Our Work
Mission Talk empowers Latino churches to live out their call to justice and community transformation by drawing on core faith values like grace, compassion, and the common good.
The Problem
Florida is home to the third-largest Latino population in the U.S. Yet it’s also the least affordable state to live in, with low health coverage and nearly half of Latino households struggling near or below the poverty line.
The Latino Church is a trusted place of refuge and guidance, but many pastors hesitate to speak about justice. For decades, non-Latino organizations have shaped evangelical leaders without addressing the real struggles Latino families face.
Our experience shows something hopeful: when justice is presented by trusted Latino voices, church leaders quickly see how it connects to their faith—and many become passionate advocates for their people.
Our Approach
Mission Talk equips Latino pastors and churches for prophetic action through three areas of engagement:
Awareness
We begin with stories that open hearts and show how the Church is called to stand with communities in times of struggle.
Education
Through our Leadership Development for Community Transformation (LDCT) program, we equip pastors and church leaders with tools for spiritual discernment, organizing, communications, and public policy. Leaders gain coaching, peer learning, and hands-on experience as they develop projects that put faith into action.
Mobilization
We prepare leaders to guide their congregations into faithful public witness. Mobilization means moving from conviction to prophetic action when policies threaten the dignity of our communities.
Advocacy Campaigns
Education and organizing leads to coordinated advocacy campaigns designed and guided by Mission Talk. At the center are church leaders who bring faith and credibility into the public square.
Together, they meet with lawmakers, engage the media, organize community actions, and lift a prophetic voice at the Capitol and beyond. These campaigns address urgent policies and build lasting power for justice and community transformation.
Leadership Development
Through our Leadership Development for Community Transformation (LDCT) program, we equip pastors and church leaders with tools for spiritual discernment, organizing, communications, and public policy. Leaders gain coaching, peer learning, and hands-on experience as they develop projects that put faith into action.
Public Policy Platform
Our advocacy is rooted in the lived experiences of Latino communities in Florida. We work on issues where the church’s voice can have the greatest impact:
Immigration
Death Penalty
Youth Justice
Housing
Why It Matters
Mission Talk is building a movement of Latino faith leaders ready to shape public policy and transform the conditions of people’s daily lives. When churches are equipped to lead, they become powerful agents of justice in their communities, cities, and state.
History of our Work
2024
Mission Talk launched the Justice Leadership Development for Community Transformation in Alabama and visited historic civil rights sites and museums to engage with Black history.
We mobilized 200 to the Florida State Capitol for an advocacy day in partnership with Latino churches.
2023
We mobilized 300 to the Florida State Capitol for an advocacy day in partnership with Florida Latino churches.
2022
We mobilized 250 Latino evangelical pastors and church members for our first advocacy day in partnership with Latino churches.
We launched the first Latino Evangelical office for Public Policy in Tallahassee.
We mobilize bishops and national Christian leaders to the federal capital to advocate for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. It passed.
We were the first Latino evangelical delegation to ever visit the Department of Justice and talk about community safety.
2020
During the Covid-19 pandemic we graduated 300 participants from our six-week justice cohort.
2019
Mobilization on behalf of immigrants at the Orlando City Hall. We stopped the e-verify bill that would have impacted the immigrant community and churches.
Mobilized 500 Latino pastors and church members to join the prayer walk in memory of George Floyd and against police brutality.
2018
Mission Talk’s third justice convening in Orlando, FL
2017
Mission Talk’s second justice convening in Orlando, FL.
2016
Mission Talk’s first convening with young leaders from across the state to talk about issues impacting vulnerable communities.
