An Update from Christian Center for Thoughts & Ethics

Division fell upon the once-peaceful congregation. Members stopped speaking to one another, undermining the beauty of Christian fellowship. Others continued to speak, spreading misconceptions on social media. Leaders prayed for unity, but in today's hyper-polarized world, unity seemed as elusive as a peace treaty between warring nations — each faction convinced that understanding equaled agreement. People were hurt, leaders lamented, and Christianity's public witness was stained. I wish I could say this is a fictional story, but it is the everyday reality we face living in a hyper-polarized age, and it is an ever-increasing part of our work at The Center for Christian Thought and Ethics.

The Center for Christian Thought and Ethics is a new think tank that analyzes, advises, and helps to mobilize Christians for a clear, convictional, and compelling public witness. Our work helps give business, church, and political leaders language to engage the moral crises of our age in a manner that reflects the love of Christ and neighbor. In the past six months, we have helped train leaders to engage in constructive dialogue across the nation's deepest ideological divides.

Moreover, we are currently working with two national church planting networks to provide coaching in the following areas of concern: (1) Pastoring Beginning and End of Life Concerns, (2) Gender and Sexuality, (3) Political Polarization, (4) Artificial Intelligence, (5) Immigration (6) Tragedy. These six-month coaching cohorts help pastors care for people in a complex and morally challenging world.

Finally, our team of writers is working to produce accessible content that helps laity and leaders "Think Christian" as they engage in a post-Christian culture. The Center for Christian Thought and Ethics engages Christian scholars to tackle "upstream" issues before they become mainstream. Our goal is to help Christians recognize moral trends so they can proactively offer an alternative vision of the good, beautiful, and true.

I sincerely want to thank The Chapel for its vision of supporting a ministry like the Center for Christian Thought and Ethics. Your generosity is helping to fully mobilize Christians beyond Sunday into every square inch of Christ's creation.