Biblical Justice Resources
By Rev Scott Higgins

In partnership with Baptist Churches of South Australia, Baptist Care SA has produced a teaching series on justice, written by Rev Scott Higgins

 

Building Kingdom Communities

Build an understanding of Biblical Justice, which underpins how we live in today’s world with a practical focus on how to respond to injustice and meet vulnerable people with compassionate understanding. 

Leaders Guide Discussion Booklet  Discussion Group flyer Prayers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Prayers for people exiting the prison system  Prayers for children in care  Prayers for people experiencing homelessness

 

On Earth as it is in Heaven

Practical examples of how churches can connect with Baptist Care SA’s work with:

  • people experiencing homelessness
  • people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds,
  • people living with mental health conditions
  • people exiting the prison system.

Background   Introduction for Pastors and Church Leaders Sermon Outlines Discussion Guide  Justice Survey Tool

 

Belonging together on Earth

Practical examples of how churches can connect with Baptist Care SA’s work with people living with disability.

Background Sermon Outline Discussion Guide  Lived Experiences

 

About the author

Rev Scott Higgins is a social justice and ethics consultant, educator and writer

Ordained as a pastor by the Baptist Churches of NSW and ACT, he worked for 15 years in pastoral ministry and spent a decade working for Baptist World Aid where he founded the Catalyst advocacy program; wrote the widely used 50:50 and End of Greed books, preaching and study guides; and initiated the now acclaimed fashion industry supply chain reports. After concluding at Baptist World Aid he founded A Just Cause, a delegated body of Australian Baptist Ministries, designed to equip churches to pursue justice issues within Australia; initiated Converge, an annual gathering of Baptist leaders from across Australia to lobby Federal Parliamentarians on issues of justice and served on the Boards of Micah Challenge and Stop the Traffik. 

  

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Baptist Care SA, lives, works and walks on Kaurna, Peramangk and Boandik lands. We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the state’s first peoples, recognise their traditional ownership, and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs, deep connection and continued guardianship of land and waters. We value the contributions of Elders past and present, and are committed to learning from those emerging.