▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁American ▁social ▁work ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁pres cient , ▁dedicated , ▁and ▁soci ally ▁active ▁minister ▁whose ▁work ▁led ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁Social ▁G ospel ▁Mov ement . ▁The ▁book ▁exam ines ▁and ▁interpre ts ▁T uck erman ' s ▁the ology ▁and ▁min istry ▁of ▁out re ach ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁minist ries ▁of ▁the ▁Out door ▁Church . ▁Joseph ▁T uck erman ▁and ▁the ▁Out door ▁Church ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁look ▁at ▁a ▁rad ically ▁innov ative ▁nin ete enth - century ▁minister ▁through ▁the ▁pr ism ▁of ▁the ▁actual ▁application ▁of ▁his ▁thinking ▁and ▁his ▁example ▁to ▁an ▁on going ▁min istry ▁to ▁the ▁chron ically ▁hom eless ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁of ▁Cambridge . ▁ ▁Staff ▁ ▁The ▁Out door ▁Church ▁has ▁three ▁ord ained ▁minister s ▁on ▁its ▁min istry ▁team : ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Jed edia h ▁Mann is , ▁a ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ , ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Pat ▁Z if c ak , ▁Arch de acon ▁for ▁Form ation ▁and ▁Past oral ▁Care ▁in ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Thomas ▁H ath away , ▁also ▁a ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Joseph ▁T uck erman ▁and ▁the ▁Out door ▁Church , ▁by ▁Jed edia h ▁Mann is , ▁W ip f ▁and ▁Stock ▁publish ers ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁of ▁The ▁Out door ▁Church