Reentry and Restoration Chaplain Field Guide

By Pam Reyenga and Henry Reyenga

Reentry and Restoration Chaplain Field Guide
Faithful Presence - Wise Boundaries - Practical Hope After Incarceration

Reentry is more than release from incarceration. It is a long road filled with pressure, uncertainty, temptation, accountability, healing, and hope.

The Reentry and Restoration Chaplain Field Guide equips chaplains, pastors, mentors, recovery leaders, church volunteers, Soul Center leaders, and Christian ministry teams to serve returning citizens with wisdom, dignity, compassion, and Christ-centered care.

This field guide helps chaplains understand how to walk alongside people rebuilding life after jail or prison while maintaining healthy role clarity, wise boundaries, and practical ministry awareness.

Inside this guide, you will learn how to:

Offer faithful Christian presence without rescuing or controllingPray by permission and share Scripture with consentSupport people facing parole, probation, addiction struggle, housing instability, family fracture, relapse fear, and spiritual questionsRecognize safety concerns, crisis situations, and referral needsBuild healthy local resource connectionsProtect dignity while encouraging accountability and responsibilityServe with calm wisdom in emotionally complex situationsHelp people identify one faithful next step toward restoration

This practical chaplaincy guide includes:

Field-ready conversation examplesReentry ministry checklistsSafety and referral guidanceLocal resource mapping toolsScripture passages and field liturgiesBoundary reminders and role-clarity trainingReflection questions for chaplains and ministry teams

Written in a grounded and compassionate tone, this book recognizes that restoration is usually a process-not a single moment. It is designed for those called to serve people after incarceration with mercy, truth, humility, and practical hope.

The Reentry and Restoration Chaplain is not called to be the hero.

The chaplain is called to be a faithful Christian presence on the long road home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H1LWXHLG
• ISBN13: 9798196661327
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 680 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.5" x 6.0"