For Just Love Groups
Events Volunteer | Restored
Volunteer with Restored to help equip the church to stand against domestic abuse and support survivors. Part of our mission at Restored is to speak up about domestic abuse. One of the ways we do this is by attending events, festivals (like Big Church Festival, New Wine, and others!) and exhibitions to share about our work and inspire others to get involved.
You'll represent Restored on an exhibition stand at events that you sign up for, alongside other team members, chatting to attendees about our work and inspiring them to get involved in standing against domestic abuse and supporting survivors. You'll get to choose which events to sign up for depending on your availability. This would be a great opportunity to volunteer and learn together with others in your group!
#FreeRevSamson campaign | CSW
Will you join CSW in calling on the UK government to do more to help free Rev Samson?
Launched at the Big Church Festival, this campaign calls for the freedom of a pastor, Rev Samson, who has been imprisoned for 6 years on trumped-up charges. As well as spreading general and much-needed awareness of the situation unfolding in Myanmar/Burma.
For more info and to sign the petition
Secret Church | Open Doors UK & Ireland
Gather and host an evening of prayer, worship and testimonies from the persecuted church.
Secret Church gives a taste of what it is like to worship with the world’s hidden Christians, from whisper worship to hidden word. Take time to stand with those who share our faith but not our freedom.
Get in touch with Open Doors and invite a speaker to lead Secret Church!
Dare to Journey Fundraiser | We Are Tearfund
‘We Are Tearfund challenges you to take a daring journey to raise support and awareness of the distance refugees travel to flee their contexts.
Violence, persecution and the climate crisis force people worldwide to flee their homes. We believe a better world is possible for everyone and that we can end extreme poverty together.’
Check out We Are Tearfund’s latest fundraising challenge. This one focuses on the experiences of refugees while raising money for Tearfund’s fantastic work. Tearfund tackle poverty through sustainable development, responding to disasters, and challenging injustice.
Check out their website to find out more about how your Just Love group can run this fundraiser.
Live Justly Resource | Tearfund
Check out this excellent resource from Tearfund. You could work through it as a Just Love group, or adapt it into events.
Live Justly is series of in-depth scriptural and practical studies to help people live justly in six key areas of life: advocacy, prayer, consumption, generosity, relationships and creation care.
These studies are designed to help you and those in your community in your pursuit of biblical justice both in understanding and in practice. Each study includes an in-depth but easy-to-read exploration of the theology related to a certain issue, encouragement to pray and a suggestion for group and individual work in response.
Careers Panel Speakers | Resurgo
If your group is planning on holding a Careers Panel this term - thinking about what pursuing justice in our careers look like - then staff from Resurgo would be keen to come along! Resurgo are a charity that work with churches to support people who face barriers to employment. Their organisation does important ‘justice work,’ and their staff are also well-versed in supporting people through conversations around careers. They could be perfect for your event!
Check out their website to find out more about Resurgo, and if you’re keen to have them speak at one of your events, get in touch with your staff worker.
This is a Rubbish Campaign | Tearfund
‘We’re facing mountains of plastic pollution. 2 billion people have no safe way to dispose of rubbish, and it’s people in poverty who are suffering the worst impacts of this rubbish problem. They are forced to live and work among piles of waste, which is making them sick, releasing toxic fumes, flooding communities and causing up to a million deaths each year.
But Jesus told his followers that even the smallest amount of faith can move mountains.’
Tearfund are currently running their Rubbish Campaign, focusing on the effects of waste products on people in poverty. They have loads of brilliant resources you can get creative with to plan an event with your groups, or even run a longer-term campaign.
Peace Workshops | CCND
CCND is the Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. They are offering free, flexible workshops tailored to groups. They consider peace and nuclear disarmament issues, such as:
• UK, worldwide, and historical context of nuclear weapons
• What does the Bible say about peace and warfare?
• What can we do – how can we respond both individually and collectively?
• Discussion and prayerful response
Chat to your staff worker, then go to their website book a workshop. Email liddy@christiancnd.org.uk if you have any questions.
Fashion for Freedom | IJM
Run a clothes swap for IJM! Fashion for Freedom events are a platform to celebrate fashion, acknowledging fashion’s darker secrets, whilst still inspiring each other through the work of ethical brands and the consumer power we have.
Stand for Freedom | IJM
Take a stand for 24 hours against slavery, publicly standing up for the millions around the world who are denied freedom.
For more information, check out IJM’s website, and get in touch with your staff worker.
Justice x Together | We Are Tearfund
Justice X Together is a four-part series designed to help youth groups explore injustice, equipping them to be part of the solution. The programme provides opportunities to practically take action and discuss what it means to live a just life.
Although the target audience is younger than your Just Love group, check out the videos and see whether they would be helpful ‘awakening’ content at any of your events.
People and Planet | Divest Borders Campaign
If your Just Love group is interested in refugee rights, check out People and Planet’s ‘Divest Borders’ Campaign, which calls on universities to stop funding the border industry through their investments
Freedom Night | IJM
In “I Am Brave,” a new 20-minute film, Joy shares her story of being exploited online, and invites us all to be part of stopping slavery for good. Hold a screening in your JL group and engage people with the hard-hitting reality of slavery and provide your community with a way to join the fight to end it.