Ministry with prisoners & families : the way forward /

Ministry with prisoners & families : the way forward / Ministry with prisoners and families [edited by] W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Charles E. Lewis, Jr., Harold Dean Trulear ; foreword by Addie Richburg ; afterword by Deedee M. Coleman. - 1st ed. - Valley Forge, PA : Judson Press, 2011. - viii, 206 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The stain of incarceration / Equipped for effective Christian correctional ministry / Finding a Lazarus / Theological foundations for family connectivity / Amachi : mentoring the children of prisoners / Breaking the chain : partnerships for ministry to children of prisoners / Nurturing a "woman kind of faith" : ministry to women in incarceration and reentry / An ounce of prevention / Substance abuse and incarceration / Facilitating connectedness between families and incarcerated individuals / A holistic approach to the trauma of reentry / A letter to African American churches concerning the saints coming home from prison / The ministry of the prison chaplain / Chaplains, families, and prison ministry / Changing congregational culture : the healing communities model / Why policy matters / Conclusion : The way forward / Afterword / Charles E. Lewis Jr. -- Karen Swanson -- Keith Reeves -- Owen Cardwell -- W. Wilson Goode Sr. -- Deborah Jackson-Meyers -- Alfreda Robinson-Dawkins -- Charles E. Lewis Jr. -- Sylvia Moseley Robinson -- Veronica Crawford Lynch -- Lonnie McLeod -- Madeline McClenney-Sadler -- Michael R. Smith Sr. -- Elwood Gray -- Harold Dean Trulear -- Charles E. Lewis Jr. -- W. Wilson Goode Sr., Charles E. Lewis Jr., and Harold Dean Trulear -- DeeDee M. Coleman.

"Nationally recognized experts W. Wilson Goode, Charles E. Lewis, and Harold Dead Trulear are joined by an impressive list of contributors to address the critical issues of incarceration and prisoner reentry and their impact, especially on the African American community."--Page 4 of cover.

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Church work with prisoners.
Church work with African American families.
Church work with criminals.
African Americans--Religion.

BV 4468.2 .A34 / M56 2011