Ep.136: Make Civics Great Again [The Outstanding Podcast]
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4.7 • 957 Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
We are 40 days from the 2024 presidential election and many people are still debating how they will cast their vote. For those wondering how they can cast their vote wisely, tune in to the conversation with host Joseph Backholm and Pastor of Heritage Church Trent Hunter, for a conversation about how Christians can and should be civically engaged. Casting a vote can seem like a big deal with heavy consequences, but we were given this responsibility and we must vote with discernment. Joseph and Trent offer advice on how Christians can make wise choices at the ballot box with the options given, how pastors can encourage their church during this season, and how the church can disciple in a civic way. Questioning if you should cast a vote this November-- listen now to learn how to steward your civic responsibility wisely.
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| 0:00.0 | We have our candidates for president. |
| 0:02.0 | Other candidates are running. |
| 0:04.0 | And so it would behoove Christians |
| 0:08.0 | to do more than scroll on social media, |
| 0:12.0 | to do more than scan headlines, but to read platforms, to read about candidates, to understand who they'll have the opportunity to vote for when that time comes |
| 0:27.8 | into make informed decisions. Outstanding is a production of the Washington Stand |
| 0:32.0 | where you can find news and commentary from a biblical |
| 0:34.4 | worldview. |
| 0:35.4 | Welcome to Outstanding, where we have critical conversations about the news of the day and the |
| 0:40.6 | ideas that shape us once again. I'm your tour guide Joseph back home |
| 0:45.0 | welcoming you to another exercise in taking every thought captive to the |
| 0:49.1 | obedience of Christ. Now as we drop this episode, we are only 38 days from the 2024 |
| 0:57.3 | election. You knew that was coming and even now people are receiving their ballots which means even now people are |
| 1:05.2 | voting and those ballots contain a series of choices for voters some easier others. Today what we want to do on the show is offer you |
| 1:17.0 | a pastoral guide to casting ballots wisely. Now, Trent Hunter, |
| 1:23.4 | Hunter, excuse me, is the pastor for preaching and teaching at Heritage |
| 1:28.2 | Bible Church in Greer, South Carolina. |
| 1:30.5 | He's a graduate of Moody Bible Institute |
| 1:32.1 | and the Southern Baptist |
| 1:33.2 | theological seminary he also contributes to Christoverall dot com and he's recently |
| 1:38.9 | published an article there from which we have totally plagiarized the title of the podcast today |
| 1:45.3 | because that article is called Make Civics great again a pastoral guide |
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