What is the Greater Dallas Justice Revival? 
The Greater Dallas Justice Revival represents an unprecedented, faith-centered movement designed to unite Christians across race, class and denominational lines to address biblical injustice outside the confines of partisan politics. It is the broadest and deepest interdenominational movement in Dallas since 1972, representing over one thousand churches representing over one million members. The Justice Revival is a powerful vehicle to advance a new movement that combines the faith and will of the people to bring about lasting change in the Greater Dallas area. We recognize that true revival transforms hearts and leads transformed people to tackle specific injustices in society, such as poverty and oppression, to advance God’s kingdom.
What are the goals of the Greater Dallas Justice Revival?
Our goal is to foster a spiritual revival that mobilizes churches and individuals to address the current crisis facing our cities public schools and homeless population. We purpose to improve the public education system in Dallas and end chronic homelessness through community partnerships, discipleship, advocacy and action.
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To move 200 congregations to adopt a “parish mentality” that impels them to create at least 25 partnerships involving a church, a business, a neighborhood association or other civic group AND a struggling public school.
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To engage the Greater Dallas area faith communities to advocate for 700 new units of permanent supportive housing to end chronic homelessness in Dallas. This will save upwards of $1 million a year by reducing the amount of time they spend in hospitals, jails, mental hospitals and other costly public facilities. The Greater Dallas Justice Revival will unite and engage thousands of people throughout the Dallas metro area to connect faith with a commitment to biblical justice.
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The Greater Dallas Justice Revival has brought together the diverse and broad support of more than 1,000 churches around Dallas representing over 1 million parishioners and will continue to build a servant model to the community.
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To continue our relationship with 100 non-profits, businesses and associations around the Greater Dallas who are engaged in this initiative to build a broad support system to meet the needs of the suffering and oppressed.
Our commitment as the church to the city
For the Justice Revival to accomplish its vision of seeing a transformation of our public school system, and chronic homelessness, it requires a church community that desires more than the status quo. The “great awakening” that must take place to address these two issues must avoid “random acts of charity” that window dress, but never touch real problems that challenge our communities.
Feel good success stories and photo ops must not be the churches response to the real challenges facing our children in our public schools, nor those families finding themselves homeless with the economic challenges we face. Churches must be willing to take time to be serious about this commitment, which requires them to reject stereotypes of poor families, instead listening and becoming allies with parents in their dreams for their children's future. It means dealing with issues of health and safety as well as asking whether schools have textbooks and up-to-date technology. Whether the church has truly addressed the chronic issues that cause homelessness: living wages and affordable housing solutions.
It requires the church becoming involved by helping parents understand the relationship between classroom grades and standardized testing. Plus partnering with existing community programs to provide enrichment opportunities to enhance classroom learning. It could mean establishing academies to help parents better understand school culture, the politics of public education and parental rights and responsibilities within the school system.
It requies the church holding accountable our elected public officials to follow through on commitments and votes to 700 units of housing for the chronic homeless population.
In short, congregations should bring an appetite for tough-minded engagement as well as tenderhearted volunteerism. The city of Dallas is ready for change. Join a growing movement to make it a reality.
Please click here to go to The Challenge facing our school district.
Please click here to go to The Challenge facing homelessness.
Please click here to meet our staff.
Church and School Partnerships
Church-School partnerships give you an opportunity to become involved with individual schools as an individual, church, non-profit, community group, university or business. The church listed serves as a lead volunteer organization to assist in the assessment of where you and/or your organization can best serve. Click here to learn more about Church and School Partnerships:
One Heart Day™
The purpose of the One Heart is a concept that is designed to strengthen communities. It is a focused attempt to provide a vehicle for people to demonstrate compassion and kindness on a broad and collective basis. The effort is not limited to a particular demographic, socioeconomic, ideological, religious or geographic category, but is designed to impact everyone.
One Heart Day(s)™ is designed to be implemented by individuals and groups of all types. The target of these groups will be seeking areas within their communities with the greatest need. The overriding idea is that demonstrating kindness is not expensive, but a deliberate action to someone who may or may not be deserving. It is an unselfish act that has the power to bring people together.
One Heart Day™ partnership with the Justice Revival that will be used as a way to provide awareness, community resources, services ideas, kindness ideas, a place for registered users from over 1,000 churches to post community needs, strategies and a social service networking outlet for those who are serving to post comments and stories of impact. Click here to learn more about One Heart Day™ campaign:
Church and Homeless Partnerships
Church-Homeless partnerships give you an opportunity to become an advocate for placing 700 chronically homeless into housing. You can assist by volunteering as an individual, church, non-profit or community group to encourage our city council to follow through on their commitment to this cause.
You may also wish to become part of the larger community to walk beside those seeking freedom from homelessness, by assisting in provisions for their new homes. Click here to learn more about Church and Homeless Partnerships.