drives people back to prison points to a short list of factors:
→ Thinking patterns such as blame, entitlement, and the victim stance
→ Peer relationships (one of the strongest predictors there is)
→ Family dynamics at home
→ Self-control and substance use

A paycheck doesn’t change any of those. Faith, community, and daily habits do, built over time with people who stay.

That’s why Epiphany Life Change invests in the person before release, through years of leadership training inside. After release, trained coaches walk with them through the transition home.

For employers exploring second-chance hiring, this is the other half of the equation. The best hire is someone who has already done the internal work.

Source in the comments. What has your company learned about second-chance hiring? We’d love to hear it.