1. Pray for the whole Church that we might discern the will of God in order to become a truly welcoming Church honoring every person as created in God's image.

2. Learn what Amendment A is and what it is not - be clear on the facts and the implications of this amendment so that you can explain it to others in your church and in your presbytery.

3. Contact MLP Strategists Bear Ride and/or Tony De La Rosa to help you with local strategy and organizing in your presbytery.

4. Secure the educational materials put together by the 213th General Assembly Ordination Overture Advocates by contacting Tricia Dykers-Koenig through Covenant Network - and be in communication with her about your presbytery, date of the vote on A, and so forth.

5. Receive a specialized educational packet. MLP, That All May Freely Serve, and The Shower of Stoles Project have put together a packet that is a complement to the Overture Advocates materials. It focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pastoral care concerns, Biblical materials and sexuality, etc. It can be used with churches, campus ministries, seminary campuses, and presbyteries. To order this packet, contact Michael Adee, National Field Organizer, MLP by email at MichaelAdee@aol.com or by phone at (505) 820-7082.

6. Request that your Presbytery offer education on Amendment A, that a viewing of the Overture Advocates video be offered plus discussion in small groups during a presbytery meeting prior to the vote.

7. Call your presbytery leadership now - executive presbyter, stated clerk, moderator of council, social justice committee, etc. - to make certain that presbytery-wide education on Amendment A gets in place.

8. Offer to assist with presbytery-wide education and invite other progressive clergy, elders, and other allies to help you. Get a team together if it is not yet in place.

9. Get Out The Vote! Make certain that all of your eligible progressive clergy and elder commissioners have had access to the educational materials on A and participate in presbytery education and meetings. And honor liberty of conscience.

10. Realize the wonderful gift of Amendment A that God and the 213th GA have given us in order to remove the prejudice and catergorical discrimination against LGBT persons, our families and friends, and single heterosexuals whom God has called to faith, membership and service in our Church.

Michael J. Adee, M.Div.,Ph.D., National Field Organizer
More Light Presbyterians
369 Montezuma Avenue #447
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 820-7082