To witness, to pray, to serve, to inform, to support, to build.

 ·        To be a witness of Jesus Christ and show God’s love by valuing diversity.

·        To encourage staff to pray for the service and integrate Christian principles into their work.

·        To serve the Probation Service’s aims of protecting the public and reducing re-offending.

·        To inform a Christian perspective on probation policy and practice.

 ·        To support Christian staff within the Probation service through local and national networks.

 ·        To build links with churches, and community and professional groups, supporting their engagement with offenders.

 We want to help staff to think through issues around faith, criminal justice and the work place. We support a national network of office-based prayer groups, enabling Christian staff to meet together regularly for mutual support and prayer. To encourage members to unite in prayer we send out weekly email reminders of the given criminal justice related topic from our prayer diary. ‘CIP e-bites’ is a monthly email for members to communicate prayer needs or encouragements and the sharing of ideas of what other Christians are doing in the workplace. We encourage staff to sit on equalities consultation panels and other such forums. We publish a bi-annual newsletter and hold an Annual Conference. Christians in Probation is a registered charity (number 1059037) and is run by an executive committee that meets quarterly.

 www.cipuk.org