First Group of National Certified Trainers is Ready! Now we are looking for Regional Trainers!
The vision of Justice & Witness Ministries is of a more just, peaceful and compassionate world that honors all of God’s creation. To achieve this vision, leaders are needed throughout our churches and communities. Justice LED is a training which will provide assistance to local churches and UCC members who seek to participate in ongoing ways to move our world towards this vision.
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What is Justice LED - FAQs
What is Justice LED?
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"Justice LED Training takes advocacy work to a whole new level. It not only helps you to more accurately assess your own view of injustice, but also gives you the tools to be able to help others define injustice for themselves." –Shernell Edney |
Justice Leaders Engaging and Developing (Justice LED) is a training program offered by Justice & Witness Ministries (JWM) designed to equip local church leaders with the skills and tools needed to develop, strengthen and sustain justice advocacy ministries in our UCC congregations. Teams of Certified Trainers will be available to our Conferences, Regions and Local Churches to train congregational leaders in Justice LED.
Is Justice LED a curriculum for justice issues?
No, Justice LED is not a "how-to" on justice around specific issues like peace, workers' rights, or immigration. Rather, Justice LED is a wholistic approach for congregations that want to strengthen, develop and sustain justice ministries as part of their congregational life and ministry. Trainers will equip local church leaders with skills in discernment, facilitation, dialogue, biblical and theological grounding for doing justice ministry, and sociological and cultural grounding as well as group process. An extensive Tool Kit will provide resources on specific issues and for deeper study but local churches will determine what particular issues are important to them.
How do these trainings work?
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"An amazing training opportunity that will support you as a justice trainer but perhaps even more importantly, will allow you to connect with others who are doing terrific, theologically-based justice work around the country." -- Karen Holcomb-Merrill |
Thirty UCC members successfully completed the first Justice LED training conducted by JWM October 9-11, 2009, and have been designated as National Certified Trainers. Fifteen teams of two have been formed from this group and these teams are preparing to set up trainings throughout the UCC regions and Conferences. The National Certified Trainers have a goal of training 225-300 Regional Trainers in Justice LED by the end of 2010. Regional Trainers will work directly with local church leaders interested in Justice LED.
Learn more about becoming a regional trainer!
