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Update: June 26th, 2014- the sabbatical now comes to an end. On July 1st I assume the role of pastor of Auburn Pioneer United Methodist Church. We begin a new journey of exploration and discernment into what it means to be people of faith, to be the church in 2014. I look forward to walking life's journey with the people of Pioneer and all those we can touch with God's love and grace. Prior to this appointment, I took a year sabbatical from parish ministry to respond to a question that had been frustrating me for several years. This quest arose from the time spent behind the walls of California State Prison, Sacramento. In my volunteer work with the Kairos Prison Ministry program I have listened to the stories of the inmates and observed how we as a society respond to our prison issues. The love of God brings hope to the hopeless, but what about the apparent hopelessness of the re-entry process, the high rates of recidivism and the fundamental issues that lead to imprisonment?With my new appointment, I will continue to work to nudge the larger faith community to work for change in our system of incarceration and rehabilitation.