Tikkun America

Tikkun America is a network of Messianic congregations and ministries founded by Dan Juster. It represents more than 30 congregations and ministries in North America and is part of the broader Tikkun Global Family.

The network grew from a vision Juster developed in the 1980s. A friend challenged him about restoring the Church through five-fold leadership: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. Because of the distinct Messianic Jewish calling of its founding congregation, its leaders chose to form a new network rather than join an existing one. Tikkun helps establish new Messianic congregations. It also cooperates with other restoration networks that pursue Church unity with a deeper awareness of the faith's Jewish roots.

Its statement of beliefs affirms one God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and Yeshua as Israel's Messiah. It holds that God's covenant with Israel is everlasting. It describes the Torah as the constitution of the Jewish people and of the Messianic Jewish community, with a different role for believers from the nations. It values Jewish tradition as a living link to the biblical past and also draws on Christian theology. It teaches that being filled with the Spirit is a definite experience, and that apostles and prophets on larger teams oversee networks of congregations. It calls Messianic Jewish congregations to connect in associations for mutual enrichment and accountability.

Affiliated ministries include Remember Jerusalem, First Coast House of Prayer in St. Augustine, Florida, and the Love of God Project. Others are As You Go Ministries, Reconnecting Ministries and the Romans 911 Project. Two schools are affiliated: Messianic Life Institute, which teaches mostly online, and the Spanish-language International Messianic Jewish University. Kingdom Living in Kansas City is one of its member congregations.