Participating in Demonstrations

• Do not carry signs or banners--it is better to have a no-banner rule than to risk having a few protesters arrive with inappropriate or harmful signs.
• Make sure the demonstration is carefully controlled – Ask questions to find out what the organizers have done to ensure that the event is respectful, peaceful and godly.
• Make sure you know who the organizers are and make sure you verify the information they give you--unfortunately, in recent months, some event organizers have circulated false or misleading information about public endorsements they have received.
• Make sure that only the official spokesperson for the event speaks to the media.
• Pray before and during the event, seeking to uphold all speakers, those who attend and those whom you seek to influence. Keep this Scripture in remembrance: “Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord” (Zech 4:6).