Madeline McClenney-Sadler is an abolitionist and an ordained Baptist minister with over twenty-five years of experience serving the church. She completed a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, and a Master of Divinity Degree at Howard University in Washington, D.C. where she was an active advocate for the homeless. She continued her education at Duke University where she earned a Ph.D in Old Testament Studies in 2001, with minors in Women’s Studies and Islamic Law. As an advocate for the underserved, she received a citation from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2001 for her humanitarian work in the community. She served as a sentencing specialist for ReEntry Inc, in Raleigh North Carolina while completing graduate studies. As sentencing specialist, the went to the court at the time of sentencing to make a case for anything but prison for defendants. In 1999, Dr. McClenney-Sadler founded Exodus Foundation.org, a national Christian faith based charity headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. As a published author, Dr. Madeline, as she is often called, is one of several nationally known contributors to the 2011 Judsen Press release Ministry with Prisoners and Families: The Way Forward, a groundbreaking tool for pastors and congregations. Her next release, in 2015, will be a chapter in Church On Purpose entitled, “Believers Unchained: Why Christians Must Abolish Prisons or Stop Preaching the Gospel.” Dr. McClenney-Sadler was recognized by the Center for American Progress as “1 of 15 Faith Leaders to Watch in 2015.” She is married to Union Presbyterian Seminary Professor, Dr. Rodney Sadler, and they have one daughter.
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