Christ Over All

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Listen in as David Schrock and Dr. Stephen Wellum interview President of SBTS, Albert Mohler on the issue of politics in pastoral ministry.
Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
03:54 – How Cultural Shifts Demand New Christian Engagement
06:39 – Applying God’s Word to Today’s Cultural Issues
11:58 – Understanding the Baptist Call for Christian Social Influence
19:04 – How Christians Should Approach Political Parties and Elections
26:34 – Religious Freedom and Christianity’s Role In National Foundations
32:28 – Balancing Image of God with National Sovereignty and Policy
44:39 – Empowering Congregations to Engage Culture with Biblical Truth
53:58 – Exalting Christ in All Things

Resources to Click
"What Is Missing from Our Constitutional Order?: Our Government Should Acknowledge Christianity" - Albert Mohler
2.58 Albert Mohler, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • Albert Mohler on Christian Nationalism - Christ Over All
The Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XV
The Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XVII
Theme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be Political
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Books to Read
Five Views on Christian Nationalism – Joe Rigney, Douglas Wilson, et al.
The Illusion of a Secular State & The Impotence of Secular Conservatism – R. Albert Mohler Jr.

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Listen in as Trent Hunter & Stephen Wellum interview Michael Clary on his latest COA Longform Essay, "Bringing Religion into Politics: Five Things Pastors Owe to the Public Square"
Resources to Click
“Bringing Religion into Politics: Five Things Pastors Owe to the Public Square” – Michael Clary
The Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XV
Theme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be Political
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 Books to Read
Loser Theology: Why the Weak Will Not Inherit the Earth – Michael Clary
The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: The Illustrated London News 1911-1913 – G.K. Chesterton

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Oftentimes pastors are praised for keeping politics out of their sermons. What if we told you that’s actually a failure to shepherd God’s flock?
Resources to Click
“Bringing Religion into Politics: Five Things Pastors Owe to the Public Square” – Michael Clary
The Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XV
Theme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be Political
Give to Support the Work

 Books to Read
Loser Theology: Why the Weak Will Not Inherit the Earth – Michael Clary
The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: The Illustrated London News 1911-1913 – G.K. Chesterton

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Join David Schrock, Levi Secord, & James Baird for this lively discussion and debate on their two respective books dealing with matters of church and state
Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
03:00 – Meet the Pastors: James Baird and Levi Secord
07:11 – How Ecclesiology and Eschatology Inform Political Views
25:36 – Unpacking Secord’s and Baird’s Core Arguments
37:14 – The Scope of State Power and Blasphemy Laws
56:27 – Is Government Inherently Good or Bad?
1:06:58 – The Role of Classical Thinkers in Christian Political Thought
1:18:30 – Re-Examining Blasphemy Laws and Speech Enforcement
1:33:06 – Recommended Resources

Resources to Click
“Too Small to Succeed: A Review and Response to Levi Secord’s Servant Not Savior” – James Baird
“Is Big Government Christian? A Review of James Baird’s King of Kings” – Levi Secord
“Everson Must Fall” – Timon Cline, Josh Hammer & Yoram Hazony
“Blasphemy and the Original Meaning of The First Amendment” – Harvard Law Review
“King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government” – Conversations That Matter Podcast
“Post-War Consensus & Strong Gods, Kevin DeYoung w/ James Baird” – Grace at the Gates Podcast
“6 Questions for Christian Nationalists” – Kevin DeYoung
Theme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be Political
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 Books to Read
King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government – James Baird
Servant Not Savior: An Introduction to the Bible’s Teaching about Civil Government – Levi Secord
Reforming the Law of Nature: The Secularization of Political Thought, 1532-1689 – Simon P. Kennedy
Did America Have a Christian Founding? Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth – Mark David Hall
Disestablishment and Religious Dissent: Church-State Relations in the New American States, 1776-1833 – Carl H. Esbeck and Jonathan J. Den Hartog
Religion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles Smith

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Plato or Paul? See how Levi Secord defends his book “Servant Not Savior” in response to James Baird’s arguments. • Despite their many points of agreement, James Baird takes a stand for his book “King of Kings” against Levi Secord’s arguments.
Resources to Click
“Too Small to Succeed: A Review and Response to Levi Secord’s Servant Not Savior” – James Baird
“Is Big Government Christian? A Review of James Baird’s King of Kings” – Levi Secord
“Everson Must Fall” – Timon Cline, Josh Hammer & Yoram Hazony
“Blasphemy and the Original Meaning of The First Amendment” – Harvard Law Review
“King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government” – Conversations That Matter Podcast
“Post-War Consensus & Strong Gods, Kevin DeYoung w/ James Baird” – Grace at the Gates Podcast
“6 Questions for Christian Nationalists” – Kevin DeYoung
Theme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be Political
Give to Support the Work

Books to Read 
King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government – James Baird
Servant Not Savior: An Introduction to the Bible’s Teaching about Civil Government – Levi Secord
Reforming the Law of Nature: The Secularization of Political Thought, 1532-1689 – Simon P. Kennedy
Did America Have a Christian Founding? Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth – Mark David Hall
Disestablishment and Religious Dissent: Church-State Relations in the New American States, 1776-1833 – Carl H. Esbeck and Jonathan J. Den Hartog
Religion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles Smith