Faith and Politics
Faith and Politics Resources
It can be daunting to try to navigate the world of politics where the prevailing tones can be of tribalism, conflict and bitterness. In this series, we will dig a bit deeper to look at what role our faith in Jesus has in the day-to-day politics of life and not just for the general election season.
Pray for our local political leaders
“The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation. This is the way our Savior God wants us to live”.
1 Timothy 2:1-7 | The Message
We are instructed to pray for our community leaders who work hard for the smooth running of society. As well as that, we could let them know we appreciate their effort and ask how we can support them in their work.
Councillor Mohammed Asaduzzaman
National Level Christian Involvement in Politics
https://www.christiansinpolitics.org.uk/
Christians in Politics “strive to put kingdom before tribe and disagree well. Christians in Politics draws together Christians from across the political parties and beyond, and from across the breadth of the church”.
Local Level political engagement
https://www.citizensuk.org/chapters/brighton-hove/
Citizens UK were founded on the principle that everyday people have power. And that by bringing people together across their differences, we can find common ground and make change. Citizens Brighton and Hove have drawn together an alliance from universities, charities, schools and colleges, churches, and synagogues.
https://www.christianactionbrighton.org.uk/
Christian Action Brighton is a network of those social initiatives in the city with a clear Christian distinctiveness. The organisations have a common desire to see our city transformed for good, releasing its full potential and building Brighton as a stronger and more caring place.
https://roc.uk.com/
ROC (Redeeming Our Communities) empowers local people of goodwill to work together for safer, stronger communities
Party Political Christian Organisations
All the major parties have a Christian affiliate organisation that aims to ensure Christian voices are represented.
https://www.christiansontheleft.org.uk/
http://christiangreens.org.uk/
Podcast and Books
Tim Fallon looks at the role faith plays in our political establishment. In the lead up to the election Andy Flannigan from Christians in politics at how the bible deals with politics.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-mucky-business-with-tim-farron/id1548503241
World-renowned theologian Luke Bretherton explore the background and practices of organising communities for change.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/listen-organize-act-organizing-democratic-politics/id1553824477
Preston Sprinkle looks at the biblical story of the people of God engaging with politics and offers suggestions of how we can do this today. 
Michael Wear was one of the youngest ever staff members in the Whitehouse when he served under Barrack Obama. In this book he draws on the work of Dallas Willard to look at how political engagement can be part of our spiritual formation.
Catch up on our Faith in Politics talk series via our podcast recordings here.