What is a Just Church?

“Charity depends on the vicissitudes of whim and personal wealth; justice depends on commitment instead of circumstance.”

Sunday we had our first foray into some unknown territory. Building off of our growing understanding of exactly what Christian social justice is we have started asking questions like: “What makes a church just?” and “What are the identifiable characteristics of a just church?”

Due to our propensity for passionate tangents and our openness to a free-flowing conversation we did not get too far into any specific answers to our new questions. So, the question for everyone remains: If we agree that “social justice” is at the heart of what it means to be a Christian, then what should our church look like?

“Is life to be defined by what I pursue — or must my pursuit be defined by what life was meant to be? If the primary goal of life is a closer walk with GOD — then even the good is sometimes set aside in favor of the best. If a person does not understand that the purpose of life defines lifestyle, then the lifestyle itself is hollow and the life is squandered.” ~ Ravi Zacharias