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🙏 How do we live out our faith beyond Sunday mornings?

Real talk: In a world that often feels divided, what does it REALLY mean to engage our faith in our communities and nation?

I'm excited to share this powerful conversation from our family's "hometown," Alexandria, MN! 🏡

Kelsi M. Timm, executive director of Unity Foundation of Alexandria, did a fantastic job leading this discussion as we dive deep into how Christ-centered faith can transform not just our churches—but our workplaces, neighborhoods, and public life.

This isn't about politics—it's about PURPOSE. ✨

Listen to discover: → Practical ways to live your faith Monday-Saturday → How to navigate tough conversations with grace → Stories of faith making real community impact

🎧 LISTEN NOW: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508509/episodes/18771691

Part of Unity Foundation of Alexandria's Faith@Work podcast series

What's ONE way you live out your faith in your community? I'd love to hear your story 👇

Living Your Faith in the Public Square with Steve Eng - Faith@Work Podcast How should Christians engage in civic life without losing their spiritual grounding?In this episode of the Faith@Work Podcast, Kelsi sits down with Steven Eng, advocacy director for the National Association of Evangelicals, to explore what faithfu...

What an inspiring stretch of events in Rochester MN as pastors, medical professionals, and community leaders gathered to explore Global Health and Compassion for a World in Need.
On Sunday afternoon at Autumn Ridge Church, and again Monday morning at Christ Community Church with Minnesota pastors, we saw the same spirit of hope, unity, and determination. These conversations reminded us that compassion isn’t just something we believe in—it’s something we do together.
Our forum speakers—Dr. Walter Kim, Dr. Susan Hillis, Dr. Yvonne Butler Tobah, and Dr. Stephen Merry—offered powerful insights on both the urgency and the opportunity before us. As Dr. Hillis reminded us, 6.8 million people now stand at the intersection of life or death from infectious diseases in the coming years unless we advocate boldly for renewed global health leadership. The U.S. government, other nations, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations must work together to reimagine and restore global health funding. Lives depend on it.
If you were with us, I hope you can see the energy and encouragement reflected in these photos. If you couldn’t join us, here’s how you can be part of the impact:
Next Steps
👉 Learn more about global health needs and opportunities at:
www.NAE.org/topics/healthcare
www.NAE.org/topics/poverty-international
👉 Add your name to the NAE statement: Compassion for a World in Need at www.NAE.org/compassion-world-need
👉 Advocate with us by contacting your members of Congress through the NAE Take Action portal at www.NAE.org/take-action/ —especially the Preserve Global Funding to Fight HIV/AIDS campaign.
👉 Get connected locally: Email me at [email protected]
if you’d like help scheduling a local meeting with your congressional office.
Together, we can strengthen global health, uplift vulnerable communities, and reflect the compassion at the heart of the Gospel.
Let’s keep the momentum going.

It was a gift to gather with pastors from across the country in the Chicago suburbs this week—learning together how to recapture a biblical, evangelical imagination for engaging the politics of our time.

I loved meeting new colleagues, reconnecting with old friends, and sharing with the group on behalf of the National Association of Evangelicals about “Advocacy without Partisanship: How Following Jesus Reshapes Our Civic Engagement.”

Grateful for the conversations, the hope in the room, and the reminder that faithful public witness is still possible today.

I’m grateful for the chance to share at Campbellsville and Asbury Universities in central Kentucky this week. We talked about how following Jesus shapes the way we live as citizens — loving our neighbors, seeking justice, and showing compassion to those who are most vulnerable.
One way we can live this out is by raising our voices together. The National Association of Evangelicals has made it simple to speak up to lawmakers on issues that matter:
✍️ Support bipartisan immigration reform
🌍 Preserve global health funding to fight HIV/AIDS
🏠 Restore refugee resettlement
➡️ Join me in taking action here:
👉 www.NAE.org/take-action

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT ON IMMIGRATION REFORM 🚨

For years, Congress refused to act on immigration reform until the border was “fixed.”
📉 Now border crossings are at historic lows. The moment for real solutions is finally here.

This week, Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) joined forces—along with 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats—to introduce the updated 2025 Dignity Act:
a practical, compassionate, do-something bill that reflects both biblical wisdom and political reality.

