Resources
Politics & Unity
Webinar
Across the Pew: Politics and Christian Unity
With our families, coworkers, neighbors, and brothers and sisters in Christ across the political spectrum, we are nearing an election full of tension, dissension, and weariness. This Zoom webinar focus on navigating this season with conviction and charity, in conversation with Dr. Vincent Bacote, Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics, and Dr. Josh Chatraw, Executive Director of the Center for Public Christianity.
essay
The Liberal Goal of Conservatism: The Advantages of a Politically Diverse Church
How do the liberal and conservative impulses fit together, and how should they influence a Christian’s political engagement? This essay, written by Pastor Gerald Hiestand, offers a Christian perspective on the animating impulses of conservative and liberal political engagement.
podcast
Shepherding a Politically Diverse Congregation
Are there legitimate "conservative" and "liberal" impulses in the Christian faith? How does personality and temperament relate to political affiliation for church leaders and congregants? How can pastors shepherd their congregations well during a time of heightened political polarization? The podcast of the Center for Pastor Theologians invited Calvary’s Senior Pastor Gerald Hiestand to discuss these and other questions.
Sermons
october 2020
Christian Unity in a Politically Diverse Congregation
Pastor Gerald Hiestand
october 2016
Extremist for Love
Pastor Todd Wilson
“As the people of God, we must continually strive to embrace both impulses of Christianity—the foundational conservative impulse, as well as the liberal end for which the conservative impulse exists.”
—Pastor Gerald Hiestand, “The Liberal Goal of Conservatism: The Advantages of a Politically Diverse Church”