Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # Administer Justice: Seek Justice. Find Freedom. ## Sitemaps [XML Sitemap](https://www.administerjustice.org/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. ## Pages - [Store](https://www.administerjustice.org/store/): Order swag and materials to promote Administer Justice and run your center. If you are needing specific supplies for your center, please reach out to us at hope@administerjustice.org or at the link below. - [Navigating Immigration Challenges: Essential Information and Next Steps](https://www.administerjustice.org/resources/immigration-challenges/): Where can I find help for my immigration challenges? - [Privacy Policy](https://www.administerjustice.org/privacy-policy/): Updated 4/10/2025 - [Attorney Recruiting Toolbox](https://www.administerjustice.org/attorney-recruiting-toolbox/): We want to help you identify attorneys to join your team and use their gifts to provide pro bono brief advice and referral to neighbors in need.  - [Torchbearer](https://www.administerjustice.org/give/torchbearer/): Become a Torchbearer and join a monthly giving community that works to ensure no one faces legal challenges like eviction or other injustices alone. - [Restore Justice](https://www.administerjustice.org/restorejustice/): Interested in learning about doing justice from a Biblical perspective? Join Bruce Strom and guests to hear more about Administer Justice and the vision to provide access to justice to neighbors in need through the help of a lawyer and the hope of God's love in this short digestible podcast. - [Events](https://www.administerjustice.org/events/): Check out the list below for upcoming events hosted or attended by Administer Justice. - [Get Started](https://www.administerjustice.org/getstarted/): Learn about the process to start an Administer Justice center. The time frame for a center to get started is 4-6 months. - [Become an AJ Ambassador](https://www.administerjustice.org/aj-ambassador/): No one does justice alone - become an Ambassador and connect your friends to a gospel justice movement. - [Clear Answers to Your Child Custody Questions](https://www.administerjustice.org/resources/child-custody/): Are you navigating the challenging and emotionally charged world of child custody issues? Do you find yourself overwhelmed, unsure of the next steps to take? At Administer Justice, we understand the importance of your role as a parent and the desire to provide the best for your child. - [Guiding You Through the Divorce Process with Compassion and Expertise](https://www.administerjustice.org/resources/divorce-process/): Are you at the beginning of the divorce process and feeling overwhelmed? We understand this can be a challenging and confusing time. At Administer Justice, we're here to provide the guidance and support you need to navigate the divorce journey with confidence and clarity. - [Become an Administer Justice Partner](https://www.administerjustice.org/partnership/): Check out our Sample Partnership Commitment Form  - [Renters’ Rights](https://www.administerjustice.org/resources/renters-rights/): Legal questions and answers about your landlord/tenant issues. Your meeting with an attorney will help you understand your legal options and take action to protect your renters' rights. - [Resources](https://www.administerjustice.org/resources/): At Administer Justice Gospel Justice Centers, we help you understand your legal options and provide a personalized plan of next steps. We will also provide a support team to assess other ways we can come alongside you in this struggle. You are more than a problem to be solved. We care about you. - [Subscribe to our Newsletter](https://www.administerjustice.org/subscribe/): Stay in the Loop with the Administer Justice Newsletter - [Promote Your Center](https://www.administerjustice.org/church-leader-toolbox/promote-your-center/): Here's everything you need to spread the word about your Gospel Justice Center so more lives are transformed in the name of Christ. - [Church Leader Toolbox](https://www.administerjustice.org/church-leader-toolbox/): Invite your church and community to explore the Gospel Justice Center model so more lives are transformed in the name of Christ. - [Find a JC](https://www.administerjustice.org/church-leader-toolbox/find-a-jc/): We want to help you identify the right person to lead your Gospel Justice Center. Review the ideas and resources below, download our guide to finding a Justice Champion, and contact Emily O'Donnell if you have questions or need help discerning who to lead your center in this role. - [Yvette’s Eviction Notice](https://www.administerjustice.org/stories/yvette-evictionnotice/): Yvette was caring for her 6-year-old autistic grandson. She received an eviction notice because a large landlord company was seeking to remove Section 8 renters after a drug dealer was seen on the premises. Yvette could prove she was nowhere near the apartment at the time with receipts. Hear how Administer Justice helped her with her legal issues. - [Location](https://www.administerjustice.org/location/): Take the first step to overcoming your legal problem. Search your zip code below