S2 Ep1142: National vs. Local Politics, Trump, Healthy Civic Engagement, and why "Woke" Is an Unhelpful Term: Chris Butler

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🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Chris Butler is a pastor and "serial organizer" hailing from the Southside of Chicago where he lives with his wife, Aziza, and 6 children. Pastor Chris leads Chicago Embassy Church Network, a mission-based network church in America's third largest city and is an experienced organization builder. Butler is also co-author of Compassion and Conviction, and co-host of the awesome "Church Politics" podcast with Justin Giboney.

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0:00.0	Hello friends welcome back to another episode of theology in the raw my guest today is Chris Butler who is a pastor and serial organizer he lives with his wife and six children in South Chicago and he also leads the Chicago Embassy Church Network which is a
0:14.8	mission-based network of churches in the city of Chicago he's also co-author
0:18.8	along with Justin Gibbany and Michael Weir of the book Compassion and Conviction,
0:23.5	The Ann Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement.
0:27.1	And last but not least, he is the co-host of one of my favorite podcasts,
0:31.6	the Church Politics Podcast, with his friend Justin Gibbany.
0:36.6	It's a fantastic podcast.
0:38.4	I just love how both Chris and Justin keep such a gospel centered focus as they discuss all kinds of things in the
0:47.3	political world and they do so with a lot of wisdom and wit and kindness and it's just a super helpful podcast.
0:53.6	So I'm excited to talk to Chris.
0:55.0	This was a fascinating conversation and without further ado, please welcome to the show for
1:00.2	the first time, the one and only pastor Chris Butler.
1:03.0	Chris Butler,
1:06.0	I almost called you Congress
1:14.6	Congressman but I know you've you've
1:16.8	didn't work out
1:19.2	almost near near congressman are you thinking about running again?
1:22.6	Is that something that was in your past
1:24.4	or is that a possibility for your future?
1:26.6	Or are you allowed to say?
1:27.8	You know, suppose you're never allowed to say never.
1:31.2	But it's not something that is on the front burner at all.
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