March 2021
Lazarus at the Gate
Lazarus at the Gate is an 8-week small group study that challenges participants to live more simply, generously, justly and gratefully. We examine scripture and the realities of our world and together consider how to live and act like Jesus did. For the first time we are offering an online group beginning March 10th. Click here to sign up. Email elizabeth@bostonfaithjustice.org with any questions.
Find out more »August 2021
Elementary Teacher Job Opening at Grace Preparatory Academy
Elementary School Teacher Open Positions: Third & Fourth Combined Classroom Teacher Grace Preparatory Academy (GPA), located in Needham, MA, is a University Model® school serving students in grades K-7. We are a distinctively Christian school community and seek Christian applicants. On Mondays and Wednesdays, students gather on campus to learn in traditional, mixed-age classrooms. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, students are instructed at home (satellite location) by their parents, according to lesson plans created by the classroom teachers. GPA is actively seeking…
Find out more »September 2021
September Thrive and Grow Gathering
Join us for a morning of discussion and prayer with fellow entrepreneurs. This month we have the honor of hearing from Armen Varadian, of AMV Creative. Armen has just joined the Thrive and Grow Leadership Team, and we're excited to hear about how his business has evolved since he last shared with us last year. We'll also have time for prayer and discussion following the Q&A! For more information, please contact Betsy Cowan at betsymcowan@gmail.com
Find out more »January 2022
Documentary on the History of Racism in Boston
As a new year begins, many of us are making resolutions, not the least of which include working toward racial healing, justice, and reconciliation in our communities. That said, we can't know how to nurture transformation more effectively until we better understand the history that shapes our racial climate today. You can learn more about Boston's racial history by watching the award-winning documentary, A Reckoning in Boston, on PBS on January 17th, 2022 at 10 pm. This documentary was birthed…
Find out more »August 2022
Who are Patriot Front & NSC-131? What Massachusetts Christians Need to Know about the Intersection between White Supremacy and Christianity
Hosted by The Massachusetts Council of Churches with leadership from our partners at the Anti-Defamation League: New England Tuesday August 16, 2022 6-7pm EST 30-minute presentation & 30-minute Q&A Registration is required to attend. https://adl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqf-6opz0uG9KxGCDmoVIQRgAi41XM7zfy While white supremacists have long been present in New England, in the past month these groups have stepped up their visibility, violence, and recruiting efforts. At the Massachusetts Council of Churches, we believe white supremacy is antithetical to the teachings of Christ. What do Massachusetts Christians…
Find out more »January 2023
LOCAL PASTORS TO PRAY FOR THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
On Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at 8 AM, “LIVE” on Boston Praise Radio & TV, WBPG-LP 102.9 FM Radio and Boston Black News, located at the Global Ministries Christian Church, 670 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA. 02124, a group of pastors and church leaders will gather to pray for the Boston City Councilors. There is some hurt, frustration and pain among some of the Boston City Councilors. We would like to bring hope, encouragement and healing into the lives of our…
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Caring for the Wounds of our Hearts – Monday Night Group
Healing from trauma - which is at its core a wound of the heart - is always possible — but how does it really happen? This one-minute video explains how someone might begin the healing journey. https://bit.ly/THI-healing-from-trauma While trauma as a mental health diagnosis has obviously existed for a long time, it is now being talked about much more frequently as one of the major outcomes of the pandemic that needs to be addressed. And often we don't even identify…
Find out more »Caring for the Wounds of our Hearts – Friday Night Group
Healing from trauma - which is at its core a wound of the heart - is always possible — but how does it really happen? This one-minute video explains how someone might begin the healing journey. https://bit.ly/THI-healing-from-trauma While trauma as a mental health diagnosis has obviously existed for a long time, it is now being talked about much more frequently as one of the major outcomes of the pandemic that needs to be addressed. And often we don't even identify…
Find out more »May 2023
Grace Can Lead us Home – Book Group
Join us to read the insightful and challenging book - Grace Can Lead us Home. This book "shows us that, from the margins, Jesus has something to teach us all about grace - something that could change the landscape of homelessness entirely if we're ready to hear it." Together as we go through the book we will learn about the practical realties of homelessness, the ways in which practitioners are meeting the challenge and how we can engage to make…
Find out more »June 2023
Healing Hearts Club Camp (Apprentice Facilitator)
Victory Generation, a program of Black Ministerial Alliance Ten Point, in partnership with Boston Trauma Healing Collaborative, Vision New England and the Trauma Healing Institute/American Bible Society will be offering a Healing Hearts Club Camp (Children’s Healing Trauma) August 21 – August 25, 2023. Hosted at the Second Church in Dorchester, 44 Moultrie Street. To Become an Apprentice Facilitator you must be prepared to: Attend a (6-week) Adult Trauma Healing Group, Thursday evenings from 7:00pm – 9:30pm (June 22 – July 27).…
Find out more »September 2023
Climate Change – Book Group
Join Boston Faith & Justice Network in reading Kyle Meyaard-Schapp's "Following Jesus in a Warming World". This book challenges Christians to consider what our faith calls us to in the face of the existential criss of climate change. We are looking forward to processing both information and the call to action of this book in a community of Christians interested in learning and engaging to make a difference. We will meet via Zoom for 4 consecutive Tuesday nights (7 -…
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