Request for Proposals
Online Learning Platform, Marketing & Systems Consultant
Creation Justice Courses (Pilot Phase)
Creation Justice Courses (Pilot Phase)
Organization: Creation Justice Ministries (CJM)
Location: Remote
Timeline: Spring–Summer 2026 (flexible start)
Estimated Commitment: Approximately 80–120 hours total
Total Compensation: $11,500 (fixed project fee)
Location: Remote
Timeline: Spring–Summer 2026 (flexible start)
Estimated Commitment: Approximately 80–120 hours total
Total Compensation: $11,500 (fixed project fee)
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About Creation Justice Ministries
Creation Justice Ministries (CJM) is a national ecumenical organization representing the environmental justice policies of major Christian denominations across the United States. CJM equips faith leaders and congregations with theological grounding, advocacy tools, and leadership formation to protect and restore God’s creation |
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Project Overview:
Creation Justice Courses Creation Justice Ministries is launching Creation Justice Courses, a new initiative offering accessible, high-quality online education in environmental justice through the lens of historically marginalized Christian traditions.
Despite growing awareness of the climate crisis in faith communities, there remain few accessible theological education spaces that center environmental justice through the lived experience, wisdom, and frameworks of BIPOC Christian traditions. Where eco-theological education exists, it is often financially inaccessible or shaped primarily by Eurocentric theological frameworks. This leaves a significant gap in justice-rooted formation for clergy, lay leaders, and everyday people of faith seeking theological grounding for ecological and social transformation. Creation Justice Courses seeks to address this gap by:
● Uplifting underrepresented theological voices such as EcoWomanism, liberation ecotheology, racial justice-informed creation care, and spiritual ecology
● Equipping faith-rooted leaders with tools for spiritual, ecological, and social transformation
● Building a financially sustainable model of justice-rooted theological education through sliding-scale registration and scholarship support
● Developing the core technical and operational infrastructure required for long-term growth
In Summer 2026, CJM will launch its first pilot short course, delivered live via Zoom with recordings available for asynchronous access. This pilot short course will serve as a structured implementation, evaluation, and iteration phase for the program’s technical systems, participant experience, and operational workflows. The goal of Summer 2026 is not simply to launch a course, but to test, assess, refine, and document a replicable model for future offerings.
The long-term vision is to expand Creation Justice Courses into a national hub for justice-rooted theological formation, offering multiple live and potentially asynchronous courses annually.
Creation Justice Courses Creation Justice Ministries is launching Creation Justice Courses, a new initiative offering accessible, high-quality online education in environmental justice through the lens of historically marginalized Christian traditions.
Despite growing awareness of the climate crisis in faith communities, there remain few accessible theological education spaces that center environmental justice through the lived experience, wisdom, and frameworks of BIPOC Christian traditions. Where eco-theological education exists, it is often financially inaccessible or shaped primarily by Eurocentric theological frameworks. This leaves a significant gap in justice-rooted formation for clergy, lay leaders, and everyday people of faith seeking theological grounding for ecological and social transformation. Creation Justice Courses seeks to address this gap by:
● Uplifting underrepresented theological voices such as EcoWomanism, liberation ecotheology, racial justice-informed creation care, and spiritual ecology
● Equipping faith-rooted leaders with tools for spiritual, ecological, and social transformation
● Building a financially sustainable model of justice-rooted theological education through sliding-scale registration and scholarship support
● Developing the core technical and operational infrastructure required for long-term growth
In Summer 2026, CJM will launch its first pilot short course, delivered live via Zoom with recordings available for asynchronous access. This pilot short course will serve as a structured implementation, evaluation, and iteration phase for the program’s technical systems, participant experience, and operational workflows. The goal of Summer 2026 is not simply to launch a course, but to test, assess, refine, and document a replicable model for future offerings.
The long-term vision is to expand Creation Justice Courses into a national hub for justice-rooted theological formation, offering multiple live and potentially asynchronous courses annually.
Deliverables
Deliverables will include:
● Fully configured and functioning technology stack for pilot course delivery
● Implemented registration, payment, and scholarship systems
● Automated participant communication workflows
● Configured marketing and enrollment tracking systems
● Functional course access and recording distribution system
● Pilot evaluation summary outlining system performance, participant experience insights, and prioritized recommendations for iteration and scale
● Internal documentation for staff handoff
● Written recommendations for future iteration and scale Deliverables may be provided as live system builds, shared documents, checklists, and facilitated working sessions.
Deliverables will include:
● Fully configured and functioning technology stack for pilot course delivery
● Implemented registration, payment, and scholarship systems
● Automated participant communication workflows
● Configured marketing and enrollment tracking systems
● Functional course access and recording distribution system
● Pilot evaluation summary outlining system performance, participant experience insights, and prioritized recommendations for iteration and scale
● Internal documentation for staff handoff
● Written recommendations for future iteration and scale Deliverables may be provided as live system builds, shared documents, checklists, and facilitated working sessions.
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Ideal Consultant Profile
We are especially interested in consultants who bring: ● Experience building and launching online learning platforms ● Strong technical capacity in registration, payment, CRM, and email automation systems ● Experience implementing marketing workflows for educational offerings ● Ability to build clean, scalable systems without overcomplication ● Comfort collaborating with web and graphic designers ● Ability to document systems clearly for nonprofit staff use ● Experience with environmental justice or faith-based organizations is a plus Proposal Submission Instructions:
Interested consultants should submit: 1. A brief statement of interest and understanding of the project 2. Relevant experience or examples of similar system builds 3. A high-level outline of how you would approach the technical build and workflow setup 4. Confirmation of alignment with the $11,500 fixed project fee 5. Availability timeline Materials should be sent to: [email protected] Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. |
Desired Qualities and Values of Creation Justice Ministries Staff
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