The Shepherd's Way Ministries, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 Non-Profit Charitable Christian Organization.

Our Mission is to restore broken lives The Shepherd's Way.   

 

"Jesus came to bind up the broken hearted, to set the captives free and to open the prison to them that are bound." Isaiah 61:1

 

Our purpose is to visit those in jail and prison and share the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Also, we teach the Bible and its application to everyday life. We provide Bibles, Christian books and tracts for inspiration and encouragement.

 

Also we are raising funds to provide a home called:

The Shepherd's Way Home on a Farm

The vision is a home with a Christian atmosphere to continue ministry to these women when they are released. The Lord gave Shirley the vision to have a home for women when released from jail. Some are homeless and others return to situations that are abusive compelling them to go back to their old ways. 

 

About Us
Founders of The Shepherd's Way Ministries, Inc.                                                               

Dale and Shirley McNeall started in prison and jail ministry in 1992 with the Christian Motorcyclists Association, taking motorcycles into prisons with Bill Glass Prison Ministry from Texas. After this experience, God placed a call on their lives to go into prisons and jails to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ and His love for the inmates.

They have ministered to inmates at weekend events with Bill Glass
Prison Ministry, Prison Fellowship, Christian Motorcyclists Association and Salvation Army. They have a team of people who ministered with them at Municipal Correctional Institution (Kansas City MCI Jail) for 17 years and Integrity Correctional Centers until it closed in 2010. Jackson County took over Kansas City jail and moved the inmates to a jail downtown Kansas City. The team now ministers there.

 

They graduated from Victory Bible Institution at Tulsa, Ok.  After  

completing one year of Bible training.

 While ministering at Kansas City MCI, Dale and Shirley became aware that about 85% of the inmates were repeat offenders

 The Lord gave Shirley the vision to have a home for women when released from jail. Some of these women are homeless and others return to situations that are abusive, compelling them to go back to their old ways. As a result, Dale and Shirley formed, The Shepherd's Way Ministries, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, to help these women and to continue ministry to both the men and women in jail.  

 Our Objective 

· To facilitate rehabilitation to prevent repeated criminal activity with instruction and practical demonstration of a better way of life.
· To give them hope, and a future, so they can enter into a new and productive social role.   

 

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

· When we have a home we will continue ministry to women who come out of jail, by providing a temporary home with an  atmosphere of love, acceptance, and hope for those who choose of their own free will to come and be helped. We want to offer them a chance for a new beginning.

Our programs at Home entail mandatory spiritual programming as well as counseling, education and life skills.

Spiritual Programs

Teaching about Relationships with God

Daily Devotions

Prayer Meetings

Church Attendance

Counseling

Individual Counseling

Education

G.E.D. Classes

Bible Teaching

Vocational Training

Financial Training

Life Skills

Responsible Daily Living

Treating others with dignity and respect

Developing confidence & decision making skills

These steps will offer a chance for a new beginning

• Set free from substance abuse such as drugs and alcohol

• Free from the psychological and physical abuse, so forgiveness and healing can come

• Having an opportunity for education to obtain gainful
  employment; enabling them to become self-supporting

• Free to realize their full potential for success  

Our organization is run by the Board of Directors. You can be a vital part in this ministry through your prayers and finiancial support.  Together, we can make a difference in individual lives and our society. We greatly appreciate any prayers and contributions.  All contributions are fully tax deductible.

 

Board of Directors

Shirley McNeall - President/Executive Director of The Shepherd's Way Ministries. 

 

Ben Sharda - Vice-President and boardmember of The Shepherd's Way Ministries.  Ben Sharda is the Executive Director for Kansas City Community Gardens, a not-for-profit agency that helps low-income persons and groups to grow food from gardens in the KC metro area. He is married to Laurie Sharda and they have 4 grown children. Ben is a member of Metro Christian Fellowship and his hobby is (of course) gardening.

