1. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
Into the Heart
of Your
Congregation

2. Let’s break it down!

3. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
Let’s break it down!

4. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
Let’s break it down!

5. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
Let’s break it down!

6. First . . .

7. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

8. Manifests a
congregation’s CALL
CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
CALL

9. Manifests a
congregation’s CALL
CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
[what our HEARTS, GIFTS and
wider COMMUNITY say “Yes” to]
CALL

10. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
CHOSEN
COLLECTIVELY
through
discernment &
decision-making

11. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
CHOSEN
COLLECTIVELY
through
discernment &
decision-making
“that issue Diane works on”
NO MORE

12. “our JUSTICE work
is all of OURS!”
INSTEAD:

13. Reflected in
ALL ASPECTS of
congregational life
CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

14. Reflected in
ALL ASPECTS of
congregational life
WORSHIP
& Budget
CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

15. Reflected in
ALL ASPECTS of
congregational life
WORSHIP
& Budget
MEETINGS
& Marketing
FAITH FORMATION
& Building Use
CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

16. Reflected in
ALL ASPECTS of
congregational life
WORSHIP
& Budget
MEETINGS
& Marketing
FAITH FORMATION
& Building Use
PASTORAL CARE
& Governance
CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

17. Second . . .

18. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

19. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
LOVING ACTION

20. “Justice … is
LOVE correcting everything
that stands against LOVE.”
CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
LOVING ACTION

21. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
to create,
maintain &
restore
RIGHTS
LOVING ACTION

22. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
to create,
maintain &
restore
RIGHTSRIGHT -
RELATIONSHIP
LOVING ACTION

23. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
to create,
maintain &
restore
RIGHTSRIGHT -
RELATIONSHIP
u INTERNALLY
u INTERPERSONALLY
u INSTITUTIONALLY
u CULTURALLY
LOVING ACTION

24. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
to create,
maintain &
restore
RIGHTSRIGHT -
RELATIONSHIP
u INTERNALLY
u INTERPERSONALLY
u INSTITUTIONALLY
u CULTURALLY
LOVING ACTION

25. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
to create,
maintain &
restore
RIGHTSRIGHT -
RELATIONSHIP
u INTERNALLY
u INTERPERSONALLY
u INSTITUTIONALLY
u CULTURALLY
LOVING ACTION

26. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
to create,
maintain &
restore
RIGHTSRIGHT -
RELATIONSHIP
u INTERNALLY
u INTERPERSONALLY
u INSTITUTIONALLY
u CULTURALLY
LOVING ACTION

27. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
u INTERNALLY
u INTERPERSONALLY
u INSTITUTIONALLY
u CULTURALLY
YES!
RIGHT-RELATIONSHIP
IS COMPLEX!

28. Finally. . .

29. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY

30. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
The GIFT
of our
unique
GENIUS

31. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
by which we SERVE our world

32. CONGREGATIONALLY-BASED JUSTICE MINISTRY
in response to
our ULTIMATE
AUTHORITY

33. MINISTRYCONG-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

34. 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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