Advocacy

Why Advocacy? Listen to Sharon Felton, CBF’s Congregational Advocacy Manager:

Baptists champion the separation of church and state, but too often we use that to avoid speaking out and engaging in justice work. We ignore the many biblical texts that teach us about advocacy and model God’s people advocating for others. We are called to love our neighbors and to do justice and that involves engaging with policies that harm communities. Advocacy can bring about change.

We never want to be partisan; we do want to equip and encourage people to advocate for justice for all our neighbors. Advocacy calls us to deeper engagement with our communities so that we have a world where everyone has what they need to thrive.

from Baptist News Global article, “What I learned at CBF’s Advocacy in Action” on March 20, 2025 by Mara Richards Bim

This ministry team is open to all!
Contact Lance on this form to find out how to join us.

The command from Scripture is that we do justice and love our neighbors as we love ourselves. In a time that needs a positive, affirmative voice for justice, we can lift up voices that are have not been heard. Through the development of Woodland’s Advocacy Ministry Team, we will have a direct impact on our community.

Our aim is to learn, invite and equip others, and work
to transform unjust, broken systems.

We have training videos called Amplify, a four-part series from CBF Advocacy. This training is available on our Google Classroom (contact Lance if you want an invitation to view it.) You will learn new ways to demonstrate the love of Christ by addressing systemic causes of problems.