“Building & Re-Building Men”
Saturday, March 8 / 10:30am – 12:30pm EST
FREE REGISTRATION
About the Forum
"As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend."
~ Proverbs 27:1
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“Building & Re-building Men” is a discussion forum among fathers, ministers, and community leaders exploring factors that help or hinder men and boys.
Panelists represent a wide range of men who are committed to empowering men and boys to succeed in life. We will also address the issue of the “prison pipeline” and explore the keys to successful re-entry for men returning from incarceration.
Each panelist will contribute his unique perspectives to the discussion. Pastor Bryan Hudson will moderate the session, and we encourage participants and viewers to engage and submit written questions.
We will explore various topics that impact men and boys, including education, relationships, conflict, criminal justice, discipleship, and re-entry.
While we may not solve all the problems during this session, we aim to share ideas, identify best practices, and forge relationships that can lead to positive outcomes for men and boys.
This panel discussion will be hosted at New Covenant Church. The forum will also be streamed live on YouTube.
Register for this forum today!
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PANELIST MINISTRIES & ORGANIZATIONS
New Covenant Church
Pastor Bryan Hudson
Min. Corey Jones
www.newcovenant.org
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2nd Chance Indiana
Jim & Nancy Cotterill
www.2ndchancein.com
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Jesus Inside Prision Ministry
& Jesus House
Pastor William Bumphus II
Dr. William Bumphus III
www.jipm.org
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Health & Wellness In Focus
Program & Podcast
www.newcovenant.org/hwif
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RECOMMENDED MINISTRIES & ORGANIZATIONS
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Evolve International
Pastor Denell Howard
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Fathers & Families Center
Larry Smith
Robert Mays
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Men's Mental Health Movement
Dr. Preston Adams III
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Stop The Violence Indianapolis
Anthony Beverly
http://stoptheviolenceindy.org
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Wheeler Mission Ministries
https://wheelermission.org​​​​​​​​
Bryan Hudson
Pastor Bryan Hudson (D.Min.) is the founding pastor of New Covenant Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. Bryan is a publisher, author, and producer of life-changing media content, including over 1,000 podcasts and 1,600 blog articles. He is a former opinion writer for the online edition of the Indianapolis Star.
Bryan’s passion is teaching the Word of God, serving everyday people, and helping Christian leaders more effectively serve their congregations and communities. For 20 years, Bryan conducted multimedia workshops for youth, equipping many for college and careers in education and media production.
He traveled to Africa on six occasions to support missions and help establish ministry programs.
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William Bumphus II
Pastor William Bumphus (D.D. Hon.) is the founder and director of Jesus Inside Prison Ministry, as well as the senior pastor of Faith Center Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. For 35 years, JIPM has conducted the nationally recognized "Jesus House," one of our nation's most successful residential discipleship and re-entry programs for men coming out of prison (returning citizens) who are completing parole.
Their program boasts a 90% success rate, with only 10% recidivism among men who complete the program.
Pastor Bumphus has traveled to prisons across USA and to Nigeria, Africa. Thousands of books he has written have been distributed to prison chaplains and inmates.
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Jim Cotterill
Jim Cotterill co-founded 2nd Chance Indiana with his wife Nancy, under its original name, Unite Indy, in 2016 with the initial purpose of bringing resources to the table in the form of money, goods, and volunteers to fight poverty in Indianapolis. It didn’t take long for them to realize that those who had it the toughest were those being released from incarceration and their families. They began to focus their efforts more intensely on reentrants, which took them beyond the boundaries of Marion County. To better describe the work they were doing and the area they were serving, the Cotterills changed the name of the organization from Unite Indy to 2nd Chance Indiana.
The mission of 2nd Chance Indiana is to reduce recidivism and rebuild lives through the dignity of work.​
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Corey Jones
Corey J. Jones (M.Div.) is a husband, father of three, an educator, community leader, and an ordained minister at New Covenant Church in Indianapolis.
In his role as an educator at KIPP Academy Indianapolis, he founded and leads an impactful mentoring group for boys called Professionalism, Academics, Character & Conduct. (PACC).​​​​​​​​​​​​
William Bumphus III
William Bumphus III (Ed.D.) is a husband, father, and pastor at Faith Center Church in, Indianapolis.
He's a former director of the men's shelter for Wheeler Mission Ministries in which he directed programs to serve hundreds of men in crisis.
He earned a Ph.D. from Liberty University for which his research and dissertation addressed the problem of recidivism and solutions: "Jailhouse Religion: A Study on the Perceived Effects of Religious Prison Rehabilitation That Affects Recidivism."
The work included documenting the successful work of Jesus House, a residential discipleship program of Jesus Inside Prison Ministry.
He is currently serving as one of the mentors and teachers at Jesus House and operating a business.