CT: Celebrating the Unglamorous, Effective Work of Local Politics

Our mission statement at St. Augustine’s Anglican Church is pretty simple: Changed by God to make a difference for God. We Christians can do that in many ways, most importantly in the context of our daily lives.

From Christianity Today online.

And Christians should be invested in local politics for several reasons. Most importantly, we can live out our call to love neighbor by paying attention to the work of local governing authorities and making sure that they are [pursuing] the common good. Second, the smaller the unit of government, the more significant our individual contributions become. A few concerned activists can attend a school board or city council meeting and help influence the decision-making.

This interview of political scientist, Amy Black, gets it exactly right, I think, and serves as an example of how God can use politics to allow his changed people to reflect God’s glory in the world.

Read and reflect on it all. Is God calling you to do this work as part of your discipleship?