Resources

Below you'll find a variety of resources ranging from devotionals and prayer guides to sermon outlines to published articles to a handbook for getting your church started in the work of justice. We hope these will be helpful to you. If you're looking for something different, let us know — we'll either track it down, create it, or ask you to create it with us!

Learn:

1. “Stewarding Power”

Amy Sherman, IJM Institute Senior Fellow - "How can people of wealth, influence and status advance justice for the sake of the Kingdom of God?"

2. And Justice For All: Enforcing Human Rights for the World’s Poor

In the current issue of leading international policy journal Foreign Affairs, IJM President and founder Gary Haugen and Department of Justice Attorney Victor Boutros explore why violent oppression like slavery, sexual violence and police brutality is a daily reality for hundreds of millions of the global poor — despite the fact that these human rights abuses are nearly universally illegal.

3. "Just Like God"

Gary Haugen writes, in Discipleship Journal, about God’s desire to bring justice to the oppressed and our invitation to join Him.

4. "Our Love of the God who Loves Justice"

Nicholas Wolterstorff, Yale University - "God does not simply admire justice, as one might admire a fine painting. God's love for justice is the love of one who does justice; God is just."

5. Five Movements of Change and Strategic Goals

YouthWalk magazine article by Bethany Hanke Hoang, © 2005 YouthWalk.

6. "Justice Seekers: Bringing Peace and Healing to the Oppressed" by Cheryl Noble

7. “Picture Justice: Embracing A Global Neighborhood” by Bethany Hoang

8. Justice Testament Project - Honduras

This Justice Testament Project reveals the hidden truths about land rights abuses in Honduras.

9. Social Justice Curriculum for Christian High Schools

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10. Justice Journey

A Handbook for Pastors and Other Christian Leaders.

11. Justice Sermon Outline

A starting point for presenting God's passion for justice to your congregation or group.

12. As You Go

30-minute DVD for church and parachurch mission teams. Perfect for summer mission trips!

13. Preparing for a Career in Human Rights

14. Scheduling an In-district Meeting with your Congressional representatives

15. Writing a Letter to the Editor

16. Writing an Op-Ed

Grow:

17. Prayer Guide for the Abolition of Slavery

For victims of slavery, rescue is not an abstract concept but and urgent and desperate need.

18. “Northland-A Church Distributed,” Adult study by Northland – A Church Distributed

Five-day devotional published in Northland's weekly newspaper, distributed to the congregation as a follow-up to Gary Haugen's sermon about God's heart for justice.

19. Amos Project 5-day Devotional on Justice

Created by 121 Community Church in Texas

 

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