Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to identify some implications of the Peoples’ Temple and Jonestown for the pastoral care ministry of the Black
Church. My task is an interpretive one. The fact of major concern for us is that the media’s accounts of Jonestown conflict with the testimonies of those close to the Peoples’ Temple and the Jonestown tragedy. It is out of this background and search for understanding that I offer my thoughts on Jonestown, the Peoples’ Temple and its implications for the pastoral care ministry of Black churches.