Justice Mission Groups
The Justice and Peace Mission Teams of the New Jersey Synod are being reimagined.
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Justice and Peace Mission Team
Responding in faith to the love of God in Jesus Christ, the Justice & Peace Mission Team provides education and training to help congregations explore, begin or increase Justice Ministries, advocating for a more just, peaceful, and healthy existence for all creation.
The Justice & Peace Mission Team is an “umbrella group” of eight Synod Task Groups or Teams. Each group is made of dedicated congregation members from around the Synod who study causes of a specific injustice, ways it is addressed within the ELCA, and things our congregations can do to make a difference, and then provide training opportunities and links to helpful resources for congregations. Our task groups and teams share information through workshops at synod events, special seminars and our web page, and also welcome invitations from districts, clusters, congregations, councils, committees, organizations.
Work Groups of the NJ Synod Justice & Peace Mission Team
Ministry with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons Task Group
We have a strong advocacy component. We recognize fighting injustice is more than charity, so we use the gift and responsibility of citizenship to speak out in the prophetic tradition to work for God’s justice.
If you would like to invite one of the teams to speak or if you feel called to work on one of these issues, please contact:
Synod Staff Rev. Sara Lilja, Assistant to the Bishop, slilja@njsynod.org 609-586-6800 x 114