These resources from JPIT and our partner denominations can help a small group engage with faith, justice and peace. Have you used one of these resources with your group? Let us know how it went by emailing enquiries@jpit.pb.
New Resource: Living Justly (Published May 2025)
How do we try to live in ways that are just and fair in a profoundly unfair world? Where do we find hope, particularly when things get tough? What does it mean to try to do this as Christians?
Living Justly is a brand-new Bible study resource for exploring God’s justice in the Bible, our lives and in the world. It offers a flexible approach to understanding and embodying justice, based on the six Principles for Justice which form the theological basis of the justice work of the Methodist Church and the Joint Public Issues Team.
With films, engaging activities and Bible study passages, Living Justly is an excellent tool for fostering a deeper understanding and commitment to justice – and you can decide which parts you want to use and how. Group leaders are offered a range of resources to choose from to explore the Principles for Justice within the structure of Welcome, Context Setting, Exploring the Bible, Responding Together, and Asking What Next. Group leaders can download a Powerpoint for each session, and delete the activities they don’t want to use, leaving them with a bespoke session.
Act on Poverty (Published January 2024, updated February 2025)
Are you frustrated by the high poverty levels across the world? Do you or your church want to gain a deeper understanding of experiences of poverty? Do you want to feel empowered to act and tell our leaders that you want to see positive change? The ‘Act on Poverty’ course will help you in all of these things.
This course includes resource packs for six sessions, downloadable below.
Just Economics (Published February 2023)
What should the goal of the economy be? Why isn’t our current system enabling people to flourish, especially as the cost of living crisis bites? Could a change in approach help us solve the climate crisis? What does our Christian faith have to say about the economy? If you want to explore the answers to these big questions, then our Just Economics resource might be for you.
How Does Change Happen? (Published August 2020)
Have you ever wanted to make change but don’t feel like you know enough to try?
Perhaps you’ve recognised the biblical call to social justice but aren’t sure how to put it into action?
Or maybe you’ve been involved in campaigns in the past but are keen to be more effective going forward?
Then this is the small group resource for you.
The Art of the Possible (Published 2013, updated 2017)
Does politics have a role in the Church or is it a distraction from our mission? Is politics about compromise – what is possible – when our Christian faith is about truth?
At a time when a lot of people say they are turned off by politics, many in our churches are still concerned about what is going on in our world. What does politics mean for our faith – and what should our faith mean for our politics?
The Art of the Possible is a resource produced to help people to explore these questions.
More than Bricks and Mortar (Published 2012, updated 2019) and A Place to Call Home (Published 2017)
More than Bricks and Mortar considers the political, practical and theological questions around our engagement with the housing and crisis. What is the nature of the problem? As Christians, how can we speak truth and strive for justice in this area? What policies would make a meaningful difference, and how can we campaign for these, as well as making change happen in our own communities?
A Place to Call Home offers six bible studies for small group discussion focus on a range of issues around housing. It is produced by member churches in collaboration with Housing Justice and Scottish Churches Housing Action. As individuals and congregations, how can we be stimulated to consider our responsibilities and act in the face of housing issues that are becoming an increasing reality in communities up and down the country?