{"id":20000,"date":"2026-07-12T10:13:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hopechurchrca.org\/?p=20000"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:49:50","slug":"dojustice-shop-is-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopechurchrca.org\/index.php\/dojustice-shop-is-live\/","title":{"rendered":"DoJustice.Shop Is Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just over three years ago, a church ministry group discussed the rise of Christian nationalism, and wondered how we could equip ourselves and others to counter the misrepresentation in our community by bearing witness to the call of Micah 6:8. We hoped to convey the message, \u201cDo justice, love kindness, and walk humbly\u201d in a way that would be adopted by members of the Hope Church community, members of other faith communities, people of faith who are outside of organized religion, and those who share the values of justice, kindness, and humility without any faith connection at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With some stops and starts along the way, a small team investigated online resources that could print on demand, so that we wouldn\u2019t have to guess about inventories. We hoped for national reach, so that our friends across the country could join us in witness. The stars\u2014also known as volunteer and staff capacity\u2014have aligned, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dojustice.shop\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DoJustice.shop<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is now live, offering apparel items, hats, notebooks, and other items.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The technology platform we\u2019ve implemented can be used in the future for Hope Church items, as well as additional Do Justice items. Proceeds, in the near term, will recoup our set-up expenses; this effort is intended to be entirely nonprofit. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the store is consistently covering its monthly expenses, the team plans to implement a profit-sharing program to support local and global nonprofits. More to come!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to the initial team, Brad MacLean, Chris Wiers, Michael Kolk, and Lois Maassen, for doing the leg- and design work to get us moving, Justin Lambers for making the administrative connections for us, Pastor Gordon and Pastor Gretchen for happily placing test orders, and Brad for tenacity in getting us actually to the launch finish line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re invited to shop and witness! Note that \u201cprint on demand\u201d means \u201cmade to order,\u201d so your goods may arrive at a more leisurely pace than you\u2019ve come to expect from online shopping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just over three years ago, a church ministry group discussed the rise of Christian nationalism, and wondered how we could equip ourselves and others to counter the misrepresentation in our community by bearing witness to the call of Micah 6:8. 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