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Justice & Advocacy

Our Justice & Advocacy department exists to help set a posture of serving our pastors, our churches, and our neighbourhoods with thoughtful dialogue and resourcing for biblically-based and culturally sensitive engagement on justice and advocacy issues. 

Laura Bennett

Laura Bennett

Associate Director of Youth & Family Coordinator of Justice and Advocacy

How can you engage in Justice and Advocacy?

What can it look like for our Atlantic Baptist churches and leaders to have biblically-based and culturally sensitive engagement on justice and advocacy issues? How can we follow Jesus and seek the growth of His kingdom through having challenging conversations and addressing injustice?

Justice & Advocacy Community

You are invited to join the Justice & Advocacy Community—a space for pastors, leaders, and congregants in our CBAC family to grow in their knowledge of and response to social justice issues, all in the context of a safe community. By signing up, you will be put on our email list to receive curated content, access to the Justice and Advocacy Community Facebook group, as well as information for upcoming Justice and Advocacy learning opportunities and initiatives (book club, workshops, dialogues, etc!).

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Resources Library

This collection of resources has been developed by our Justice & Advocacy working group—prayerfully and thoughtfully assembled to give you the opportunity to pursue greater understanding and conscientious action in key areas that we’ve identified.

Events

From time to time, we are spearheading events that act as catalysts and encouragement for our Atlantic Baptist churches to take steps forward in their Justice & Advocacy journeys. Join us at the Justice Summit.

Resources Library

Image Credits:

  • Racial Reconciliation: “Two young women walking by a house, Africville” (‘Nova Scotia Archives, Bob Brooks’ Photographic Portrait of Africville in the 1960s, Bob Brooks, 1989-468 vol. 16 / negative sheet 7 image 15’)
  • Indigenous Relations: “Bear River Reservation. Sunday after Mass. Indian Congregation and Chapel.” (‘Nova Scotia Archives, Album 43, no. 2 #3 / negative 6820, 2511)

TO OUR INDIGENOUS NEIGHBOURS

The CBAC recognizes that no people and no buildings can exist without land to support and uphold them. Prior to the founding of our denomination or any of our churches, before the beginning of any of the Atlantic provinces, or the dominion of Canada – this land was entrusted by the Creator to the Mi’kmaw, Wəlastəkwewiyik, Peskotomuhkati, Penobscot, Innu, and Inuit nations as well as the former Beothuk nation. Many of our churches exist in unceded territory, and we, as a predominantly settler body, are governed by treaties with the First Peoples of this land. In the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation, and with the guidance of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People, we acknowledge these lands and their Indigenous custodians and we recognize ourselves as treaty people. As Baptists of Atlantic Canada, we seek to walk in a good way upon the land that sustains us, and alongside our Indigenous neighbours and hosts.

TO OUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS IN THE AUBA

In 2007 we held a joint Assembly of the CBAC and AUBA; during that Assembly we participated in a formal reconciliation service entitled "Unity In Diversity: Celebrating Our Oneness in Christ." A liturgy and covenant for the Assembly was participated in by our leaders and delegates.