We gather again Thursday, February 18th, at 7pm at Park Community Church in Chicago. Be there as we move forward together as community committed to God’s call for love and justice from His people.
How will you answer the 2010 challenge of “one injustice?”
Current initiative details can be found online here: http://thejustlife.org/home/2010/01/15/updated-2010-initiative-list/. There is no limit to the [...]
Below are the initiatives that have been created by the members of the Chicago meet-up and have begun to see some traction from our collective efforts to respond to God’s call for love and justice from his people:
For more information on any initiative email: contact@thejustlife.org
Community building in Cabrini through addressing the education gap in the [...]
We gather again Thursday, January 21st, at 7pm at Park Community Church in Chicago. Be there as we move forward together as community committed to God’s call for love and justice from His people.
This month is our yearly vision cast — you won’t want to miss it!
Current initiative details can be found online here: http://thejustlife.org/home/2010/01/15/updated-2010-initiative-list/. There is no [...]
The technical, tactical, and practical of The Just Life ministry encompasses five interconnected “change agent” engagement strategies; each with their own part to play in a holistic vision for transformational justice ministry:
These building blocks are Justice Initiatives, Professional Fellowships, Social Entrepreneurs, Community Development, and Advocacy. More information can be discovered by exploring the categories [...]
“Social capital mapping” is simply a formal way of stating the importance listening to and learning from your community, being proactive about discovering and making connections, and building/developing community – door by door, family by family, name by name. This also entails identifying existing ministries in your church and in the same neighborhood as your [...]
Before you begin you should review The Justice Continuum explanation: http://thejustlife.org/home/2009/10/21/the-justice-continuum
Think of the following as a sample worksheet. Break out some paper and pens and start with these basic steps…
Step 1: Simply begin
What justice issue do you feel God has called you to engage? The fist step is to simply begin – to put a [...]
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.
~ Matthew 22:37-39
The Justice Continuum: Compassion, Development, Structural Change
“The Justice Continuum” is a guide through the [...]
We gather again this Thursday, September 17th, at 7pm at Park Community Church in Chicago. Be there as we move forward together as community committed to God’s call for love and justice from His people.
We must come to terms with the reality that there is no hierarchy of Christian discipleship, no acceptable “levels” of commitment. From day one, being a disciple of Christ has been an all-in, all-or-nothing proposition. A call to completely give up the life we have planned so as to have the life awaiting us.
Of course, [...]
A “just life” is one that refuses to neglect even the smallest act of compassion (to suffer with) while being willing to be incarnate in the development of others (loving your neighbor as yourself) while relentlessly pursuing the most revolutionary structural change (the redemption of fallen systems):
Being transformed and being a part of a transformational community requires a commitment to spiritual discipline and to being stewards of the unique calling God has placed on each of our lives. Loving God and loving others with all our heart, soul and strength means that every area of our lives must be seen belonging [...]
As a reminder we gather again next Thursday, August 20th, at 7pm in Park Café. Be there as we move forward together as community committed to God’s call for love and justice from His people.
Where do we begin? Our character begins to follow Christ’s lead as we interact with people through love. His lead is incarnate. This means we are to live among and rub shoulders with those who need us. We can’t love at a distance. You cannot commute to a calling.
We too must become “incarnational.” This [...]