and click the name of the center for more information and a link to schedule a legal aid appointment today. Have questions or need more help scheduling an appointment? Call (855) 818-4554 - [Find Your Role](https://www.administerjustice.org/find-your-role/): Learn about ways to get involved as a volunteer at a Gospel Justice Center. Contact the Justice Champion at your church with your interest and preferred Gospel Justice Center role. - [Volunteer](https://www.administerjustice.org/volunteer/): You have an incredible opportunity to provide access to justice and Jesus by volunteering at a Gospel Justice Center. - [Get Help](https://www.administerjustice.org/gethelp/): Our justice centers provide legal help and coaching on your situation for only $30. We serve all case types including: divorce, custody, landlord, tenant, debt, collections, estate planning, wills, immigration, criminal record expungement, and more. Find an appointment near you today. - [Annual Reports and Financials](https://www.administerjustice.org/annual-reports-and-financials/): ANNUAL REPORTS AND FINANCIALS Trusted, Proven, Transparent Your dollars are invested with careful stewardship, transparency, and excellence. For over 24 years, Administer Justice has provided legal help and gospel hope to clients in need. - [Other Ways to Give](https://www.administerjustice.org/other-ways-to-give/): When you establish your legacy at Administer Justice, you invest in the lives of vulnerable neighbors. You serve the least of these and in doing so serve Jesus. Matthew 25:40. “Well done, good and faithful servant!” Matthew 25:21. Thank you for desiring to advance God’s Kingdom of Justice. - [Justice Sunday](https://www.administerjustice.org/justicesunday/): Justice Sunday is an opportunity to share God's heart for justice with your church family. Everything you need to host a Justice Sunday can be found below. - [Job Opportunities](https://www.administerjustice.org/hiring/): Find out what roles are available at Administer Justice, a non-profit working to ensure no one faces injustice alone. - [Contact](https://www.administerjustice.org/contact/): There are many ways to get involved. Learn more at the links below about how you can join the team providing legal help to people in need. - [About](https://www.administerjustice.org/about/): Empowering vulnerable neighbors with the help of a lawyer and the hope of God's love. - [Staff](https://www.administerjustice.org/staff/): Meet the staff and board of Administer Justice. - [Church Leader](https://www.administerjustice.org/churchleader/): Our Gospel Justice Centers make it easy to provide legal ministry for the vulnerable in your community with immediate impact and lasting transformation. Learn how to host one today and lead your church to do justice. - [Give](https://www.administerjustice.org/give/): Give to Administer Justice and help us ensure no one faces injustice alone. - [Blog](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/): I am a lawyer, CEO, and speaker who builds communities of justice minded Christians to free people from legal burdens so they can flourish. I didn't always care about justice… - [Lawyer](https://www.administerjustice.org/lawyer/): An opportunity to use your law degree for a greater purpose. - [Torchlighter](https://www.administerjustice.org/torchlighter/): Launch a Gospel Justice Center with your gift of $5,000. Bring access to justice to a new community, and help ensure no one faces injustice alone. - [Home](https://www.administerjustice.org/): At Administer Justice, we are passionate about launching and supporting Gospel Justice Centers that share the help of a lawyer and the hope of Christ through the home of the church. ## Posts - [7 Next Steps for Churches to Support Immigrants with Love and Action](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/church-support-immigrant-neighbors/): There are practical next steps, from prayer to advocacy, that your church can take to support immigrant neighbors in need and provide a Matthew 25:35-type love. While no individual church can solve the whole problem, together the Church can work together to ensure people are treated with dignity and respect regardless of their status. - [One Secret to Successful Church Planting: Host a Gospel Justice Center](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/successful-church-planting/): Church plants are a growing trend in churches worldwide, but a successful church plant requires many ingredients. An oft-quoted statistic is that 80% of church plants fail – while that percentage is debated, it is certainly true that many church plants do fail. These church plants didn’t know the secret to successful church planting. - [Forging Partnerships of Hope with Prison Fellowship](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/prison-fellowship-partnership/): Administer Justice is excited to announce a new partnership with Prison Fellowship. Prison Fellowship was founded by Chuck Colson in 1976 following Chuck’s own incarceration from the Watergate scandal. Prison Fellowship helps churches come alongside those impacted by crime and incarceration, both in their pews and in their communities, recalling