JustFaith Ministries

What JustFaith Ministries does

JustFaith Ministries is a Louisville, Kentucky-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2000 that designs and distributes faith-rooted social-justice education programs for Christian congregations and individuals. Its core offering is a library of small-group curricula organized into thematic series — including Antiracism, Catholic Programming, Civil Dialogue, Eco-Justice, Indigenous Justice, Migration, Poverty, Preventing Gun Violence, Broadly Spiritual Programming, Bilingual Programming, and Youth Programming — each typically structured as eight two-hour sessions plus an immersion experience, supported by facilitator guides, participant materials, and trained volunteer facilitation.

The operating model is multi-channel: a self-serve website enabling participants to find or start small groups; direct program registration for churches and organizations; free JustFaith Network membership providing webinars, podcasts, and archived resources; a bookstore selling required texts; facilitator training services; and a network of regional local organizers (channel partners) embedding the programs in metro markets such as Hampton Roads, Charlotte, St. Louis, and Greenville. Revenue is generated through sliding-scale participant registration fees ($45 Mission, $60 Standard, $75 Sustainer, with Pay-What-You-Can fallback), tax-deductible donations, and bookstore sales, with program co-development partnerships with Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Bread for the World, Creation Justice Ministries, and the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery providing content expertise and cross-promotion reach.

The organization reports cumulative reach of 75,000+ program participants and 6,500+ small groups across all 50 U.S. states and some international locations, with 1-10 employees, led since 2025 by Executive Director Dr. Lewis Brogdon. Recent strategic activity includes the 2024 launch of its first bilingual program (Encuentro de Esperanza), a June 2026 Catholic Social Teaching program (Tend My Sheep), and a 25th-anniversary alumni engagement initiative.

Name

JustFaith Ministries

Legal name

JustFaith Ministries

Website

https://justfaith.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JustFaith Ministries is a Louisville-based nonprofit that designs and delivers faith-rooted small-group justice education curricula to Christian congregations, denominations, and individuals, reaching 75,000+ participants across all 50 U.S. states through sliding-scale fees, donations, and partner-built facilitator networks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Educational Programs

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Faith education programs
• Social justice curriculum
• Small group ministry
• Christian formation
• Nonprofit ministry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Program Registration Fees: Sliding-scale registration fees of $45-$75 per participant for program enrollment. Organizations can register groups with flat rates covering up to 8 participants, with additional per-person charges for larger groups. Includes comprehensive materials, facilitation scripts, training resources, and ongoing staff support.
2. Bookstore Sales: Sale of books and resources through the JustFaith Ministries bookstore, including program-required texts and supplementary spiritual development materials. As a nonprofit, proceeds support the ministry's mission.
3. Donations and Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations supporting the ministry's programs and mission of inspiring action for justice through small group programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

JustFaith Ministries creates and distributes small group educational programs for Christian communities on topics spanning antiracism, immigration, poverty, eco-justice, indigenous justice, Catholic social teaching, civil dialogue, gun violence prevention, and bilingual faith formation. Each program consists of eight two-hour sessions plus an immersion experience, delivered through facilitator-led cohorts and supported with complete participant and facilitator materials, spiritual practices, and ongoing staff consultation. The core program line is complemented by the free JustFaith Network membership with monthly Acting for Justice webinars, an online bookstore selling program-required texts, facilitator training resources, and a monthly JustNews newsletter.

