{"id":11826,"date":"2026-02-05T05:25:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T05:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/?p=11826"},"modified":"2026-02-05T05:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T05:27:01","slug":"faith-and-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecmechurch.org\/faith-and-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith and Advocacy: A Message from General Secretary Rev. Dr. Leon C. 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style=\"color:#000;font-size:32px;font-family:Playfair Display,serif;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center\">\n                                                  <span style=\"color:black\">Faith and Advocacy<\/span>\n                                                <\/h1>\n                                                <h2 style=\"color:#515151;font-size:18px;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center\">\n                                                  <br>\n                                                <\/h2>\n                                              <\/div>\n                                            <\/td>\n                                          <\/tr>\n                                        <\/tbody>\n                                      <\/table>\n                                      <div data-aqa=\"block-image\" style=\"overflow:hidden\">\n                                        <table cellpadding=\"0\" 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                                           <td style=\"border-width:0;border-style:none;mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt\">\n                                              <div data-fusion-class=\"\" style=\"margin:0px;padding:0px;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:none;background-color:transparent;display:block;color:#333;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:15px;text-align:left\">\n                                                <p style=\"margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;text-align:center\">\n                                                  <span style=\"font-size:14px;color:rgb(38, 40, 42);font-family:Roboto, sans-serif\">Rev. Dr. Leon C. Moore, Jr.<\/span>\n                                                <\/p>\n                                                <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                  <br>\n                                                <\/p>\n                                              <\/div>\n                                            <\/td>\n                                          <\/tr>\n                                        <\/tbody>\n                                      <\/table>\n                                      <table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" data-fusion-class=\"\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                                        <tbody>\n                                          <tr>\n                                            <td style=\"border-width:0;border-style:none;mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n                                              <table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin:0px auto;width:100%\">\n                                                <tbody>\n                                                  <tr>\n                                                    <td style=\"mso-line-height-rule:exactly;border-width:0;border-style:none;mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt;font-size:0px;line-height:0px;border-bottom:1px solid #e9e9e9;\">\n                                                      &nbsp;\n                                                    <\/td>\n                                                  <\/tr>\n                                                <\/tbody>\n                                              <\/table>\n                                            <\/td>\n                                          <\/tr>\n                                        <\/tbody>\n                                      <\/table>\n                                      <table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                                        <tbody>\n                                          <tr>\n                                            <td style=\"border-width:0;border-style:none;mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt\">\n                                              <div data-fusion-class=\"\" style=\"margin:26px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:none;background-color:transparent;display:block;color:#333;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:15px;text-align:left\">\n                                                <p style=\"margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px\">\n                                                  <span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black\">Our faith must be rooted in biblical understanding, awareness, and truth. When faith is grounded in the Word of God, it does not drift with public opinion or bow to cultural pressure. Instead, it anchors us in divine purpose and moral clarity. From that grounding comes responsibility the call to advocate for those whose voices cannot, will not, or are drowned out by the overwhelming noise of our society. Scripture reminds us that faith is never passive; it is active, attentive, and responsive to human suffering in real time.<\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(29, 34, 40)\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n                                                <\/p>\n                                                <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                  <span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black\">True faith must transcend the noise, not merge with it to create chaos. The people of God are not called to shout merely to be heard, but to speak and sometimes stand in ways that reveal God\u2019s heart. There are moments when words are unnecessary, when our presence, posture, and persistence testify that God is deeply concerned about justice, mercy, and righteousness. Advocacy that captures God\u2019s attention is not performative; it is faithful, disciplined, and rooted in love rather than outrage.<\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(29, 34, 40)\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n                                                <\/p>\n                                                <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                  <span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black\">Faith is not meant to be independent or isolated; it is communal by design. In the ministry of Jesus, we see the sending of the disciples, later questioning their faith when they were unable to cast out evil spirits neither individually nor collectively. Jesus\u2019 response was revealing: some forces require greater devotion, deeper dedication, and spiritual discipline through prayer and fasting. Jesus was teaching them that effective faith grows stronger in community and maturity, drawing believers closer to God an empowering believers to move mountains together.<\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(29, 34, 40)\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n                                                <\/p>\n                                                <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                  <span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black\">Our advocacy, then, must be met with faith and vice versa for the poor, for social justice, for the unhoused, for children, and for senior adults but, not faith alone. Faith that is kept to us becomes stagnant. Faith that is shared becomes transformative. If we genuinely believe, we must move sharing our faith through action, compassion, and courageous advocacy. We are called to stand with the least, the lonely, and the left out, not as an option of discipleship, but as its visible evidence and witness to the world we live in.<\/span> <span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 40, 42)\">&nbsp;<\/span>\n                                                <\/p>\n                                                <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                  <span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38, 40, 42)\">We are the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church recognizing the importance of Christ in our daily lives.<\/span>\n                                                <\/p>\n                                              <\/div>\n                                            <\/td>\n                                          <\/tr>\n                                        <\/tbody>\n                                      <\/table>\n                                      <table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%\">\n                                        <tbody>\n                                          <tr>\n                                            <td style=\"border-width:0;border-style:none;mso-table-lspace:0pt;mso-table-rspace:0pt\">\n                                              <div data-fusion-class=\"\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 46px;padding:0px;border-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:none;background-color:transparent;display:block;color:#333;font-family:Raleway,sans-serif;font-size:15px;text-align:left\">\n                                                <p style=\"margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px\">\n                                                  <em>&nbsp;<\/em>\n                                                <\/p>\n                                                <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                  <span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">Rev. Dr. Leon C. Moore, Jr.<\/span>\n                                                <\/p>\n                                                <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                  <span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">General Secretary of Evangelism and Missions<\/span>\n                                                <\/p>\n                                                <p style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n                                                  <span style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif\">Anderson Chapel CME Church, Holly Springs, MS<\/span>\n                                                <\/p>\n                                              <\/div>\n                                            <\/td>\n                                          <\/tr>\n                                        <\/tbody>\n                                      <\/table>\n                                      <table cellpadding=\"0\" 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