Ministry with Prisoners and Families: The Way Forward


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Prison Ministry Book Discussion

The General Board of Church and Society invites you to engage in study and reflection on the newly released Ministry with Prisoners and Families edited by W. Wilson Goode Sr., Charles E. Lewis Jr., and Harold Dean Trulear.

Book: Ministry with Prisoners and Families: The Way Forward

Book Discussion with Authors

On November 2 at 4pm EST, you can participate in a conference call with Rev. Dr. Harold Trulear to discuss the book, share with one another what you have learned in your ministries, and talk about what we can do to bring justice to those we care about who are impacted by the brokenness of the criminal justice system.

We look forward to time of discussion, networking, sharing ideas and mobilizing our communities to continue moving in paths of justice and restoration.

About Ministry with Prisoners and Families: The Way Forward

We are excited to recommend Ministry with Prisoners and Families: The Way Forward (2011, Judson Press). Through a collection of reflections by authors who base their writings on actual ministry experience and expertise, the editors offer a well-balanced and challenging look at models for ministering among those directly impacted by a broken criminal justice system. The challenge in the book to churches is to move beyond offering ministries to people to being in full relationships with people - to be incarnate among them. There is often an excitement of offering new programs - programs that allow those of us not directly impacted by the criminal justice system to remain safely in control while the social and political order remains intact - to move into the mutual transformation of incarnational relationships. Offering criminal justice ministry programs can be helpful at times, but incarnational relationships among those directly impacted are transformative; transforming those directly impacted, those indirectly impacted, and potentially, even the broken system itself.
Throughout September and October we invite you to read the book and share it with your community.

To order copies of the book go to: http://www.judsonpress.com/product.cfm?product_id=14944.

About The Rev. Dr. Trulear

Rev. Dr. Trulear is the Senior Pastor of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church of Twin Oaks, PA, Visiting Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Howard University and Visiting Professor of Religion and Public Policy at the Templeton Honors College at Eastern University. He has taught religion, public policy and community studies in several institutions, including Yale University, Drew University, Hartford Seminary, Gordon-Conwell Seminary, Fuller Seminary and the Center for Urban Theological Studies. His research interests include religion and youth, juvenile justice, African-American religion and urban ministry. Dr. Trulear recently completed a three-year stint as vice president of faith-based initiatives at Public/Private Ventures, in Philadelphia, having come to P/PV from New York Theological Seminary, where he served six years as dean for first professional studies. He also coordinated several programs for high-risk youth with Youth For Christ/Campus Life in Paterson, NJ.

A graduate of Morehouse College (BA) and Drew University (Ph.D.), Dr. Trulear has written numerous monographs, articles, essays, sermons and reviews, including African-American Churches and Welfare Reform (Center for Public Justice) and Faith-Based Initiatives with High Risk Youth (P/PV). He also edited George Kelsey: Unsung Hero in honor of Martin Luther King's mentor and academic advisor at Morehouse.Dr. Trulear has served as a consultant to a number of organizations and institutions concerning faith-based community development and outreach, as well as for the transitional task force for faith-based initiatives for Mayor John Street of Philadelphia. He serves on several boards, including The Christian Academy of Brookhaven PA, the editorial boards of Prism and The Living Pulpit and the advisory boards of the Civitas Program in Faith and Public Affairs, The Templeton Honors College of Eastern University, and People for People.