Onesimus Workbook

46 • T HE O NESIMUS W ORKSHOP : W ELCOMING F ORMER P RISONERS INTO THE L IFE OF THE C HURCH

10. Where will you attend church, or which churches will you visit upon release? How do you plan to get connected with a small group or mentor?

11. What friends and family should you avoid in order to associate with only positive influences?

12. If you have substance abuse in your past, how will you be proactive to keep dealing with that, avoiding the naive notion that you are immune from temptation?

13. If you have children, how have they changed since incarceration and what are they thinking about your release?

14. What elements of prison culture do you see in yourself that need to be open to correction as you shift to civilian culture?

15. What do you need to purchase, e.g. clothes, toiletries?

16. What needs to be done about filing taxes?

17. What needs to be done about child support obligations or parole requirements?

18. How will you safeguard yourself against wasting time on new technologies such as video games, online shopping, gambling, or pornography?