Christian Centrism seeks to restore the proper relationship between our Christian faith and our role as citizens.

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We are about putting kingdoms in their rightful place: the Kingdom of God first and earthly kingdoms second.

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Our first calling is to follow Jesus Christ by loving God, serving others, sharing the Gospel, making disciples, and caring for God’s creation.

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Our allegiance to our nation, and the constitution that formed it, is important, but never more important than our allegiance to Christ and His kingdom.

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Because of this, we are pragmatic about government.

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We know that no form of government is perfect, and no culture can ever truly be “Christian.”

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We remember that well-meaning Christians throughout history have tried to bring about virtuous “Christian” societies through earthly government. But those were never truly successful - and often led to tragedies.

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For these reasons, we Christian Centrists reject Christianity-through-government.

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We believe the Church should remain independent in order to serve as the moral conscience of society, something it can’t do if it’s seeking political power for itself.

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We believe Christians should speak courageously about right and wrong but resist the urge to claim a divine mandate for any party, platform, or personality.

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We believe that Christians should be active citizens, doing our best for the common good, but never insist that one side is all good and the other side all evil.

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And we believe Christians should work across parties, platforms, and personalities to demonstrate loving collaboration as brothers and sisters.

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Because of these beliefs, we Christian Centrists are free to explore practical ways to solve vexing problems, since most political issues involve tricky good-versus-good and bad-versus-bad tradeoffs.

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The genius of the Constitution is that we separate the powers of government so that no one person or group becomes too powerful while ensuring basic rights for all people.

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Furthermore, the United States Constitution, as dear as it is to us American citizens, is not a Christian document, per se. It is a brilliant construction of government based on a realistic appreciation of human nature. But the Constitution is not inherently Christian – only the Bible is!

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What we do have is a guaranteed right to worship as we please. And that’s why we embrace our form of government – we have the freedom and security to live out our Christian way of life, and for the Church to serve openly as the hands and feet of Christ.

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Christian Centrism is about embracing reality here on earth today, while pointing to – and serving – the coming kingdom that will someday, finally, be the perfect government for a holy nation.

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