Saving New Zealand – the Role of the Church and Faith Based Organisations in Criminal Justice

The first speaker at this Congress, Brian Winslade, National Leader of the Baptist Union, provided the inspiration for this paper. His description of Christianity as a “subversive activity” and the idea that we do our best work “under the radar” struck accord with my experience over the last decade, in dealing with issues of law and order, and criminal justice, as it relates to prisoners, ex-prisoners, victims and their whänau/families. His call for us to “Be the church” and become “local communities of transformation” is a recurring theme in the strategic direction being taken by Prison Fellowship New Zealand over the next decade.

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