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Journey to Justice — Advocacy that Moves Beyond the Criminal Legal System and Builds What We Need

  • Wednesday, February 08, 2023
  • 1:00 PM
  • Online

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How can the Church work for the flourishing of all society? Often, Christians care deeply for those within our church and see those outside its walls as "causes" or "issues" rather than image bearers with equal dignity and need. Our criminal legal system has replaced the Church as the first and longest responder to violence. How can the Church assume its rightful place in caring for the most marginalized, lock arms with our neighbors to learn from AND serve them, and build a culture where our response to violence and harm centers love rather than punishment, police, or prisons? Join us for a conversation designed to inspire and equip God's people to move from understanding to engagement, from passivity to action, from listlessness to love.

This is a webinar with audience Q&A.

Key Objectives:

  1. Leave the time with specific ways to act and tools to use with their churches to begin advocating for societal change. 
  2. Know the difference between reform versus transformative efforts. 
  3. See and rejoice in the theological support for Christians being socially engaged, culture makers, and subversive witnesses.

About Jami Hodge:

Jami became EJUSA’s second executive director in 2021 bringing more than 15 years of criminal justice experience as a prosecutor, policy advisor, and technical assistance provider. Her goal is to establish EJUSA as a leader in building solutions to violence outside of the criminal legal system by demonstrating the impact of EJUSA’s work and expanding its reach throughout the country. She earned her law degree from Duke University School of Law and her bachelor of arts in psychology and sociology at the University of Michigan. She lives in the greater Washington, D.C. area with her husband and two daughters.

About Sam Heath:

Sam leads EJUSA’s engagement with evangelical people and spaces. His faith background in Southern Baptist, Presbyterian, and now Anglican denominations enables him to tell stories about the realities of justice and injustice in America and hold together a view of the world as a place both exceptional and exploitative. He lives in Charlottesville, VA with his wife and three kids. Before coming on board with EJUSA in 2021, Sam taught high school history for 10 years in North Carolina and Virginia. He has a B.A. in education and psychology from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and a master’s in theology from the University of Virginia.



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