Good Faith Reads

It’s easy to get jaded in this life. Don’t let it happen. Ours is a divided era. I can’t walk into work or church or a civic or family gathering without being immediately aware that there are different, even polarized, perspectives around the room. While I’ve developed my own opinions on many things, I’m quite certain my methods for developing these opinions have evolved. I want to be more objective and considerate than I’ve ever been, because more than ever I believe “the truth will set you free.” And, so, I cannot let sarcasm and bitterness and prejudice tell me that everything inevitably will go downhill. Some things are better. Some things need fixing.

I’ve always been involved in bringing hope to our world. An initial little boy’s wish to be a wolf biologist has turned into a lifelong in-depth study of our natural world and involvement in environmental conservation, even though I missed a turn and didn’t quite make it onto Wild Kingdom. And, all these years of “people work” haven’t soured me. Instead, I’m more sure than ever that with one word, one deed at a time, we can do the better thing in our society and our world. It’s not “dog eat dog.” In taking care of those around us, we in turn take care of ourselves.

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How do Christians follow Jesus’ command to love our neighbor in the political realm? How can the local church help form members for responsible Christian citizenship? Perhaps now more than ever, many Christians are recognizing the need to engage in advocacy work. If you feel called to lead your church or faith-based nonprofit toward the mission of advocacy, but don’t know where or how to begin, this toolkit is for you.

Based on a partnership between the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, this toolkit offers concrete examples and tips from veteran advocates for leading a church or nonprofit to deeper engagement in advocacy and public witness. By firmly grounding advocacy in the mission work of the church, this toolkit helps pastors and members recognize advocacy as a natural extension of church ministry and includes examples of predatory lending, immigration, and racial justice work.

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