Faith Wins Podcast

Author: Jim Brangenberg

Engaging Christians in the Public Arena. Faith Wins is dedicated to educating, activating and mobilizing faith leaders and their congregations, helping them leverage their influence and impact within the governmental and political arena. Help Us Give the Church Its Voice.
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Why Are Pastors Afraid of Politics?
Episode 26
Monday, 20 January, 2025

In episode 26 of Faith Wins, Chad Connelly and Jim Brangenberg discuss Why Are Pastors Afraid of Politics? Why do pastors shrink from a “political approach?” They are asked by campaigns to endorse their candidate, to stand with their candidate, some are even paid to do those things. Pastors have a higher calling - that calling is to God above and no party nor candidate warrants that type of honor. These are the biggest reasons pastors recoil when asked to be overtly political: a. They’ve been lied to intentionally by those who seek to keep the church from being influential; b. They’ve been burned before by political people who have taken advantage of the pastors in their area or state; c. They don’t know American history enough to know and grasp the traditional role of the pastor influencer in each community; d. They’re genuinely afraid of losing members or money and have lost their focus on Matt 28 admonition to disciple their people; e. They’re cowards who would rather not do anything “controversial” and hide behind their pulpits; www.FaithWins.org