Advocacy Tips & Tools
The Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin seeks to share tips, tools, and other resources to support advocacy for policies that promote peace, justice, and care for creation.
We invite you to explore the resources below, which are organized by topic or theme. If you are interested in additional resources or a workshop or training session for your group, congregation, or event, please contact Kacy Kostiuk (kacy.kostiuk@elca.org).
Election Engagement Resources
These resources include information and reflection related to election engagement:
Care for Creation: Questions & Discussion
Questions for reflection and discussion related to care for creation and public policy.
Election & Civic Engagement Planning Tool
Interactive tool to identify and plan civic engagement activities in your congregation.
Election Preparation for Congregations
A resource to prepare for the possibility of extraordinary circumstances around the election.
Election Hero Day Planning Guide
A guide for planning a thank-you letter writing activity for election officials.
Constitutional Amendment Voter Guide
Explanations, recommendations, and context on the Constitutional Amendments on the Wisconsin ballot in fall 2026.
Voting in Wisconsin: Informational Poster
A one-page nonpartisan voter information sheet for sharing.
Advocacy Resources
These resources are useful overviews to get started with advocacy or gathering ideas and inspiration:
Weekly Updates for Congregations
Downloadable posters with advocacy and civic engagement opportunities.
What Can You Do?
A one-page flyer sharing recommendations about what you can do.
LOPPW Advocacy Guide
A short advocacy guide with tips and a letter template.
Our Church, Our World: Partnering with God’s Mission
A guide with steps to building your congregation’s engagement with the wider world.
Advocacy Guide for the Faith Community
A guidebook from the Hunger Network in Ohio with recommendations and ideas for state-level advocacy.
Facilitation Guides
These resources are facilitation and planning guides to help you organize specific activities within your congregation or community:
Creation Care Reading Guide
This guide is a curated collection of reading materials for those interested in exploring creation care issues.
Care for Creation: Questions & Discussion
Questions for reflection and discussion related to care for creation and public policy.
Election Hero Day Planning Guide
A guide for planning a thank-you letter writing activity for election officials.
Facilitation Guides: Faith & Civic Life Series
Facilitation and study guides for planning adult education series related to the ELCA social statement “Faith & Civic Life.”
Gods Story + Our Story: A Call to Advocacy
A brief interactive exercise to connect with the call to advocacy.
Called into the World: Devotions on the ELCA Social Statements
Devotionals related to the ELCA social statements.
Issue-Based Information
These resources provide information on issues and policies that LOPPW engages with:
Creation Care Reading Guide
This guide is a curated collection of reading materials for those interested in exploring creation care issues.
Weekly Updates for Congregations
Downloadable posters with advocacy and civic engagement opportunities.
Youth Justice in Wisconsin: A Clear Perspective
A detailed guide with background information about the youth justice system in Wisconsin.
Youth Justice System in Wisconsin: One Pager
A memo explaining issues with and efforts to improve the youth justice system in Wisconsin.
