— Project · Justice-Oriented Churches
Justice-Oriented Churches.
The church needs more than thoughts and prayers.
The complicity of many Evangelical churches on racial injustice — and the nationalistic agenda being spread as gospel in North America and beyond — has put race and justice to the forefront once again. With 1 in 3 American Evangelicals now a person of color, what is happening in society is a glaring reminder that the American church has far to go in understanding race, and how justice is understood and practiced from the lenses of Black and Brown people.
Pastoring in America has changed. In a multi-ethnic society, a pastor is expected to know the issues people face even when the experience differs from their own — and to advocate against systemic injustices. The church today needs to be one of liberation and imagination that advocates for the flourishing of all people.
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Liberation
A church that advocates for the flourishing of all people — not just thoughts and prayers, but action against systemic injustice.
A justice-oriented church is…
What we're looking for
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Imagination
Willing to reimagine what church can be in a multi-ethnic society, learning the issues its people actually face.
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Advocacy
Pastors equipped to advocate for their people across difference — offering more than sentiment in the face of injustice.
Help Dr. Ríos find churches across the country that are justice-oriented — for possible inclusion in a forthcoming book.
Tell us about a justice-oriented church.
Nominate a church