✅ Ends illegal immigration
✅ Restores law and order
✅ Grants legal status (not amnesty) to long-term undocumented immigrants
✅ Strengthens our workforce
✅ Modernizes our legal system
✅ Helps pay down the national debt

No bill is perfect—but this is a bold step forward. It's not just bipartisan. It's workable. It's moral. It's time.

✉️ Take action:
📞 Call your Representative—urge them to co-sponsor the Dignity Act.
📬 Contact your Senators—ask them to introduce a companion bill.

👥 The dignity of millions—and the future of our nation—hang in the balance. Let’s not waste this moment.

Advocacy works — and every voice matters. Whether you're a rock star, pastor, or everyday citizen, speaking up can save lives.
Today we celebrate the restoration of global AIDS relief funding (PEPFAR) — a bipartisan program that has already saved 26 million lives and allowed nearly 8 million babies to be born HIV-free. Even the White House agreed to restore these funds after strong public outcry. Now the House must approve it later this week.

🙏 Pray for more life-saving funding still on the line — for vulnerable moms, babies, and refugees — as the Senate votes tomorrow and the House follows by week’s end.

💡The cost to save 14 million lives (including 4.5 million children) by 2030? Just 36 cents per U.S. taxpayer per year.

Let’s keep raising our voices. Lives depend on it.

I was honored to join The Table Podcast by The Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary for a meaningful conversation on “Pastors, Policy, and Partnerships.”

In this episode, hosted by Dr. Darrell Bock, I sat down with Dr. Bock and Bryan English, executive director of the Church Ambassador Network in Texas. Together, we discussed how pastors and churches can build intentional relationships with state and local leaders—not to push a partisan agenda, but to serve their communities with wisdom, grace, and Gospel-centered compassion.

This conversation is timely, practical, and deeply rooted in both Scripture and civic responsibility. Give it a listen:
🎧 https://hendrickscenter.dts.edu/podcast/pastors-policy-partnerships/

Pastors, Policy, and Partnerships - The Hendricks Center In this episode, Darrell Bock, Steven Eng, and Bryan English discuss how church ministries engage with government through advocacy, relationship-building, and representation of biblical principles in a polarized political landscape.

Wondering what you can do to provide legal channels for persecuted Christians and others fleeing for their lives? See comments below for one simple action step you can take today!

As much as I'd like to share vacation pics or funny memes, our nation finds itself at a critical crossroads. And as much as I'd rather not think about deportations or whether non-citizens should even be worthy of "due process," I recommended this week's Christianity Today article, "Our Rights Come from God" (see link in comments). One day we all might be glad that we fought to protect due process and the rule of law.

📖 “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it.” –1 Corinthians 12:26
Did you know that 1 in 12 Christian households in the United States is either at risk of deportation or lives with someone who is?
As the Body of Christ, we are called to suffer together, stand together and act in love. How can the Church respond to this reality with both compassion and wisdom?
🙏 Pray for wisdom and justice.
🤝 Support immigrant families in your church.
📣 Advocate for policies that uphold both security and dignity.
Learn more by reading the full “One Part of the Body” report: https://www.nae.org/one-part-body-report-deportations.../

One Part of the Body Report With this in mind, the National Association of Evangelicals partnered with World Relief, the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Department of Migration and Refugee Services to publish a report on how prop...

Sometimes national media gets things right. Watch today's CBS This Morning story featuring my friend Bri Stensrud (NAE board member and national director of Women of Welcome) on a recent World Relief border experience in San Diego/Tijuana with conservative evangelical women -- to the same places we took evangelical leaders back in late February. Let me know your thoughts about this story and feel free to post and share.

Evangelical women visit U.S.-Mexico border to support migrants In a rare break from party lines, a group called Women of Welcome is encouraging evangelical women to approach immigration with compassion, not fear. "CBS Mornings" followed them to the U.S.-Mexico border, where they met asylum seekers and offered food, prayers and empathy — driven not by politics...

In a week marked by challenging headlines, I had the honor of addressing fellow professionals in Denver on advocating for the marginalized at the Evangelical Covenant Church Midwinter Conference and Denver Seminary.

Remembering the powerful words of Proverbs 31:8-9, "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves and ensure justice for those who are crushed."

Ready to make a difference? Take action at www.nae[dot]org/take-action/