Our communities are hurting — yet, many are using the Bible to deepen division and suffering. As Christianity is weaponized to justify greed and violence, we need churches that follow Jesus’ biblical call to love and justice. Our neighbors deserve a church that heals rather than harms.
A 9-Month Journey of Communal Action
Showing Up for Racial Justice and Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice are partnering to help congregations respond to division and lead efforts for change in their communities.
This nine-month cohort helps Christian churches reclaim the gospel’s call for abundant life while building and strengthening ministries to address poverty, racism, and Christian nationalism. Together, churches will practice rebuilding community connections, meeting urgent needs, and faithfully confronting attacks on their communities.
Who It’s For
Luke 10 gathers denominationally and theologically diverse churches who are ready to:
- Take collective action in their local context.
- Respond to injustice and division with grace, courage, and truth.
- Draw from the Bible and your church’s practices to proclaim a vision for a just society.
Churches should consider themselves “ready” for the program if they have 4-5 people who are committed to fully participating in the cohort and bringing key learnings and action steps back to the church. These 4-5 people compose a congregational leadership team that should be prepared to spend 8-10 hours per month on this process.
What You’ll Gain
- A deeper understanding of how poverty, racism, and Christian nationalism are affecting your community
- Tools for ministry that lead to change in your wider community
- A supportive network of churches learning and acting together for the common good.
- Coaching and guidance to turn what you learn into concrete next steps.
How It Works
- Cohort community: you’ll be placed in a cohort with other churches in your region
- Coach: your church will be assigned a coach to support growth and strategic planning.
- Three monthly gatherings: one focused on learning, one focused on planning for action, and another for just your church to meet with your coach.
- Luke 10 Retreats: we’ll gather in person to start and end the program.
- Ongoing network: after graduation, stay connected through a flexible, peer-led community.
The Process
Learning topics: Community organizing, race and poverty, christian nationalism, theology of the Kingdom of God, leading ministries for social change,
Action steps: Build leaders in church, connect with your broader community, identify movement partners, implement a strategic plan to enact justice.