Jesus’ words not to forget “justice, mercy, and faithfulness” (Matthew 23:23). - [A Joyful Lawyer is Not an Oxymoron](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/a-joyful-lawyer-is-not-an-oxymoron/): My introduction to Administer Justice was unexpected. It started with a simple phone call from a friend. About halfway through our conversation he said that one of the churches in his town was looking into providing low-cost legal services through Administer Justice. He thought I would be a perfect fit as a volunteer attorney. - [4 Simple Ways Your Church Can Boost Community Engagement](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/community-engagement/): Is your church looking for ways to reach out and engage your community? Community engagement is a huge need and opportunity for the local church. - [What Does the Gospel Have to Do with Justice?](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/pursuing-gospel-and-justice/): Everything. For too long we have created a false dichotomy in the Christian world between pursuing the gospel and pursuing justice. They are interconnected. - [12 Books on Justice That Can Change Your Life](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/12-books-on-justice-that-can-change-your-life/): As a Christian organization committed to justice for all, we read many books on justice. The power of a book to change you has been proven in multiple studies. - [What happens when the Church does Justice?](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/what-happens-when-the-church-does-justice/): I love the church. Unfortunately, today those words are as well received as saying I love lawyers. Why? For many, both groups are viewed as apathetic to the needs of the poor and vulnerable. What if we could change that perception? What happens when the church does justice? - [Why Justice Needs to be a Team Sport](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/why-justice-needs-to-be-a-team-sport/): When I was in school, I ran track. Track is not a team sport. I was part of a team, but I ran on my own. Justice in America is too much like that. Instead of coming alongside someone facing injustice, we point to the starting line and tell them to start running. - [5 Tips for Telling Powerful Stories of Impact](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/story-of-impact/): Jesus was a great storyteller. He didn’t use fancy power points, brochures, or video. He invited his audience into stories. Stories paint a picture that capture our hearts and minds. Any leader who wants to encourage a team, invite people to volunteer, give, or be involved in advancing justice should explore the power of story. Here are five quick considerations for sharing a S.T.O.R.Y. - [Why does prayer actually make a difference in the work of justice?](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/prayer/): Administer Justice began 22 years ago on February 14, 2000. Gospel Justice tells the story of how the ministry was birthed from the prayers of my wife, Helen. The ministry expanded nationally because of extended time in prayer with my friend and mentor, John Robb. Through those prayers, the vision of 1,000 Gospel Justice Centers transforming lives in the name of Christ was born. Prayer is foundational to Administer Justice. - [7 Ways to Teach Kids about Gospel Justice](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/teach-kids-justice/): Every child understands justice - just try treating your children differently! Children want everything to be fair. This is because God made us in His image and He is a God of Justice. But Justice can be a messy topic. Some parents may want to avoid the controversy. But God has a lot to say about justice for the vulnerable. In fact, it is the second most prominent theme in the Bible. To help you help your children better understand true justice, we compiled 7 areas with multiple tools to help. - [What can God do when prisoners get a second chance at life?](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/second-chance-2/): I felt the guilt and sickness of my sin. I felt great shame, horror, and overwhelming pain for my actions. It was as if my eyes were opened, and I saw the depths of my wickedness in High Definition. Yet, there was a tender voice speaking to the depths of my soul saying, “You are forgiven in Christ. Go and sin no more.” Jesus gave me a second chance at life. He saved my soul, forgave my sin, and transformed my darkened heart. - [Is there really Liberty and Justice for all?](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/freedom/): This is why the World Justice Project ranks the United States 110th out of 128 nations for affordable access to justice. In the developed world, we are dead last. We are failing in our pledge of liberty and justice for all. - [What was YOUR favorite Christmas gift ever?](https://www.administerjustice.org/blog/favorite-gift/): I remember visiting the mall and telling Santa all I wanted for Christmas. How about you? Some years the list was embarrassingly long. Probably like me, you forget all the presents over time, but I bet one stands out. What was your favorite Christmas gift ever?