CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

Into the Heart of Your

Congregation

Let’s break it down!

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

Let’s break it down!

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

Let’s break it down!

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

Let’s break it down!

First . . .

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

Manifests a congregation’s CALL

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

CALL

Manifests a congregation’s CALL

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

[ what our HEARTS, GIFTS and wider COMMUNITY say “Yes” to]

CALL

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

CHOSEN COLLECTIVELY

through discernment &

decision-making

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

CHOSEN COLLECTIVELY

through discernment &

decision-making

“that issue Diane works on” NO MORE

“our JUSTICE work is all of OURS!”

INSTEAD:

Reflected in ALL ASPECTS of

congregational life

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

Reflected in ALL ASPECTS of

congregational life

WORSHIP & Budget

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

Reflected in ALL ASPECTS of

congregational life

WORSHIP & Budget

MEETINGS & Marketing

FAITH FORMATION & Building Use

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

Reflected in ALL ASPECTS of

congregational life

WORSHIP & Budget

MEETINGS & Marketing

FAITH FORMATION & Building Use

PASTORAL CARE & Governance

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

Second . . .

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

LOVING ACTION

“Justice … is LOVE correcting everything that stands against LOVE.”

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

LOVING ACTION

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

to create, maintain &

restore RIGHTS

LOVING ACTION

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

to create, maintain &

restore RIGHTS RIGHT -

RELATIONSHIP

LOVING ACTION

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

to create, maintain &

restore RIGHTS RIGHT -

RELATIONSHIP

u  INTERNALLY

u  INTERPERSONALLY

u  INSTITUTIONALLY

u  CULTURALLY

LOVING ACTION

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

to create, maintain &

restore RIGHTS RIGHT -

RELATIONSHIP

u  INTERNALLY

u  INTERPERSONALLY

u  INSTITUTIONALLY

u  CULTURALLY

LOVING ACTION

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

to create, maintain &

restore RIGHTS RIGHT -

RELATIONSHIP

u  INTERNALLY

u  INTERPERSONALLY

u  INSTITUTIONALLY

u  CULTURALLY

LOVING ACTION

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

to create, maintain &

restore RIGHTS RIGHT -

RELATIONSHIP

u  INTERNALLY

u  INTERPERSONALLY

u  INSTITUTIONALLY

u  CULTURALLY

LOVING ACTION

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

u  INTERNALLY

u  INTERPERSONALLY

u  INSTITUTIONALLY

u  CULTURALLY

YES! RIGHT-RELATIONSHIP

IS COMPLEX!

Finally. . .

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

The GIFT of our unique GENIUS

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

by which we SERVE our world

CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

in response to our ULTIMATE

AUTHORITY

MINISTRY CONG-BASED JUSTICE

manifests a congregation’s CALL

is CHOSEN COLLECTIVELY through discernment &

decision-making

and is reflected in ALL ASPECTS of

congregational life

to create, maintain, and restore

RIGHT RELATIONSHIP

with OURSELVES between INDIVIDUALS

as INSTITUTIONS across CULTURES

LOVING ACTION the GIFT of our unique GENIUS

by which we SERVE our world

in response to our ULTIMATE AUTHORITY

Think about your own congregation or community.

Is this what your justice work is like?

In what ways is your congregation or community practicing

congregationally-based justice ministry?

What could strengthen that?

CONVERSATION WITH SELF

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