Watch this encouragement from President Randy Remington, and check out resources that will help support leaders as we guide our congregations through this election cycle.
These curated election resources include:
- Suggested podcast episodes on the church and politics
- A list of book recommendations
- Additional videos of sermons and webinars on the topic of navigating politics within the church
As referenced in Pastor Randy’s video (above), no single resource is in and of itself complete nor are we making a wholesale endorsement of everything stated. They are, however, vetted resources that can be fodder for study, thinking, and research as you prayerfully lead in this season.
Podcasts
- Same Jesus Podcast, Season 2: The Politics of God’s Kingdom and Partisan Divides
- Jesus + Politics with Foursquare Pastor Mark Chester
- Resistance + Renewal with Foursquare Pastor Phil Manginelli and Jon Tyson: Jesus + Secularism
Books
- Politics According to the Bible: A Comprehensive Resource for Understanding Modern Political Issues in Light of Scripture by Wayne Grudem
- Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies by N.T. Wright and Michael F. Bird
- Kingdom Politics: Returning God to Government by Tony Evans
- The Political Seduction of the Church: How Millions Of American Christians Have Confused Politics with the Gospel by Michael L. Brown
- The Nations Belong to God: A Christian Guide for Political Engagement) by Andrew Walker (free PDF download)
- The Spirit of our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life by Michael Wear
- The Narrow Path: How the Subversive Way of Jesus Satisfies Our Souls by Rich Villodas
- The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus by Rich Villodas
- You Are Not Alone: A Guide to Following Jesus in a Secular Age by Phil Manginelli
- In God We Trust?: When the Kingdom of God and Politics Collide by Mike Goldsworthy
- The Lamb’s Agenda: Why Jesus Is Calling You to a Life of Righteousness and Justice by Samuel Rodriguez (also available in Spanish)
- Beautiful Resistance: The Joy of Conviction in a Culture of Compromise by Jon Tyson
Webinar + Sermons
- Webinar + curated election resources
- Why Christians should care about politics from Northwest Foursquare Church Pastor Ben Dixon
- The donkey, the elephant and the lamb from Northwest Foursquare Church Pastor Ben Dixon
- Jesus + Secularism course from Resistance + Renewal
