Conversations with Christians Engaged

This episode is part of our series, "1630: Engaging the Next Generation of Leaders", discussing our new young-adult initiative to disciple 16-30 year-olds across our nation to be leaders. In this episode, Bunni is joined by Lea Hernandez, a young local church ministry leader from Baytown, Texas who is a part of our 1630 initiative. Lea went to Washington, D.C. with us on scholarship and shares about her experience finding her voice and pursuing her destiny as a leader in her generation.

This episode is part of our series, "1630: Engaging the Next Generation of Leaders", discussing our new young-adult initiative to disciple 16-30 year-olds across our nation to be leaders. In this episode, Bunni is joined by Kaedon Kesterson, a young parent and Gen Z business leader from East Texas who is a part of our 1630 initiative on our steering committee. Kaedon went to Washington, D.C. with us on scholarship and shares about his journey of stepping up as a leader in his community, now leading his local chamber of commerce.

This episode is part of our series, "1630: Engaging the Next Generation of Leaders", discussing our new young-adult initiative to disciple 16-30 year-olds across our nation to be leaders. In this episode, Bunni is joined by Joshua Rayan, a young adult from California, and a key part of our 1630 initiative. Joshua went to Washington, D.C. with us on scholarship, came to our conference in September, and shares about his background in a ministry family, his experience in D.C. with us, as well as his passion for leadership.

This episode is part of our series, "1630: Engaging the Next Generation of Leaders", discussing our new young-adult initiative to disciple 16-30 year-olds across our nation to be leaders. In this episode, Bunni is joined by the Christians Engaged Young Adult Director, Abby Sexton, to discuss the beginnings of 1630 and our vision to raise up the next generation of leaders through our new 1630 initiative. Abby shares her heart for young adults in America and why this ministry is so important for the future of our nation.

This episode is part of our series, "Campaigning for Christians", covering the ins and outs of political campaigns, and how Christians can get involved. In this episode, we're featuring our 'Politics 101' panel discussion from our 2023 Wake Up! Conference. Panelists include, Aamon Ross, Creator of Kingdom in Politics, our Christians Engaged Campaign School, Terri Hasdorff, author of 'Running into the Fire: How Christians Need to Be Involved in Politics', and Dave Welch, founder of U.S. Pastor Council.

Christians Engaged and Family Policy Alliance Foundation's November 3, 2024 Nationwide Prayer Call for the 2024 Elections.

This episode is part of our series, "Campaigning for Christians", covering the ins and outs of political campaigns, and how Christians can get involved. In this episode, Bunni is joined by Christians Engaged Advisory Board Member and former Congresswoman, Vicky Hartzler (MO-04). In this discussion, Vicky shares the story of how God called her to public service at the age of 9, and discusses her first race for state representative, serving in the Missouri State House, followed by her service in Washington, DC from 2011-2023. Vicky also shares her insight and practical wisdom for campaigns from her book, 'Running God's Way'.

This episode is part of our series, "Campaigning for Christians", covering the ins and outs of political campaigns, and how Christians can get involved. In this episode, Bunni is joined by her former opponent for Congress (now friend), Congressman Lance Gooden (TX-05). Bunni and Lance share a behind the scenes look from their high profile 2018 race. They discuss what their spouses went through, the process of reconciliation, and how to navigate relationships within the political world.

This episode is part of our series, "Campaigning for Christians", covering the ins and outs of political campaigns, and how Christians can get involved. In this episode, Bunni is joined by a dear friend of the ministry, and courageous voice in the U.S. House, Congressman. Keith Self (TX-03). Prior to serving in Congress, Congressman Self served and retired from U.S. Army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and then served as County Judge in Collin County, TX. In this conversation, Congressman Self shares his motivations for running for office at the county and federal levels, and how he and his wife Tracy navigate the drama that is politics.

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▪️ PRAY for our nation and elected officials regularly
▪️ VOTE in every local, state, and national election to impact our culture
▪️ ENGAGE our hearts in civic education or involvement for the well-being of our local communities and our nation

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From Christians Engaged President, Bunni Pounds—a critical message for the American church. In this timely message from the 2024 Christians Engaged Conference, Bunni dives into what she believes is the cause of the apathy we're witnessing not only in the church, but across all leadership in our culture. Using the early Christian church as a guide, Bunni exhorts us to re-engage with our first love and then to engage with our culture and government.

Stream the full 2024 Christians Engaged Conference: https://www.thececonference.org/livestream