To God be All the Glory!!!! Greetings All— As I sit here trying to think of a thesis topic, Tasha Cobbs - Break Every Chain Lyrics popped into my head… “There is power in the name of Jesus…To break every chain, Theres an army rising up…To break every chain, I hear the chains falling.” Then I said to myself…SELF…after listening to the Steve Harvey Morning Show and reading articles about Rice, Why are so many African American male’s percentage of incarnation rates higher than their college graduation rates? As a community what are we to do to help educate and rehabilitate those to stop the violence and to improve our systems? For starters, New Brunswick Theological Seminary offered a collaborative Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree program for Christian leaders who have the courage, passion and drive to understand and transform the systemic realities that are daily destroying the lives of individuals and communities. More so creating a new paradigm for prison ministry to transform individuals and social systems. Your comments would greatly be appreciated. (For confidentiality please inbox me your comments) Here are some facts…Did you know that… In the past 30 years, the prison population in the U.S. has grown from 350,000 to more than 2 million A disproportionate number of those in prison are persons of color. More African Americans are under correctional control today – in prison or jail, on probation or parole – than were enslaved in 1850 The “criminal justice” system and prison industrial complex are more invested in punishment than in doing justice and promoting restorative practices State and federal funding for educational and chaplaincy programs continues to decline There is an urgent need for re-entry programs that will support the formerly incarcerated as they try to make their way on the “outside” Facts Retrieved From: nbts.edu/attachments/DMinPrisonsPublicPolicyTransformativeJustice.pdf For more information about the Seminary, please visit NBTS’s website (nbts.edu). Wishing you Gods Peace and Blessings, Betty A. Hallett-Rucker, Pursuing Ed.D.; MSHE; MSSL Financial Aid/International Student Coordinator New Brunswick Theological Seminary 35 Seminary Place New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 Phone: 732-247-5241, ext. 311 Fax: 732-249-5412 Email: [email protected]
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:31:13 +0000
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