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Center for Faith-Based Policy (CFBP)
CFBP is an initiative that aims to transform Christian values and God’s word into actionable policies by enacting policies of righteousness through the Policy Righters School, the BiVi Podcast, and advocacy and lobbying outreaches.
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Christian Values & Public Policy Course - Writing Legislative Bills and Motions
A 2-weekend, 6-day, 18-class certificate course in drafting legislative bills and motions from the Bible. Facilitated by a rich faculty of esteemed national and state legislators, policy analysts, faith leaders, and Doctors of Public Policy.
press release
Center for Faith-Based Policy Empowers Nigerians to Shape Public Policy with Christian Values in New Certificate Course
newspaper features
CFBP Unveils Public Policy, Christian Values In New Certificate Course
Nigeria News
our mission
To develop and enact policies of righteousness.
Goals
To form a team of Christian professional policy writers and analysts to extract provisions from the scriptures and turn them into bills and motions for state and federal legislatures.
Strategies
- Recruit primarily solid Christians who are passionate about this cause, whether they have the expertise or not, and train those without the skills to become policy writers and analysts.
- Host frequent BiVi policy pitches, where Christian professionals present a scripture-inspired policy, which is then critiqued and reassembled by other participants.
- Build partnerships with other organizations and stakeholders who share our policy goals. This could involve collaborating on research and analysis, sharing resources and expertise, and working together to advocate for policy change.
Collaborators
- Legislators
- Professional policy writers and analysts
- Churches and passionate Christians
To set up a solid Christian lobbying group that will secure strong legislators to sponsor our bills and ensure they are passed into law.
Strategies
- Build relationships with key legislators, including those known to support the NGO’s mission and goals.
- Conduct research and analysis on the legislative process, including identifying which legislators are most likely to be receptive to the NGO’s bills and what tactics are most effective for getting bills passed into law.
- Mobilize grassroots support for the bills by building coalitions, organizing rallies, letter-writing campaigns, and social media campaigns to generate public awareness and support.
- Use legal and regulatory tools to advance our agenda, including filing lawsuits, submitting comments on proposed regulations, and advocating for changes to existing laws.
Collaborators
- Legislators
- Christian leaders/influencers
- Media
To build a caucus of solid Christian lawmakers and politicians across party lines who would act as our insiders.
Strategies
- Conduct extensive research on legislators who align with our Christian sentiment.
- Communicate the vision to them and secure their commitment to the cause.
- Bring them together into a network for legislative action to support our bills or oppose negative legislation.
- Provide incentives, rewards, and awards for not only representing their constituents but also embodying Christian values in their roles.
Collaborators
- Christian legislators
- Christian leaders/influencers
- Grant-giving partners