Our role in politics - Part 3

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Our role in politics - Part 2

Hello everyone,

While we are being obedient to the call for social distancing, Pastor Mike has asked us to continue to engage remotely. He has sent out instructions to access our worship service via streaming this Sunday. This email is my attempt to draw our group together in spirit with a thought provoking exercise - in the vein of our current lesson (let's call it "Christians and Politics"). 

Before you review the lesson content, Ben and I would like to get your feedback: How can we best engage as a group moving forward? We have already discussed setting up a blog online, where we can post links to files, links to audio or visual recordings, as well as a place where the group can easily respond with their thoughts. Some other groups are meeting with video conferencing platforms (like FaceTime for a group). We'd like to hear your preferences for our remote "gathering" moving forward! Please send us your thoughts by Monday, and we'll do our best to act on it.

For this week, I have included links to three short articles and a few questions. Feel free to respond with your thoughts over email. Again, this week we might fill up a few inboxes, but we'll come up with a different, less cumbersome method for next week.

Also, please reply with your prayer needs this week. I will add them to the list.

Articles:

• https://www.baptiststandard.com/opinion/editorials/christians-political-lines-define/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/29/opinion/sunday/christians-politics-belief.html
• https://www.bruderhof.com/en/voices-blog/world/christians-dont-fit-into-the-political-system-period-nyt-oped-timothy-keller

Questions:

1. On which ideas do you agree with these authors? Where do you disagree?
2. In our society today, do you see any examples of Christians influencing the world for Christ through politics? How?
3. What political actions do you see Christians engaging in today, that actually may be creating a barrier in others knowing Christ?