Richard Barnhart has lived in Fort Collins for the past eighteen years.  He currently serves as the Executive Director of an evangelical, non-profit organization called the Correctional Ministries and Chaplains Association (CMCA).  Richard also teaches classes in criminal justice and management part-time at the University of Wyoming.

His correctional experience includes twelve years working in probation and in institutions for the Utah Department of Corrections, five years working as a deputy warden for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, and seven years working as a program specialist for the National Institute of Corrections.  In addition to working in large organizations for over 20 years, Richard owned and managed a small retail business.  He served as an officer in the U. S. Navy, is a Vietnam veteran, and retired from the U. S. Navy Reserve.

Richard has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, a Masters of Social Work degree, a Masters of Theology degree, and completed most, but not all, of the work on a Doctorate in Public Administration.

Anna is an attorney at Hann Persginer, P.C., in Holland, Michigan. Anna practices criminal defense, family law, and acts as a mediator for both general civil and domestic cases. In addition to her practice, Anna sits on the Board of Directors for Latin Americans United for Progress, Midtown Counseling Services, Holland Teen Court, and Ridge Point Community Church. Anna also serves on the Mediator Quality Assurance Committee with Mediation Services, which schedules and facilitates training for local mediators.

Anna is married to an amazing husband, and has been blessed with an equally incredible son. Anna’s current verse to live by is Micah 6:8. “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

Founder, President,and Executive Chaplain Pacific Youth Correctional Ministries

Education:
MA, Talbot Theo. Seminary – Biola University
MA, Pepperdine University
MA, California State University, San Bernardino
Doctoral Course Work, Claremont University

As a former probation counselor and therapist and today as a seasoned juvenile correctional chaplain, Steve has provided over 40 years of professional institutional service to California’s San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange counties. Supervising the Protestant Chaplaincy Ministry for the Orange County Juvenile Justice Complex’s seven institutions since 1981, Steve’s purpose is to help fulfill the Great Commission with incarcerated and hurting youth, adults, and their families.

As the Founder, President, and Executive Chaplain for Pacific Youth Correctional Ministries, an international chaplain-placing ministry, Steve also assists Christian organizations and penal agencies as a consultant in program origination and development. He has experience as an adjunct faculty member, specializing in criminology and juvenile deliquency.

Steve is an ordained minister and is joined in ministry by his wife Jan. Steve and Jan have three grown children: Jeff, Morgan (deceased), and Jessica.

Dr. Karen Swanson is director of the Institute for Prison Ministries (IPM) at the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. As director, she oversees the Charles W. Colson Scholarship Program, serves on the Christian Association for Prisoner Aftercare Advisory Board, and pursues the goals of IPM through collaboration, networks and strategic partnerships that provide leadership and training to those engaged in correctional ministries for the advancement of the gospel.

She began her correctional ministry by teaching in the Life Learning Program at Cook County Jail (Chicago, Ill.). She also served three years as executive director of LifeHouse Ministries, a Christ-centered reentry program. Karen continues to serve in jails and prisons and on a reentry board of directors.

Karen serves as faculty in the Christian Formation and Ministry Department at Wheaton College and teaches courses in correctional ministry. She earned her doctorate from Northern Illinois University in Education with an emphasis in Curriculum Leadership.

The Certificate in Correctional Ministries program equips professionals and volunteers for effective jail, prison and reentry ministry through online courses. The program offers specialized training through experienced faculty for those seeking to increase their professionalism and quality of correctional ministry.

Downloadable Program Brochure (PDF Format): Certificate in Correctional Ministries

Founded in 1984, the Institute for Prison Ministries (IPM) at the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton College is dedicated to equipping and encouraging the Body of Christ for correctional ministry.  IPM supports and sponsors a number of programs aimed at educating professionals and volunteers to carry out effective prison ministries, often in collaboration with other organizations.  These programs include the School for Correctional Ministry, college accredited courses in chaplaincy and reentry; evangelism and discipleship seminars for prisoners; training for volunteers and mentors; and print resources for families, corrections staff and those ministering to victims of crime.  In addition, IPM administers the Colson Scholarship for ex-offenders, an undergraduate, graduate level or correctional ministries certificate program scholarship at Wheaton College.

Programs Offered:

Certificate in Correctional Ministires

Church Leadership Development Program

RBC Ministries, publishers of Our Daily Bread, has a mission “to make the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all” and a desire to see people “serving in a local body of His family.” This is accomplished academically through Christian University GlobalNet (CUGN). CUGN provides flexible and affordable courses whose credits can be applied to earn a CUGN certificate or an accredited degree at a collaborating college or university.

A new track, the Church Leadership Development Program (CLDP), is now ready to help emerging leaders within churches reach a higher level of biblical education by helping them obtain their degree. The CLDP is designed to provide leadership training and access to accredited courses for those involved in the church such as associate pastors, elders, ministers, or anyone who wants to be better equipped to serve in a church role.

Whether you just want to increase your knowledge of the Word to be more effective in your area of ministry or you want to continue on and pursue a degree, CLDP is the right path for you.

Courses in this program

Getting Started

Application

If you have not yet done so, you must first submit the application to become a Christian University GlobalNet student.  Click here to apply.  After you have submitted all required materials to the CUGN Admissions Office, you will receive a “Welcome” email informing you that you have been accepted.

Enrollment

Once you have been accepted as a CUGN student, you will receive a “Getting Started” email from the Registrar’s Office with instructions for getting started in your program and enrolling in your first course.  This email will also include an enrollment key that will allow you to register for courses at no cost.  Please do not lose your enrollment key as you will use the same key to enroll into all courses in your program.

If you have any questions about registration, please contact our Student Services office toll-free at (888) 487-5376 ext. 1 or studentservices@cugn.org.  May God’s richest blessings be upon you as you grow in the grace and knowledge of God’s Word!

Maintenance for Christian University GlobalNet e-Learning site will be performed on Tuesday, May 24th, from 07:00 – 09:00 am EDT. The website will be getting upgraded and at times be unresponsive. However, you may still be able to login and check your grades, but we suggest that you do not complete any course work while we are upgrading our learning platform.

After the maintenance is completed, you will have full access to your courses once again. Thank you for understanding this necessary interruption. We do apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to your successful completion of your coursework with us.

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Welcome Pastor!

Christian University GlobalNet is a fully online Christian university, enabling you to work at your own pace wherever you have internet access.  CUGN courses can be applied to Certificate programs as well as Associate’s degree, Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree programs through collaboration with numerous colleges and universities.

Each program is specifically designed for ministry and lay leaders who desire theological training that is more flexible and affordable than what is offered through traditional academic institutions. Leading faculty from a variety of universities and seminaries provide the instruction for all courses in the program.

We invite you to download the first lecture from a 12-lecture course entitled Biblical Hermeneutics: Understanding Biblical Interpretationby Dr. Walt Kaiser, Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Old Testament and Ethics at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

This lecture is entitled, “What is Biblical Interpretation”. We hope you enjoy Dr. Kaiser’s engaging, challenging, and biblically sound teaching.

For more, be sure to check out the entire course here, as well as other courses by renowned scholars in CUGN’s complete catalog.