135. Leading Your Church Through Political Division, with Allen Hilton, author of A House United

Allen Hilton is the author of A House United: How The Church Can Save the World. Allend Hilton has been a New Testament professor at Yale Divinty School, has served as a pastor for 15 years, and in 2016 started a non-profit called A House United.

The problem that America is facing today is that we don’t “stay at the table.”

According to Allen Hilton, the church bears responsibility for the polarization in America today.

Allen Hilton shows how the church throughout history—even the early church—has been prone to polarization.

In choosing the twelve disciples, Jesus chose people who were politically diametrically opposed to each other.

Allen Hilton suggests that if we can get 70% of Christians to be willing to have conversations with people they disagree with, things will begin to change.

They way we increase shalom is by getting good at being together across difference.

People’s primary identity is their political affiliation. If churches never address politics in our discourse, then we will fail to connect with what is most important to people.

Allen Hilton explains Mission 4.0:

Mission 1.0 is evangelism.
Mission 2.0 is charity and service.
Mission 3.0 is justice.
Mission 4.0 is unity in the church and beyond the church.

Allen Hilton does a daily devotional which you can sign up for HERE.