Our friends at the Odyssey Network have given permission to share this Faces of Poverty video that asks what  it means to be "statistically and famously identified as the city with the highest poverty rate in the United States"? It includes interviews with Lutheran congregation members and area service providers. A great tool for teaching about poverty and introducing the importance of advocacy.  

Pastor Phillips says, "In my reading of the scriptures, there is no escaping the fact that God calls us to help the poor and oppressed." Find out what inspires and motivates this passionate advocate here.  Pastor Phillips recently served on the Citizens Marcellus Shale Commission. See their report and recommendations here.   

LAMPa is present on Facebook and Twitter because advocacy happens there! With one out of every six online minutes spent  on social media, Facebook and Twitter have become an important venue for social change.

Haven't connected with LAMPa yet?  Take a minute to "Like" our *new*  Facebook nonprofit page and/or follow us on Twitter @LAMPaAdvocacy.  For more information about the opportunities social media bring to advocacy,  read here. 

Meet Rachel Barton, LAMPa's newest seminary field education student here, and read this recent blog post from our other seminarian, Dustin Wright, about his visit to Occupy Philadelphia.