Several resources are available if you’d like to learn more about advocacy in your congregation.

• Called To Be a Public Church: 2008 ELCA Voting and Civic Participation Guide
   
• Facts and Statistics from the "Stand Up, Speak Out" Workshop at the 2006 ELCA Youth Gathering
   
• Bible references to advocacy
   
• Basic Principles of Advocacy Ministry                   
  a quick reference to advocacy in the ELCA
   
• That We May Speak...Our Ministry of Action
  A step-by-step guide for congregations to choose an issue and begin a ministry of advocacy
   
• Involving Congregations in Advocacy Now (ICAN)
  An ELCA guide to developing an advocacy ministry within your congregation
   
• Guide to Scheduling an Event or Visit with your Member
  of Congress
   
• How and Why the ELCA Does Advocacy
   
• Public Policy Advocacy Toolkit from Lutheran Services in America (pdf order form)

Congregation and Nonprofit Political Activity Guides

• IRS Guidelines for Electoral Activities of Nonprofit Organizations
  by Lisa Carr and Kathy Saile of Lutheran Services in America
   
• Political Activity and Tax Status FAQ
  from ELCA Legal Counsel
   
• Political and Lobbying Activities guide for churches and religious organizations
  from the Internal Revenue Service

Issue-Specific Tool Kits

• Caring for Creation Tool Kit
  MARCH 2007
   
• ONE Lutheran Tool Kit
  MAY 2006
   
• Gulf Coast Blog: "Rebuild to Renewal: The Gulf Coast Through an Advocate's Eyes"
  JUNE 2006
  ELCA WASHINGTON OFFICE
   
• "Keep the Promise" Teaching Resource on HIV and AIDS
  ECUMENICAL ADVOCACY ALLIANCE
  MAY 2006