1. Where in the World Are We? From the Voluntary Sector Round Table

2. Political Expectations of Churches IndividualsChange CommunitiesContinuity and Tradition From David Pfrimmer’s “ A Study of Perceptions on Churches’ Role in Public Policy

3. Ten Commandments for Advocacy Be Faithful Interrupt the False Assumptions Analyze, Analyze, Analyze …. Who is Hurt? Who Benefits? Go Public Demand Truth Build Coalitions Don’t Expect Perfection Recognize Humanity

4. What Do We Do?

5. Boyd’s OODA “Loop” Note how orientation shapes observation, shapes decision, shapes action, and in turn is shaped by the feedback and other phenomena coming into our sensing or observing window. Also note how the entire “loop” (not just orientation) is an ongoing many-sided implicit cross-referencing process of projection, empathy, correlation, and rejection. From “The Essence of Winning and Losing,” John R. Boyd, January 1996. Note how orientation shapes observation, shapes decision, shapes action, and in turn is shaped by the feedback and other phenomena coming into our sensing or observing window. Also note how the entire “loop” (not just orientation) is an ongoing many-sided implicit cross-referencing process of projection, empathy, correlation, and rejection. From “The Essence of Winning and Losing,” John R. Boyd, January 1996. Feed Forward Observations Decision (Hypothesis) Action (Test) Cultural Traditions Genetic Heritage New Information Previous Experience Analyses & Synthesis Feed Forward Implicit Guidance & Control Unfolding Interaction With Environment Feedback Outside Information Unfolding Circumstances ObserveOrientDecideAct Defense and the National Interest, http://www.d-n-i.net, 2001

6. Public Witness is Persistent Hope has two lovely daughters, anger and courage. Anger so that what must not be, shall not be. Courage so that what must be, shall be St Augustine