Fight Like Jesus, with Jason Porterfield: An Author Event by NCB's Radix Live

Join us for an online conversation with Jason Porterfield, author of Fight Like Jesus (2022), a book that challenges readers to embrace the radical peacemaking of Christ. In this interactive event, Jason will explore how Jesus waged peace throughout Holy Week, offering insight into the events leading to the cross—and what they mean for peacemaking today. Sounds timely, right? Guiding the conversation will be Michael Barram, professor of theology and longtime advocate for justice and discipleship. Drawing from Jason’s years of ministry among the urban poor and his theological study, the dialogue will help us understand how we, too, can cultivate God’s shalom in a world desperate for peace.

After discussing his book—which has been described as a compelling narrative of Holy Week and a practical guide for everyday peacemaking—we will invite questions from participants.

If you long for a faith that actively pursues reconciliation and justice, this conversation is going to challenge – and equip you.

"From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, what does Holy Week have to do with peacemaking? I’d never thought about that before reading Fight Like Jesus, but now I’m convinced the two are bound together as Jesus wages peace each day and teaches his followers to do the same." —April Yamasaki, author of Four Gifts and Sacred Pauses

About Jason Porterfield: Jason has made his home in places abandoned by society, from Canada’s poorest neighborhood to the slums of Indonesia. He has spent years cultivating God’s shalom where it is painfully absent, working with Servants (servantsasia.org), an international network of Christian communities living among the urban poor. He holds a Master of Theology from Fuller Seminary and now writes and speaks on peacemaking and discipleship.