Justice. If you have a police officer or lawyer in the family, chances are you think of this word in connection with law enforcement, but there are other ways to use this word. One of Webster’s definitions is “the principle or ideal of right action: righteousness.”
Conversations of Healing – Being Brave Together 2021
July 11, 2021: Facing Brokenness – Church
In this conversation on Church you’ll hear from Rev. April Johnson of Reconciliation Ministry, Rev. Dr. Ken Booker-Langston from the Disciples Center for Public Witness, Rev. Alex Ruth from Disciples Men, and Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan from the Disciples Justice Action Network.
July 25, 2021: Facing Brokenness – Communities
You feel the challenges your community faces to create just places for people to live and thrive. But don’t feel alone in your questions or work. Join other Disciples from across the country for the Facing Brokenness: Being Brave Together conversation. Our July 25 theme is Facing Brokenness in Community and is part of a four conversation series. Learn more and sign up at: bit.ly/BeingBraveTogether
August 15: Facing Brokenness – World
The conversation about brokenness in the World includes Jeff Wright of the Disciples Palestine-Israel Network; Natalie Teague, the Disciples immigration attorney; and Marco Cable, Global Ministries‘ executive for Africa.
August 29: Facing Brokenness – Creation
In this conversation about Creation you’ll be hearing from Rev. David Bell from the Yakama Christian Mission, Rev. Carol Devine of Green Chalice, and Rev. Juan Rosario from Global Ministries. They will be answering three questions: 1) Where do you see brokenness? 2) How do you/we work for wholeness? 3) Where do you see hope?
This video conversation was made in partnership with our friends at Blessed Tomorrow.
June 10, 2020: Refugee and Immigration Ministries, part of Disciples Home Missions | Recording of June 11 conversation | #40for40 posts celebrating Disciples’ involvement in refugee resettlement since 1980
June 17, 2020: Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. Watch the video. | Helping children understand issues of poverty
June 24, 2020: Disciples Alliance Q | RIOT worship service video
July 1, 2020: Green Chalice
July 8, 2020: Global Ministries | Video events with coworkers and partners from around the world
July 15, 2020: Disciples Peace Fellowship | Facebook (Live event July 16, 1 pm EDT)
July 29, 2020: Reconciliation Ministry | Facebook live event July 30 | First “Love is an Action Word” town hall July 30 (7 part series – to register for future events, find the event in the event calendar and click on the registration information in each individual event listing) | In the summer of 2020, Disciples Peace Fellowship and Reconciliation Ministry partnered on a Parallel Journey “choose your own adventure” experience.
August 5, 2020: Disciples Public Presence & Center for Indigenous Ministries | Get to Know the Center for Indigenous Ministries event Aug. 6, 1 pm ET | Love is an Action Word town hall Aug. 13, 7 pm ET | Litany for Indigenous Justice
August 12, 2020: Disciples Justice for Children & Disciples Palestine-Israel Network
August 19, 2020: Disciples Center for Public Witness & Disciples Justice Action Network | Voter participation seminar Aug. 20, 1 pm ET
July 2020 resources from Disciples Home Missions’ Ministries Across Generations for talking to children about reconciliation.
Disciples Home Missions Ministries Across Generations offers a resource for parents and teachers to help children understand issues of poverty.
In the summer of 2020, Disciples Peace Fellowship and Reconciliation Ministry partnered on a Parallel Journey “choose your own adventure” experience.
In 2018, several of the justice ministries associated with the Disciples formed a grass-roots style partnership via the Disciples Public Presence Facebook group. Included are many of the members of the former justice table as well as newer interest groups. Included areas follows:
- Disciples Women
- Green Chalice
- Refugee & Immigration Ministries along with other Disciples Home Missions entities
- Global Ministries
- Disciples Alliance Q
- Disciples Peace Fellowship
- National Benevolent Association
- Disciples Center for Public Witness
- Reconciliation Ministry,
- Disciples Justice Action Network
- Center for Indigenous Ministries
- Disciples Justice for Children.
Learning materials
- Children understanding issues of poverty
- Group study on justice
- Acts of Reconciliation resource page
- A series of devotions from a variety of voices across the life of the church. PDF (67 pages)
- Variety of worship and other resources – Well-Fed Spirit justice page.
- Preaching commentary volumes on justice themes for lectionary scriptures available for purchase
- PBS Frontline episodes on mass incarceration
- Book club recommendations from Week of Compassion
For a list of several of the current justice initiatives and programs in the Church, see ministry links below or go to our partner organization, the Disciple Center for Public Witness.
Justice links
Find out more about the following justice areas:
- Children’s issues: Family & Children Ministries
- Coffee (fair trade): Equal Exchange/Disciples of Christ Coffee Project
- Displaced persons/refugees: Refugee & Immigration Ministries
- Disaster Relief: Week of Compassion
- Economic justice: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR); Ecumenical Poverty Initiative
- Ecology/Environment: Creation Justice Ministries
- Human trafficking: Disciples Women Breaking the Chains
- Legislative (national): Rapid Response
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Affirming community: Disciples Alliance Q
- Health: Pension Fund
- Hunger: Bread for the World or Society of St. Andrew
- Peace: Disciples Peace Fellowship
- Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
- War: Conscientious Objectors or Disciples Peace Fellowship