Winter 2024 IJF Webinars
2024-02-17 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | VA
In this 2-part series, Justice Formation Fellowship Pastors will discuss lessons learned and justice initiatives proposed by their congregations after reading Crossing the Tracks by Drew Hill.

Crossing Tracks that Divide Homes, Churches, Neighborhoods, and Workplaces
2024-02-17 09:00 - 11:00 | Memorial Baptist Church, 3455 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA, 22207
Rev. Dr. Drew Hill, author of Crossing the Tracks, will speak about his grandfather’s stand for justice. He will be joined by several guest who will share how this book informed their perspective about God’s requirement that believers engage our agency to overcome racial division.
To Register, click the link: https://ijf-leland.org/crossing

Fall 2024 Webinar
2024-11-23 09:30 - 11:00 | VA
During this webinar, Kathleen Arban, LCSW, CCTP will moderate a discussion between Rev. Carita Brown and Dr. Joan Turkus as they reflect on the book Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society by Dr. Arline T. Geronimus.

IJF Workshop
2024-12-07 09:00 - 11:00 | Leland – Arlington Campus, 1306 N Highland St, Arlington, VA, 22201, United States
Please join the Institute for Justice Formation on
Saturday, December 7, 2024 from 9am – 11am EST
Workshop Highlights:

Graduate Certificate in Biblical Justice Formation (GCBJF) – hear from current Professors and Pastors as they introduce courses offered in this program
Q&A – we will open the floor for any questions you may have about student enrollment options for GCBJF
Want to get involved? – explore how Leland might support congregational ministries for clergy, laity, and faculty personnel

This event is online only. Please join via zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84560484214

5th Annual In Search for Biblical Justice Conference
2025-05-16 10:30 - 2025-05-17 12:30 | VA

Civil Rights Pilgrimage - 12 Day Tour
2025-07-21 - 2025-08-01 | VA
Are you up for a truly unforgettable road trip?
Join us for an immersive experience of the Civil Rights Movement sponsored by the Justice Formation Fellowship*
Hosted by Rev. Drew Hill, Memorial Baptist Church
Participants: This tour is open to any Leland student, NorthStar pastor, or any adult who is interested in an immersive experience of the Civil Rights Movement. This tour will be limited to fifteen adults including the host.
Cost: NorthStar Church Network has contributed a generous grant that will help subsidize our trip. The cost for each participant will be $600, double occupancy, + two meals daily. All lodging, ground transportation and admissions are included.

Sites to be visited along the U. S. Civil Rights Trail, www.civilrightstrail.com

Washington, DC
Smithsonian African American Museum (Prior to Tour)

Farmville, VA
Robert Russa Moton High School and Museum

Greensboro, NC
International Civil Rights Center & Museum
February One Monument

Atlanta, GA
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home
The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change
National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Anniston, AL
Freedom Riders National Monument

Birmingham, AL
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Civil Rights Institute
Kelly Ingram Park
Bethel Baptist Church

Selma, AL
Edmund Pettus Bridge
Brown Chapel AME Church
National Voting Rights Museum and Institute, Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

Montgomery, AL
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Civil Rights Memorial Center
First Baptist Church, Brick-a-Day Church
National Memorial for Peace and Justice
Legacy Museum
Rosa Parks Museum
Freedom Rides Museum

Jackson, MS
Medgar Evers Home, Museum
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

Sumner, MS
Emmett Till Interpretive Center
Tallahatchie County Courthouse

Little Rock, AR
Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock Nine Memorial at the State Capitol
Daisy Bates House
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center

Memphis, TN
Mason Temple United Church of Christ
Clayborn Temple/I Am a Man Plaza
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Lorraine Motel – National Civil Rights Museum

For more information contact:
Dr. Drew Hill
4739 N. Dittmar Rd, Arlington, VA 22207
(571) 215-4002
dhill@memorialbaptistchurch.org

*The Justice Formation Fellowship is a diverse fellowship of churches united in support of the Institute for Justice Formation at the John Leland Center for Theological Studies in Arlington, Virginia.