Product overview

JustFaith Ministries operates as a faith-based nonprofit organization offering small group programs that advance peace, racial equity, and a sustainable world. The organization provides a portfolio of educational programs organized into thematic series including Antiracism, Bilingual Programming, Broadly Spiritual Programming, Catholic Programming, Civil Dialogue, Eco-Justice, Indigenous Justice, Migration, Poverty, and Preventing Gun Violence. Programs typically consist of eight two-hour sessions plus an immersion experience, delivered through small groups facilitated by trained volunteers. The core product line includes named programs such as Faith and Racial Equity, Faith and Racial Healing, Faith and Racial Justice, Want to Talk, Preventing Gun Violence, Faith and Immigration Justice, and the bilingual Encuentro de Esperanza. The organization supplements its programs with membership services (JustFaith Network), a bookstore selling program-required books, facilitator training, and a monthly newsletter. Programs use a sliding fee scale of $45-$75 per participant to ensure accessibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JustFaith Network: A membership network connecting justice-driven individuals with resources, monthly webinars, and a community of people committed to social change.
• JustFaith Bookstore

Products and services

• Faith and Racial Equity: Exploring Power and Privilege Small group program that awakens participants to economic systems, public policies, cultural norms, and hidden biases that empower some and oppress others, as part of the Antiracism series.
• Faith and Racial Healing: Embracing Truth, Justice, and Restoration Small group program that guides participants in telling the truth about the history of racism in the United States to work toward reconciliation with God and restoration with one another, as part of the Antiracism series.
• Faith and Racial Justice: Changing Systems and Structures Small group program that equips participants with practical tools for addressing racism at a systemic level in churches, workplaces, and communities, as part of the Antiracism series.
• Tend My Sheep: Addressing Poverty Through Catholic Social Teaching Small group program that traces the development, significance, and impact of Catholic Social Teaching as it has responded to systems that have undermined human dignity and left millions without access to resources they need to flourish.
• Encountering Hope: Encuentro de Esperanza (Encuentro de Esperanza: Encountering Hope) First Spanish-English bilingual program from JustFaith Ministries that invites small groups to immerse in foundational Christian teachings and recognize their call to transform their lives and the world, implemented bilingually or in predominantly Spanish or predominantly English communities while celebrating the spirituality of diverse Hispanic cultures.
• Want to Talk: Communication Tools for Divided Times Communication tools for navigating disagreement in a healthier way, whether in personal relationships or when working for social change. Includes eight 2-hour sessions plus an immersion experience, as part of the Civil Dialogue series.
• Preventing Gun Violence: From Rhetoric to Real Solutions Small group program for Christians across denominations committed to ending gun violence (gun owners and non-gun owners alike), grounded in Christian faith and structured to move beyond divisive rhetoric. Includes eight two-hour sessions and an immersion experience.
• Faith and Immigration Justice Small group program that facilitates dialogue around immigration and equips participants to advocate for just, effective, and compassionate immigration policies, as part of the Migration series.
• The Land Is Not Our Own: Seeking Repair Alongside Indigenous Communities Small group program that inspires and equips people of faith to stand alongside Native communities in working for justice and repair, acknowledging injustice and honoring the interconnectedness of all Creation.
• Broadly Spiritual Programming series Series of programs exploring issues that matter while staying true to participants' own beliefs, including spirituality and racial equity, healing, and justice programs adaptable across Christian denominations.
• Eco-Justice Programs series Series of programs exploring connection and responsibility to the environment, including Sacred Land: Food and Farming, Sacred Air: Climate and Energy, and Sacred Water: Oceans and Ecosystems.
• Poverty Programs series Series of programs responding to poverty in local communities and the world, including Faith and Poverty: A Biblical Response, Faith and Poverty: A Solidarity Response, and Faith and Poverty: A Justice Response.
• JustFaith Network Membership Free membership service connecting members with resources and events to sustain commitment to social change, including monthly Acting for Justice Webinars, special events, and access to a resource library of podcasts, blogs, and archived materials.
• JustFaith Bookstore Online bookstore selling books and resources supporting JustFaith Ministries programs and personal spiritual development, including program-required texts and supplementary materials, with proceeds supporting the ministry's mission.
• Facilitator Training Training service for JustFaith facilitators, including an overview of the facilitator role, best practices, and Zoom training for virtual program delivery, with two facilitator slots included at no charge per program registration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 75,000 people have been educated through JustFaith programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of DiscoverycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Program partner providing resources and expertise for the Indigenous Justice programming series. The Coalition emerged from the Mennonite Church in 2014 and works to mobilize communities around issues of Indigenous justice and dismantling colonial frameworks.
• Creation Justice MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram partner for Eco-Justice programming. Creation Justice Ministries educates, equips, and mobilizes Christian individuals, congregations, denominations, and communions to protect, restore, and reconcile God's creation.
• Catholic Campaign for Human DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with CCHD on Catholic programs. Catholic Campaign for Human Development has supported community organizing and economic justice efforts for over 50 years.
• Bread for the WorldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram partner addressing hunger and poverty issues. Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging decision makers to end hunger through policy change.
• Catholic Relief ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Catholic programming. CRS is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States, providing resources and expertise for Catholic social teaching education.
• Village EngagecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal organizer for Greenville, SC area. Social enterprise of Mill Villages Ministries that creates educational programs on civic engagement, poverty, economic mobility, and environmental justice. Launched Immigration & Faith Coalition of Greenville connecting JustFaith graduates.
• El RefugiominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorImmigration ministry accompanying immigrants at Stewart Detention Center and their loved ones through hospitality, visitation, support, and advocacy. Co-founder PJ Edwards served on JustFaith Ministries board.
• La Casita CenterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLatinx and feminist-led nonprofit in Louisville providing accompaniment, empowerment, and advocacy for families facing poverty and food insecurity. Featured in immigration program content.
• JustFaith Hampton RoadscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal organizer bringing JustFaith Ministries programs to the greater Hampton Roads, VA area, inspiring and equipping the community to work for peace and justice.
• JustFaith CharlottecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal organizer bringing JustFaith Ministries programs to the greater Charlotte, NC area, inspiring and equipping the community to work for peace and racial equity.
• JustFaith St. LouiscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal organizer bringing JustFaith Ministries programs to the greater St. Louis, MO area, inspiring and equipping the community to work for peace and racial equity.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Faithful America: Online community of progressive Christians taking action on justice issues—overlaps with JustFaith's JustFaith Network community-formation approach but with a digital-only engagement model rather than small-group facilitation.
• Call To Action (Catholic): Catholic organization promoting justice education and progressive faith formation—competes in a narrower Catholic-only subset of JustFaith's addressable faith-rooted justice education market.
• Interfaith Worker Justice: Faith-based labor justice organization offering formation resources and worker-centered programming—adjacent to JustFaith's poverty and advocacy programming but with an explicitly interfaith scope beyond JustFaith's Christian focus.
• Auburn Seminary: Progressive seminary providing leadership development and faith-rooted justice training for pastors and faith leaders—competes in adjacent leadership and formation curriculum space targeting similar denominational clients.

