The Quaker prison minister undertakes to bear the area meeting's responsibility for ministering to the spiritual needs of prisoners who are registered as Quakers. Prison ministers have their needs too, and it is very important that the area meeting should support the Friend doing this demanding work on their behalf. The Quaker prison minister and area meeting will probably want to decide amongst themselves how support can best be given (see 12.27) and whether or not it should come from a formally appointed group.
Area meetings will find it helpful to encourage Quaker prison ministers to report on their work once a year.
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