Lead Me On, Let Me Stand: A Clergyman's Story in White and Black is a moving, passionate memoir of a life of ministry by a devoted pastor striving to bring together things that tend to pull apart--the church and the world, women and men, old and young, straights and gays, works and faith, the Deep South and the Far North, blacks and whites. His ministry has taken him to Boston, Washington, D.C. and finally, again, to New Orleans where his work has continued. A humble, fervent crusader for social justice, Barnwell offers readers a unique look at the public and personal life of a committed man of faith and action.
About the Author: William Barnwell was born in Charleston, South Carolina, attended the University of the South and graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary. His ministry has taken him from New Orleans to Boston to Washington, D.C. and full circle back to New Orleans where he currently works at the mostly African American All Souls in the Lower Ninth Ward and does prison outreach through a national program called Kairos. He is the author of "In Richard's World: The Battle of Charleston, 1966," as well as the textbooks, "Writing for a Reason," The Resourceful Writer and "Reflections: A Thematic Reader."
