THE CHRISTIAN CALL TO PUBLIC LIFE
Almighty God, to whom we must account for all our powers and privileges: Guide and direct, we humbly pray, the minds of all those who are called to elect fit persons to serve. Grant that in the exercise of our choice we may promote your glory, and the welfare of this nation. This we ask for the sake of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
–The Book of Common Prayer
- Upcoming -
WAYS TO ENGAGE
Book Study
July 16, 23, & 30th
Evensong: Centering the Kingdom
Friday, November 8, 6:30pm
We invite you into a time of reflection and renewal in response to the election as we look to Christ's Kingdom, the here and now and the yet to come. This is a sung evening prayer service from the Book of Common Prayer.
I ARGUE THAT WE CAN BECOME
THE KIND OF PEOPLE
OUR POLITICS NEEDS.
– MICHAEL WEAR
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Resources
ONLINE RESOURCES
Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: a Christian's Guide to Engaging in Politics
MISSIOALLIANCE
MissioAlliance is offering this affordable resource for a limited time. In this video conversation, you will learn the difference between blind loyalty to a party and engaging politics, understand why we should stop vilifying those we disagree with, discover why we have nothing to fear, no matter who wins elections, and more.
Allegiance to Jesus in an Election Cycle
Bishop Todd Hunter
Don't be deceived by those who claim loyalty to God yet contradict it through unloving actions or false truth-claims
Forum on Cultural Engagement
Justin Giboney
Justin Giboney speaks about the Christian call to be faithful in the public square.
Connecting Spiritual Formation & Public Life
Michael Wear
Trinity Forum Senior Fellow Michael Wear confronts the relationship of faith and politics in his forthcoming book "The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life." Rather than treating political activities as a tertiary interest, he claims that “politics is an essential forum in which we live out our love for God and neighbor.”
In this video from The Trinity Forum, Michael Wear, considers how we are to love our neighbor in the way we engage in public life.
PRINT RESOURCES
The Spirit of our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life
Michael Wear
MissioAlliance is offering this affordable resource for a limited time. In this video conversation, you will learn the difference between blind loyalty to a party and engaging politics, understand why we should stop vilifying those we disagree with, discover why we have nothing to fear, no matter who wins elections, and more.
Compassion & Conviction: The AND Campaigns Guide to Faithful Civil Engagement
Giboney, Wear, & Butler
The authors of this book represent the AND Campaign, which exists to educate and organize Christians for faithful civic and cultural engagement. They insist that not only are we called to love our neighbors through the political process but also that doing so requires us to transcend the binary way the debates are usually framed. In simple, understandable language, they lay out the biblical case for political engagement and help Christians navigate the complex world of politics with integrity, from political messaging and the politics of race to protests, advocacy, and more. The book includes a study guide for classroom use and group discussion.
When we understand our civic engagement as a way to obey Christ's call to love our neighbor, we see that it is possible to engage the political process with both love and truth—compassion and conviction.