Testimonials

“I have always believed that the Holy Spirit is the ‘Go-Between’ God. The Holy Spirit is God moving in faith and life. It is God's hope flowing between people. The Holy Spirit is the power of God to bring people together and hold people together.

“I have experienced Faith in Public Life as such a Spirit of God moving in our times. FPL helped We Believe come together, stay together and grow together. The 'Go-Between' God is alive and well in the staff and work of FPL. Thanks be to God for FPL and for their vision and action for Faith in Public Life

Rev. Tim Ahrens, Senior Pastor, First Congregational Church, Columbus, OH; and Founder, We Believe Ohio
 

“Our fledgling organization, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT), needed a strategy, outreach plan, and communications support to raise awareness in the media about a public anti-torture statement placed in the New York Times and signed by a high-profile and diverse range of national religious leaders. We turned to Faith in Public Life for help.

“FPL’s team shepherded the effort; suggesting strategies for leveraging the ad for a public launch and assisting in crafting materials describing the mission, vision and actions of our organization. The FPL team stood by us through the whole process.

“It is so gratifying to work with a communications team that understands and respects faith-based organizations; a team that understood NRCAT as a religion-based, values-oriented group and fully supported our belief in the morality and conscience of our public pronouncements. FPL provided us with critical support; allowing us to promote our faithful voices….AND BE HEARD!

Jeanne Herrick-Stare, Chair, National Religious Campaign Against Torture Coordinating Committee
Richard Killmer, NRCAT Staff (Churches Center for Theology and Public Policy)
 

“As a newer, progressive faith-based organization with an enormous spiritual journey to promote -- a walk across the country to offer a positive alternative to Christian fundamentalism -- we have found Faith in Public Life to be great partners and effective advisors.

“FPL has provided us with helpful advice throughout the planning process including keeping our message crisp, suggesting groups with which to network, maximizing exposure of The Walk’s impact, and supporting our media outreach efforts. Our work with FPL resulted in CrossWalk America gaining immediate national publicity as soon as The Walk started -- a full two months earlier than we anticipated press coverage. Partly as a result of this publicity, traffic to our website has soared and remained high ever since (www.CrossWalkAmerica.org).

“A particularly useful service was FPL’s constructive feedback following radio interviews, which aired in LA and Detroit. The communications counsel was critical to training and refining our interview skills.

“Faith in Public Life's efforts have helped maximize the reach and impact of CrossWalk America's efforts to reinforce inclusion and compassion as the core principals of Christianity in America. As we approach the mid-point of our Walk (which ends September 3rd in Washington, DC), the extra attention we are receiving from the press is putting more bounce in our steps. With 5 million steps for this journey, bounce is important!

Rev. Eric Elnes, Ph.D. and Rebecca Glenn, Co-Presidents, CrossWalk America

"Faith in Public Life is a ‘Can-Do’ organization that grasps the vision of a project and can see it through to fruition in a very short period of time. FPL organized an historic meeting between Catholic and Evangelical leaders and scholars at Georgetown University that will have an enormous impact on the great issues of our day. I expect more of the same from this fine organization."

Joseph J. Fahey, Professor of Religious Studies, Manhattan College and Author, War and the Christian Conscience: Where Do You Stand?