Brief excerpt from a YouTube talk by Rylee Meek arguing that political engagement matters because policies affect people and religious mission must include implementing a 'kingdom culture.' He frames the issue personally, citing his daughter and son and a desire to leave the world better for them.
Politics affect policies. Policies affect people. And we are called to love people. And so if you don't care about politics, if you don't care about the policies that are. That are going to affect the people of your congregation, do you. What are you doing? Right? If your point is just to spread the gospel, but you're not implementing any kingdom culture into what you're doing, you're not doing it correctly. I'm going to be. I'm going to be bold with that. Some of you may disagree with me, but I. I cannot stand this. I absolutely cannot stand this. Here's the reason why. I have a daughter. I have a son, and they are going to live longer than me. God willing. Right? God willing. And I want to leave this earth. I want to leave this earth a better place for them. If I.
