Our Mission
“We proclaim the restorative justice of God and the healing atonement of Jesus.”
God’s justice is restorative, not retributive.
See our Christian Restorative Justice Study Guide to learn biblical foundations and engage various modern-day issues. And check out Mako’s talk at Eastern Nazarene College.
Jesus healed human nature. For All of Us.
See our Healing Atonement Study Guide to learn about how to understand Jesus and the biblical story. And watch this video clip, below, called Jesus Retells Our Stories.
“I now see his act on the cross as a moment of triumph.”
danielle | boston college
Our Events
We host events for our community promoting the practice of restorative justice.
Wondering how to serve your community as a thoughtful follower of Jesus?
On Thursday, November 21st at 8pm Eastern, we will host a Zoom conversation about Pitching Restorative Justice to Schools. Our guest will be Pastor Dishon Mills, who formerly worked for Boston Public Schools as a Senior Manager. From 2006 - 10, Dishon led Out of Harm’s Way, a restorative justice pilot program at 5 BPS middle schools which saw remarkable results in social-emotional learning.
Boston Public Schools started implementing restorative justice practices in 2017. BPS has begun to shift away from punitive measures like suspensions and expulsions, which disproportionately affected students of color, and towards approaches that focus on repairing harm, fostering accountability, and rebuilding relationships.
Come chat with Dishon about what restorative justice practices are like in schools. How do students and staff experience it? What are the results? Can a teacher do this in a classroom? How can a school train its staff?
Click on the graphics below to join the Zoom meeting, or on this link.
Our Classes & Study Guides
We teach and train individuals and communities to embody God’s restorative justice and Jesus’ healing atonement.
Classes are taught/led by an instructor on Zoom — check our schedule, and sign up!
Study Guide are self-paced versions of the Classes — watch the videos, read the materials, and do the exercises at your own pace.
Contact us if you’d like us to coach you to lead others in our materials, or ask other questions.
New! Fall classes!
Let’s Chat
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Consider joining our Community events and Facebook group for community conversations.
Our Library: Bible and Theology
We create and curate materials for Christian leaders, storytellers, artists, activists, and scholars.
Check out sermons in written and video forms, small group leader notes, tools, and exegetical papers on Scripture. Also, check out our YouTube Channel or read our Blog.
Our Library: Hot Topics
We research, write about, speak on, and curate resources on the following Hot Topics.
Drill down further to find more specific issues, or search this website.
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Artwork and Credits
Anástasis: Gunnar Bach Pedersen | Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons. The Anástasis fresco from Chora Church in Istanbul, Turkey. Jesus pursued all who died before him, pulling Adam and Eve from their graves, because he was victorious over sin and death on our behalf.
Traditional Ethiopian cross: Brooklyn Museum | CC.3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Syrian Christian candlestick: Fabos | Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons. Copper and silver candlestick holder made by Syrian Christian Dawud ibn Salama al-Mawsili in Syria in 1248/9 under the Muslim Ayyubid dynasty, reminding us of the Christian vocation of bearing light to others.
See this page for more on the artwork.