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President's Letter: Become a Disciples Advocate

A key part of DHM’s mission is speaking and acting to promote greater justice and mercy in society. The times we live in call for creative and compelling ways to do this work. DHM is pleased to announce the relaunch of it’s longstanding publication Disciples Advocate as an innovative distribution channel and a connection space that empowers Disciples Home Missions to bring a coordinate approach to promoting greater justice and mercy in the world.

The relaunched Disciples Advocate is intended for congregations, Regions, clergy and laypeople, General Ministries and our partners. By amplifying the work of scholars, activists, community organizers, and church members at work on the frontlines of justice we will deepen our connections, elevate opportunities, and serve God in new and exciting ways.

disciplesadvocate.org

The Disciples Advocate platform will focus on three things:

Connecting Through WhatsApp Community & Groups, Social Media Integration and a network of Disciples Advocate Ambassadors we want to help Disciples find each other in the work for justice.
Creating Greater Awareness Through Blog Posts and Article Recommendations, Webinars and Podcasts, and Realtime Alerts we will help spread the word about issues and opportunities.
Inspiring and Empowering Action By promoting opportunities to engage (at the local and regional level), Sharing Action Alerts, and Amplifying Voting Rights and Voter Registration work we'll help Disciples get active in their communities and ministry contexts.

We hope you'll join us and become a Disciples Advocate!

More Info Here!

Disciples Advocate: A Distribution Channel &

Connecting Space for the Work of Justice

Sign Up for the Community

Disciples Advocate is an online platform designed to empower our work to promote greater justice and mercy in the world.

In addition to the webpage, the WhatsApp Community and Groups, and our social media presence we'll also be sharing regular emails with you as well.

To sign up for the community, (or to share the link with others!) just click the button below.

Share Something w/the Community

What does justice look like in your context?

How has your church showed up and organized for action?

What Upcoming Event do you want to share with the Disciples Community?

Does your congregation or ministry have an advocacy story that we can amplify?

Use this short, online form to share something with us.

Share with Us

Join the WhatsApp Community

The Disciples Advocate WhatsApp Community is made up of five distinct WhatsApp Groups. You can join one, two, three, four, or all five groups!

Refugee & Immigration Ministries
Disciples for Racial Justice
Environmental Justice
Voter Rights & Voter Education
Disciples for LGBTQIA+ Justice

Join a Group

Spread the Word:

Resources Worth Sharing

The regular emails from Disciples Advocate will have links to stories and resources from trusted sources that are engaged in the work of justice. Check out these tremendous resources from some of our ministry partners.

State of Play from Church World Service

This resource provides daily emailed updates from the Church World Service policy team on the current state of refugee and immigration work in the United States. It includes updated asks for national, state, and local leaders; and the latest headlines and community resources. Sign up here

Behind Closed Doors: Black Migrants & Immigration Courts' Hidden Injustices

Amplifying attorney and migrant voices, these narratives inject overlooked insights and challenge prejudiced rhetoric that dehumanizes displaced people in order to nurture empathy and catalyze structural reforms. Read the report

The Power of God: From Extractive Theology to Transformative Faith

This new resource from Creation Justice Ministries has actions you can take in your personal life and in your community at the local, national, and international level to protect God's creation.

Check out the resource

What a 'Spiral of Silence' Can Do to a Democracy

This article from The Atlantic describes how one of the most important functions of protests is to prevent the dreaded 'spiral of silence' that allow injustice and oppression to persist.

Check out the article

Asylum: Stories of Hope and Resilience

A podcast series from the Arizona Disciples Border Initiative that shares the sacred stories of migrants who journeyed to the U.S. in recent years in search of asylum, alongside the faithful witness of humanitarian advocates, faith leaders, and volunteers.

All episodes available here

General Assembly Justice Event:

Moral Monday Memphis

June 14, 2025 @ Noon CT

Civic Center Plaza

DHM is helping convene Moral Monday Memphis during General Assembly. Join us at Civic Center Plaza (across from the Convention Center) at Noon CT for a Moral Witness Against Attacks on Immigrant Communities and Against the Immoral Budget Bill.

As a direct action at the end of the event different groups will go to:

1) Deliver a letter to the office of Senator Blackburn;

2) Deliver a letter to the office of Senator Hagerty; 3) Host a Prayer Vigil a few blocks away in front of the Memphis Immigration Court.

Join us for this moral witness during General Assembly.

Learn More

Opportunities for Engagement:

Invitations & Events

Each regular email update from Disciples Advocate will include a list of upcoming invitations, opportunities, and events. If you or your faith community have something you would like to see included in this section in the future then click here to fill out a simple webform.