January 12, 2021

Ep 12: The Church's Political Engagement & Allegiance w/ Alexander Venter

1 hour 33 minutes

Season Two has started! On episode twelve, I have a conversation with Alexander Venter about how followers of Jesus should think about political engagement and allegiance. Hailing from South Africa, Alexander saw first hand how political ideology was ingrained in society and has some helpful thoughts about how the Church can be prophetic in its critique of all sides of the political spectrum.

Recommended resources:

"Vexed: Ethics Beyond Political Tribes," by James Mumford (https://amzn.to/3sjAQPd)

"Republocrat: Confessions of a Liberal Conservative," by Carl R. Trueman (https://amzn.to/2K9FluD)

"In the Days of Caesar: Pentecostalism and Political Theology," by Amos Yong (https://amzn.to/3smjjG0)

About Alexander:

Alexander is married to Gill and they have two adult children, Zander and Misha-Joy. The Venter’s have lived in intentional Christian community for 23 years, and in 2013 relocated back to Johannesburg in response to a call for Alexander to pastor a Vineyard church called Following Jesus, in North Riding AH, Johannesburg.

Alexander's Work:

"Doing Church: Building from the Bottom Up" (https://amzn.to/3bCxiSf)

"Doing Reconciliation: Racism, Reconciliation and Transformation in the Church and World" (https://amzn.to/2K9DLZJ)

"Doing Healing: How to Minister God's Kingdom in the Power of the Spirit" (https://amzn.to/38D1QRV)

"Doing Spirituality: The Journey of Character Formation toward Christlikeness" (https://amzn.to/3oCUsvC)

"Praying the Psalms Volume One: Learning to Pray: A 12-Week Meditation Program for Individuals and Small Groups" (https://amzn.to/2XCc1jv)

https://alexanderventer.com/

https://twitter.com/alexanderventer

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