JESUS AND POLITICS 3: A BATTLE WORTH FIGHTING

Our third annual conference where we deal with issues that confront faithful believers - and how to apply Christ’s exhaustive and extensive Lordship to society.

Featuring:

Jon Harris (‘Conversations That Matter’ podcast)

Indiana State Representative Curt Nisly

Pastor Joe Spurgeon (Sovereign King Church, Jeffersonville, IN

Pastor Tim Bushong (Syracuse Baptist Church)

OCTOBER 22, 2022, 10:00-3:00

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       Free admission
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       Lunch is provided 
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Thus far, the year of our Lord 2022 has seen some absolutely astonishing things in both the world and in the United States: Ukraine invaded by Russia; China's continuing moves to take Taiwan for their own; formerly verdant and beautiful cities in America reduced to 'no-go' zones and Wild-West style crime; the exposure of elementary school students to perverse sexual ideas; libraries hosting 'story times' with the insane—and positively, finally, the overturning of 1973's 'Roe vs. Wade' decision, which sent abortion laws back to the individual States.

While we can easily be alarmed by what happens in the news, the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is not to be characterized by anxiety and fear—rather, the Church must see herself as the 'prow' on the ship of society. Too often we tend to think of the Church's mission in rear-guard terms, protecting and preserving that which is good as we evangelize, and that is in itself, as far as it goes, a good thing. But that is such a limited and truncated view of what Christ instructed His followers to do in the advancement of His rule—His kingdom—on earth. Sadly, the Church has received much of her catechism not from the Bible, but from the age in which we live.

Politics is 'downstream' from culture, and culture is downstream from religion. In this years' “Jesus and Politics” conference we'll be focusing primarily on building: Taking the long view, reforming the Church, looking forward to generational fidelity, and building strong local communities around shared beliefs and commitments that spring from a healthy, Christ-as-King approach to all of life. There is no neutrality—no 'naked public square'—since Jesus rules all of it already. At stake is your family, your Church, your local community, and yes—your country—and all of these are worth fighting for.

With these things in mind, we invite you to attend this years' conference with its sub-title “A Battle Worth Fighting,” and learn how to better integrate your faith in the public arena of society and culture.

Pastor Tim Bushong