My Brother’s Keeper
Church Ministry for Young African American Males
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What has happened to some of our young African-American males? Why do some of them wear sagging pants exposing their underwear and their low self-esteem? How does an innocent little child end up being a pot smoking, gun toting, drug dealing, gangster terrorizing our neighborhood? How come our young males drop out of high school, drop into the drug culture and end up in the criminal justice system? Why is it that our churches are virtually empty and drug dens are opening with alarming frequency? What can the church and people of good will do about this spiritual social crisis? What can we do to bridge the gap between those in the church and the pant sagging social deviants outside the church?
MY BROTHER'S KEEPER, Church ministry to young African American males, provides insight, information and inspiration to address this issue. It fully examines the social, psychological, and spiritual factors that create young African-American male drug dealers and gangsters. Then it provides training for the laity to do youth ministry. Finally it shares how to develop a Christian Mentoring program, Rites of Passage program, Liberation Lessons and Christian Conflict Resolution Classes. MY BROTHER'S KEEPER, is a manual for every Christian organization that does ministry for our youth. It challenges the spiritual social status quo and encourages us to fulfill the words of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, "preach the gospel to the poor; heal the brokenhearted, preach deliverance to the captives, recovery of sight to the blind and set at liberty them that are bruised. "(Luke 4:18(
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“Dr. Samuel White, III, has done the Church a tremendous service by writing this book to help us develop a ministry with our boys. Giving us an overview of the social, economic, and spiritual challenges that our boys face, White gives practical tips on how we can break these chains and set them free. This is a must read for churches who are serious about ministering to our boys!” - Rev. Dr. James Perkins Pastor Greater Christ Baptist Church, Detroit Michigan President Progressive National Baptist Convention
“My Brother’s Keeper is an excellent guide for mentoring our young people in general and our young men in particular. A readable and helpful book. I highly recommend it to anyone concerned about how to reach this generation.”- Rev. Dr. Kevin Turman Pastor Second Baptist Church, Detroit Michigan
“ My Brother’s Keeper is a must read for all who sincerely want every young person, especially at-risk young men reach their God-given potential.”- Rev. Lawerence T. Foster Pastor The Calvary Baptist Church, Detroit Michigan
My Brother’s Keeper is a training manual for clergy, laity, parents, teachers, social workers, youth workers, guidance counselors and caring persons who want to develop a Mentoring Program, Rites of Passage, Conflict Resolution Classes, Liberation Lessons and use Rap music to free young, African American males from their spiritual, social, and psychological bondage. Moreover, these ministries will raise their self-esteem, fulfill their paternal deprivation, help them manage their anger, instruct them to be peacemakers, develop their moral consciousness and save their souls. If you are tired of watching our young men wearing sagging pants, rapping with profanity, using the “n” word, dropping out of school, getting high, selling drugs, having children out of wedlock, terrorizing our neighborhood, going to jail, killing one another, then this book is for you. This book will not only tell you what happened to our boys but what you can do about it. For too long we have rejected, ignored, or demonized black boys and asked, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” It is time for Christians and people of good will to acknowledge the fact that we are our brother’s keeper and “do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.” It is time for us to heed the words of Jesus, “ preach good tidings unto the poor; heal the brokenhearted, proclaim liberty to the captives, and let the oppressed go free.”
About the Author
Dr. Samuel White, III is a native of Rochester New York and the son of the late Samuel White II and Anna White. Dr. White graduated with honors from Brockport State College with a Bachelor of Science degree. He went on to graduate from Harvard Divinity School with a Masters of Theological Studies degree and a Masters of Divinity degree from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio. He completed his educational pursuits by achieving a Doctorate of Ministry degree from Drew University. He has been an adjunct professor at the Ecumenical Theological School, Mary Grove College and William Tyndale College. Dr. White has been the recipient of numerous civic and religious awards. He was awarded Minister of the Year Award, The Rev. Charles Hill Award from the Michigan Progressive Baptist Convention and The Presidents’ Award from the Progressive Baptist Convention. Dr. White served as the President of the Michigan Progressive Baptist Convention. He is currently the senior Pastor of the Friendship Baptist Church and a Hospice Chaplain for Henry Ford. He is a preacher, teacher, revivalist, motivational speaker, pastoral care counselor, leadership trainer, grief group facilitator and writer. He published, “It is Well with My Soul, Spiritual Care for the Dying” and it can be purchased online at Westbow Press, Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. Dr. White is happily married to the former Sandra Wilson and they are blessed with two children Alexandria and Samuel IV.