The Lazarus Project is a Christian ministry that serves as a resource to both the Christian community, and to the community at large, to provide accurate information about domestic abuse and family violence from a Christian perspective. The Lazarus Project works in conjunction with local domestic violence agencies, other service providers, and church communities on issues of domestic violence, elder abuse, child abuse, sexual assault, and incest.

As a Christian, we want to think that our fellow Christians, parishioners and congregants do not face these issues, but they do—and we cannot turn a blind eye to their needs. Given the current data, with 1 out of 3 women in America having been victimized at some time in their lives, and 1 out of 12 men having been sexually abused, how many of the people in your church do you think have been attacked by Satan through the hands of an intimate partner or family member? How do you restore their faith? How can you teach them to hope again?

Finally, a resource that is available to us locally that is knowledgeable about both the issues and the scriptures. Founded by a survivor with 25 years in Christian ministry, and 17 years in domestic violence work, The Lazarus Project is able to bridge the religious, psychological and sociological realities of abuse.

• the infallibility of scripture
• accountability for the abuser
• the restoration of faith and hope for the victim
• the power of the Almighty God to heal, no matter how deep the wounds

A unique Christian ministry, The Lazarus Project is not evangelistic in nature, but seeks to restore the faith and hope of Christian victims and survivors of family violence, which is often damaged following abuse. The Lazarus Project is available to respond to incidents of abuse within your congregation, to do preventive education with youth organizations and adults, and is willing to come alongside a Christian victim or a survivor of family violence, as Christ commanded us.

• a compilation of scriptural readings on abuse (in development)
• Christian battered women’s support group curriculum (in development)
• Christian batterer’s intervention program curriculum (in planning stages)
• Christian domestic violence advocates training curriculum (in development)
• Clergy workshops on elder abuse and couples counseling, in conjunction with the Interfaith Family Violence Collaborative (in planning stages)