Achieving Infinite
Purpose
Spiritual Architecture & Life Coaching — where the streets meet Scripture and soul growth becomes your legacy.
Dr. Charles E. "Chuck" Pender, PhD · FMT — Author, Lecturer, Minister, and retired Board-Certified Psychotherapist with over five decades of service to faith, healing, and community.
A Life Built on Faith, Service
& the Written Word
We're here to save some people from themselves.
Charles E. "Chuck" Pender, PhD, FMT is a retired Board-Certified Psychotherapist, Certified Temperament Therapist, and Pastor Evangelist of Glimpse of Heaven Ministries.
With a rich background spanning civil rights advocacy, hospital chaplaincy, academic instruction, and Christian counseling, Dr. Pender has dedicated his life to the intersection of faith and healing. His work in Creation Therapy — a kingdom readjustment framework — addresses depression, anxiety, loneliness, rejection, and other emotional adversities through the lens of Yeshua's life and teachings.
President Emeritus of the American Society of Christian Therapists VA and the International Association of Christian Counseling Professionals, Dr. Pender's eleven published works span theology, social commentary, urban faith narrative, and the landmark EDC Hebrew-English Chronological Bible series. He currently leads Everyday Church Inc. and the Jesus in the Hood Trilogy Productions — a cinematic gospel project releasing in 2026.
- 1972+Carter G. Woodson High School, Hopewell, VA
- BASt. Leo's University
- MA/PhDCarolina University — Counseling Concentration
- PhDVisions University, California
- 9+ yrsChaplain — John Randolph Hospital & Hiram Davis Central State Hospital
- USAFPresidential & Diplomatic Security Team — Johnson/Nixon era
- SCLCPast President, Hopewell Chapter
- Pres.Emeritus, American Society of Christian Therapists VA
The Complete Library
Every title, workbook, and tool in one place — paperback, hardcover, eBook, and signed editions.
A cinematic bridge connecting those inside the hood and outside it — revealing that what came out of the streets has always carried something holy.
Social Engineered Progressive Genocide — a landmark work examining the intersection of greed, faith, and the African American experience.
Six-volume chronological Hebrew-English Bible series offering a fresh, structured approach to scripture study.
The Owners Manual approach to overcoming worry, low self-esteem, guilt, fear, and pride — distilled into a practical workbook.
A bold theological exploration of mortality, eternal life, and the path through death into the presence of Yeshua.
A companion workbook to the landmark social commentary, designed for group study and personal reflection.
80% of proceeds support humanitarian AIDS relief worldwide.
Visit Full BookstoreJesus in the Hood
Where the streets meet Scripture. Where hood voices carry eternal truth. Where the Gospel was always meant to go.
- IThe Crips and The BloodWhere gang allegiances dissolve in the presence of something greater.
- IIAt Simon's PlaceA table set in the hood — where the broken find belonging.
- IIIWith The Poor Hungry DogThe least, the lost, and the overlooked — seen by the eyes of Yeshua.
Six pillars. One path through the woods.
Every book, every framework, every tool serves one purpose — moving the reader from scarcity and survival into planned choice and abundance.
The Library
Eleven titles spanning theology, social commentary, urban faith, and creation therapy — including the chronological EDC Hebrew-English Bible series.
Browse Titles →Creation Therapy
The Owners Manual approach to overcoming worry, low self-esteem, guilt, fear, and pride — distilled into a workbook + assessment system.
Take the Assessment →Seminars & Webinars
Live and on-demand teaching — small-group cohorts, lectures, and the Pender Method™ practitioner training for ministers and counselors.
View Calendar →Workbooks & Tools
Companion workbooks, journaling templates, scripture-mapping tools, and the temperament-typing instruments used in the practice.
Open the Toolbox →The Pulpit
Weekly conversations on faith, healing, civil rights, and the African-American experience — radio archives and the new podcast feed.
Listen Now →Jesus in the Hood
The cinematic gospel — three chapters releasing April 2026: The Crips and the Blood, At Simon's Place, With the Poor Hungry Dog.
Pre-Order →Creation Therapy
A kingdom readjustment for overcoming and emancipation from the stressors of emotional adversity. Dr. Pender's five adjustable tools address depression, anxiety, oppression, loneliness, rejection, contempt, and slander.
- 01
Altruism
Redirecting personal pain into service for others — the first step toward kingdom readjustment.
- 02
Anticipation
Cultivating forward-looking hope grounded in the promises of Yeshua.
- 03
Suppression
Learning to hold difficult emotions with grace rather than denial.
- 04
Sublimation
Transforming destructive impulses into creative, constructive expression.
- 05
Humor
The sacred gift of laughter — a tool of resilience and divine perspective.
Dr. Pender's Creation Therapy workbook gave me language for what I had been experiencing for years. The framework is both scripturally grounded and practically transformative.
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