No Kings - What Next?

On No Kings Day, we stepped into the public square to say—together—“Power serves people, not the other way around.” The beauty of that witness wasn’t just the signs, chants, or clever slogans. It was the way neighbors became co-laborers. It was community, practicing resistance in public, refusing to be numbed by cynicism or bent by fear. That’s the quiet miracle of nonviolent protest: it builds capacity—skills, trust, relationships—while magnifying the issues that matter most.

In RESIST: Learning the Way of Jesus, I argue that resistance is not primarily a posture against people but a practice for the common good. No Kings Day embodied that. Below are a few reflections on what we just did together—and a concrete path forward so the momentum doesn’t fade.

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