Direct peers

• Sojourners: Faith-based social justice organization offering educational programming, magazines, and campaigns on biblical justice—closely aligned with JustFaith's faith-rooted justice formation model targeting Christian audiences across multiple justice topics.
• Faith in Action: National faith-based community organizing network that mobilizes congregations around justice issues including immigration, racial equity, and economic justice—mirrors JustFaith's congregational-formation-then-action model across diverse denominations.
• NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice: Catholic social justice lobby that educates and mobilizes Catholics around systemic justice issues, including immigration and poverty—operates in the same faith-rooted justice formation niche as JustFaith's Catholic programming series.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Relief Services: Official US Catholic international humanitarian agency and a current JustFaith partner—operates a much broader portfolio of Catholic social teaching education and global programming, providing a large-incumbent reference point for the Catholic formation category.
• Bread for the World: Christian advocacy organization focused on hunger and poverty policy—current JustFaith partner that provides a broader-incumbent reference point for faith-rooted poverty and justice education programming.

Others

• Catholic Volunteer Network: Network connecting Catholics with service and mission opportunities—thematically aligned with JustFaith's faith-and-justice formation mission and serves a related faith-formation audience, but focuses on volunteer placement rather than small-group curricula.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/_JustFaith_Min
• Facebookfacebook.com/justfaithministries
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/justfaith-ministries

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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