2005
Wilfredo deVenza Crespo
Meet, Greet and Follow: A Multi-Dimensional Unconventional Model for Faith Development And Congregational Growth in Jail
This thesis examines how simple engagements, everyday crisis and chance meetings with inmates in Prison can become “Open Doors” to enter the Church and into a more authentic relationship with God. Every interaction in prison becomes pivotal because everything seems to be so full of uncertainty, distrust and superficiality. Using simple things like a “card” or a “song” for example, helps humanize interactions and the environment thus creating a space through which we can experience each other as “other” and begin a dialogue that leads to healing and an honest faith. Everything in and about prison life is a “door” that can be opened to, rather than closed off from the grace of God.