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Practical Tools for Ministry and Action

These resources are practical tools, based on the conviction that God’s justice is restorative, so Jesus’ atonement must be a medical substitution. The implications reach far. Evangelism is much more robust. Bible study is richer. Preached messages on Jesus’ work on the cross are fuller. Worship accesses more human emotion and experience. Children’s Ministry is richer and developmentally appropriate. We also develop Christian study and action guides on social issues to inspire Christian activists, to engage non-Christians, and to help Christians live out God’s healing and restorative work. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote in Letter from Birmingham Jail that the earliest Christians were radical and revolutionaries. They changed the world. We hope to do so as well.

For More Information

To listen to helpful podcasts on the implications of atonement and restorative justice, Mako was featured on:

• Can We Be Re-Traumatized by Our Theory of Atonement? for Being With: On Neuroscience, Spiritual Formation, and Faith, Apr 16, 2021

• A Restorative God for Rethinking God with Tacos, Apr 10, 2020

• Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Atonement for Gravity Leadership, Feb 11, 2020

• Beyond Penal Substitution for Almost Heretical, Mar 14, 2018

Also, read Restorative vs. Retributive Justice and the Implications for Public Life. Journal of Urban Ministry, June 2020.

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We hope to foster and support a broad network of people who are interested in growing in Christ this way. Check out our Facebook group.

Check Out Atonement 401

See the Atonement 401 page to see more on pastoral ministry and nurturing spiritual formation in the tradition of restorative justice and healing atonement theology.

Revisit Previous

See the Atonement 101 page to revisit how atonement influences and shapes ministry in practical ways.

See the Atonement 201 page for biblical exposition.

See the Atonement 301 page for evangelism tools.