Iris Schooley - Board Member and Secretary and  Treasurer of The Shepherd's Way Ministries Board of Directors. Iris and her husband John are retired. They have been married for 50 Years as of Dec. 2011. They have 4 children and 3 grandchildren. She has been involved in prison  ministry since the 70's. John and Iris have ministered in prison with the McNeall's and were a part of the prayer team before The Shepherd's Way Ministries was formed. Iris is on the advisory board at the Odessa Assembly of God Church and is active in a bible study and prayer group in the community.

 

 

 Cathy Linzie - Boardmember of The Shepherd's Way Ministries.

I have lived in Belton for almost 20 years. Have two wonderful adult children and 6 precious grandchildren. Although I have worked in the hospitality industry since high school, I recently left there and took a position at The View - Parks and Recreation Department for the City of Grandview. Working too many hours and not being available for my grandchildren and what God wanted me to do, I knew that God wanted me to make some changes in my life. He placed a dream in my heart over 20 years ago about helping women in abusive relationships to learn that there is hope and that the Lord can bring restoration. I never really thought about prison ministry until through God's plan I met Shirley and we found that our dreams of what God wanted to do were closely related. I wanted to see women freed from the bondage of abuse and shattered lives with God's amazing love, but didn't connect with the "prison" aspect of Shirley's ministry. One of the board members said, "These women are in bondage too!" I felt the Lord was telling me to get involved and see what He could do! Had I not listened, I would have missed the opportunity to get to know Shirley, visit women in prison, and be a part of The Shepherd's Way Ministries. God has great things planned through this organization and I want to be a part of it.

 

Kurt Roberts-Board member of the The Shepherd's Way Ministries Board of Directors.  Me and my wife Crystal have been married 10 years and are raising our two children in Lee's Summit, MO. I am a career insurance agent with Farm Bureau Insurance. I love to teach children at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Overland Park, KS -where we've been connected for over 10yrs. After hearing Shirley talk at a Chamber of Commerce meeting, I just knew God was calling me to get involved with The Shepherd's Way Ministries and serve.

Shelley Day has been a Probation & Parole Officer with the state of Missouri for over 15 years.  She and her husband, Randy has three children and eight grandchildren.  Shelley first realized the need for more women's services while supervising females at a residential facility in Kansas City. Over the years she has witnessed more and more programs and services for women being lost due to budgets and lack of information being available to the community regarding this need.   Placement for women in supportive environments, along with having individuals who care and uplift them is essential to rebuilding their lives.  So when Shepherd's Way Ministries was introduced to her, she felt drawn to be a part of this organization who was working to provide not only a supportive shelter and home but make a difference in the lives of women being released from jail or prison.  Shelley would encourage all with an interest to become a part of this richly blessed group of individuals who are making a difference in the lives of those who have been incarcerate.

 

 Prayer Partners
One of the most wonderful ways to partner with us is through praying. Thank you so much for committing to praying for us and with us.

These are current prayer requests. Additionally, we would appreciate prayer coverage every time we go into the jails.   

2015 Prayer Wall 

v  For Board of Directors and Ministry Teams for protection, wisdom and direction. For one more volunteers on the Board of Directors with experience and/or knowledge of 501(c) 3 organizations. And have a heart to help the people in jail.

v  For salvation of inmates and changed lives.

v For someone who has grant writing experience to help

     us write grants.

v    For someone to donate a home on farm or rural area.

 

Regional Correctional Center - RCC Jail Ministry for Women 

         October 2015
Monday 19                         RCC Women                1:00 - 2:15pm
 

          November 2015

          Monday 2                           RCC Women                 1:00 - 2:15pm

          Monday 16                         RCC Women                 1:00 - 2:15pm

          Monday 30                         RCC Women                 1:00 - 2:15pm

 

         December 2015

         Monday 7                           RCC Women                 1:00 - 2:15pm

         Monday 21                         RCC Women                 1:00 - 2:15pm

         

Contact Us at:

The Shepherd's Way Ministries, Inc.

PO Box 1833             

Lee's Summit, MO 64063
816-525-2932

 

We would be honored for you to partner with us fancially. Thank you so much!!

Mail Checks to:

THE SHEPHERD'S WAY MINISTRIES, INC.

P.O. Box l833
Lee's Summit, MO 64063