The Holy Spirit and Justice Movements

The Holy Spirit, the Church and Justice: 

The Holy Spirit, the Church and Justice Bro. Viv Grigg He has shown you, O man, What is good and what the Lord Requires of you But to do justice And to love mercy And to walk humbly With your God (Micah 6:8) Tena kotou katoa greetings from New Zealand

Story: Land Rights Confrontation: 

Story: Land Rights Confrontation ½ the world are dispossessed, and landless Ownership of land is the basis of entrance into the economic systems View a Video of Manila Slums

The Biblical Basis for Doing Justice: 

The Biblical Basis for Doing Justice I like God for he is a God of Justice (Jer 9:23,34) Story of Hector, man of justice We are to Seek first his Kingdom, his justicia (Matt 6:33) Story of Raineer - rescued five communities from bulldozers – the justice bringer

The Spirit Anointed Justice Servant Foretold: 

The Spirit Anointed Justice Servant Foretold Behold my Servant whom I uphold My chosen one in whom I delight I will put my Spirit on him and he will establish justice in the earth He will not falter or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth. Isa 42:1-4

Discipling and Justice: 

Discipling and Justice Matt 28: 18-20 Go, disciple the nations If we disciple the nation, We bring it under the rule of God Thus it becomes a just nation But ONLY IF discipleship is to obey all that the scriptures teach economically, socially, politically, spiritually i.e. holistic discipleship brings justice to the nations Simply planting spiritual churches does not bring justice to the nation e.g. Los Angeles burning down, 12,000 churches for 12 million

From Discipling Movements To a Just Nation: 

From Discipling Movements To a Just Nation

Four Levels of Doing Justice: 

Four Levels of Doing Justice Personal justice Family & Community Justice Movements that Seek Justice National / International Justice

1. Personal Justice: 

1. Personal Justice Just Lifestyles: Hunger for God does not lead us to pietism, but into the thick of injustice Social justice includes personal uprightness in our daily lives Peter, the apostle didn’t live in a palace, but wore the cheapest wooden sandals A true apostle is among the poor. A true bishop lives among the poor, or near the poor, or works with the poor.

Bringing Justice begins in being one of the people= just living: 

Bringing Justice begins in being one of the people= just living HOME ⏎

What is Justice?: 

What is Justice? There are 1000 definitions Being and Doing The right thing The right place The right way The right timing

2. Spirit & Relational Justice: 

2. Spirit & Relational Justice God Cares about Garbage Relationship to Authorities Speaking Truth + Submissive Spirit Equity: Favoring the poor in order that justice is done Is God biased No, he equalizes, so he helps the poor

3. Development of Justice Movements: 

3. Development of Justice Movements Forming the church, developing economic discipleship Credit coop Society is strong when small organisations multiply Economically – small businesses Spiritually – movements of churches Politically – grassroots organizations These diffuse power in society Seek the welfare of the city (Jer 29:7)

Confronting the Powers with Community Organizing Electricity Water Garbage Land Rights: 

Confronting the Powers with Community Organizing Electricity Water Garbage Land Rights

Style of Movements for Justice: 

Style of Movements for Justice Two levels of movements to transform society Mass: Religious movements among the poor Penetration of systems through Uplift of 10,000’s (Middle Class Oppositional: Signficance of “social protest movements”?) Insider: Social transformation movements among the elites

Discipling Movements = Justice Making: 

Discipling Movements = Justice Making (Pickett, McGavran, Grigg) Justice Making

Justice and Justice Makers : 

Justice and Justice Makers 1 Sam 10:26 A band of men whose hearts God had touched became his constant companions Toynbee - a suppressed minority, released has tremendous drive for national transformation Ask for Mighty Men and Women from among the Dispossessed Corrie – 500 Preschools = 500 churches – mighty woman Pr Jun – 5 churches, 100 trained workers, 3 pre-schools, a school of 800 – my constant companion – he took his stand for 30 years Pr Jun Answered

National/International Movements: 

National/International Movements

Slide 18: 

Justice as peacemaking: Required reconciliation between parties; rectifying unjust situations Injustice cried out from the land: We must understand the history of exploitation that force people Upper class evangelism: The rich can be the key to unlocking the poverty of the poor The loyal reformers: Bible as textbook for issues of labor, profit, work, management, business Demonic politics: We reject demonic philosophies, but honor and respect all humans Contention with authorities: Love, honor and reconciliation should define our contention Time and change: Change comes through suffering servants who disarm evil, hatred and violence Political options: Spiritual discipleship or holistic discipleship Squatter politics : Steps we can take as Christian people in the slums!! Unattached : Though we are unattached to this world, we serve it because justice compels us

50,000 from the slums to the slums: 

50,000 from the slums to the slums The Encarnacao Alliance of Slum Movement Leaders International Movement Mobilization Messy Colaborative Seeds spring up all over the place Commonalities No command and control

Slide 20: 

Indigenous movements in the slums are multiplying far more rapidly in some cities. In others there are still few churches, no movement. Manila, 2500 Nairobi, 2500 Mexico, 1500 Addis Ababa, 6 Kolkata, 10 Phnom Phen, 3 Mumbai, 400 Sao Paulo, 10,000 Bangkok, 3 Chennai, 2500 Indigenous Movements in the Slums What is God doing? They are now exploding

Girding an international movement with knowledge and workers MA in TRANSFORMATIONAL URBAN LEADERSHIP: 

Girding an international movement with knowledge and workers MA in TRANSFORMATIONAL URBAN LEADERSHIP Dr. Viv Grigg, International Director

Spirituality and Building People Power: 

Spirituality and Building People Power e.g.Deposing Marcos e.g.Praying out the BJP E.g. Seeing God’s Kingdom principles being utilized by non-believers in alternative economic systems. Bless his work in secular dynamics. His kingdom is far wider than the church. 50 years after revival a nation peaks (McLelland) Brazil, Philippines, Nairobi all struggling with a new phenomena of Christians in parliament who have not learned the principles we are talking about. Wonderful catastrophe!!

Upper Level Justice: 

Upper Level Justice Joseph, entrusted with the care of his masters house (Genesis 39:6). Training Elite: Those of us who have gone among the poor, God may use to speak to the elites of the nations. Oyay Ed Jiminez Bolette ….Prayer Tenakotou, tenakotou, tenakotou katoa

Spirit and Justice: 

Spirit and Justice The God of Justice Anointing you to be a servant of Justice Pray Tenakotou, tenakotou, tenakotou katoa

References: 

References Grigg McGavran Pickett McLelland