Want to talk politics + theology?

The church needs a robustly theological approach to politics.

I’m passionate about the intersection of spiritual formation and political engagement: how we worship and how we vote are both part of how we holistically witness to the world of the inbreaking Kingdom of God. I love speaking to groups of all ages about how Christians can think more theologically about politics and how churches can seek the flourishing of their communities in an inescapably political world.

Kaitlyn has experience speaking in…

  • Colleges & Universities

    Kaitlyn has given lectures at Christian colleges and universities, for campus ministries at non-Christian schools, and guest lectured for courses in theology, politics, and culture.

  • Churches

    Kaitlyn regularly preaches in church services, teaches at church events, or helps church staffs think well about political discipleship.

  • Conferences

    Kaitlyn regularly speaks at conferences on topics of political discipleship, theology, and spiritual formation.

  • Organizations

    Kaitlyn has partnered with parachurch or nonprofit organizations to equip staff to address political issues in the context of their mission.

Popular Topics

Liturgy of Politics: What Do Worship & Politics Have to Do with Each Other?

Our political life and our spiritual life are not separate. We are formed and shaped by our political participation, and our spiritual formation—our corporate worship, our spiritual disciplines, the way we read Scripture—need to be strong enough to counter-form us. We point to the Kingdom with our whole lives, and our spiritual formation should address the inescapably political world we live in. Are we becoming the kind of people who can do faithful political work in our world?

How We Talk Politics

What difference does Christ make in our political conversations? How can Christians of different political persuasions find common ground in order to seek the flourishing of their communities together? Is it even possible to talk about politics at church? I want to give you tools for starting (and finishing!) productive political conversations inside and outside of the church—conversations that lead to action.

The Bible and the Voting Booth

A friend of mine shared an article on social media with the caption: “Are they even reading the same Bible?” When it comes to Christian political engagement, many of us are basing our convictions on the same text and coming to very different conclusions. There are no easy answers, but there are better ways of reading and interpreting Scripture: recognizing our own assumptions and biases, reading the Bible with the historic and global church, and creating better principles for applying theological truth in our political world.

For the Life of the World: Spiritual Disciplines & Our Political Lives

When most of us think of “spiritual disciplines,” we think of solitary practices we do in order to become better people on the inside. Yet throughout the church’s history, spiritual disciplines have pushed Christians outwards—to love and serve our neighbors. When we are frustrated with our inability to create change in the world, spiritual disciplines offer an opportunity to form us into the kind of people who can seek true flourishing in our communities.

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Want an idea of what these ideas sound like?

Here’s an example of teaching political theology through Scripture.

Here is some biblical teaching that explores our intertwined political and spiritual lives: on the Magnificat, Psalm 82, and Tabitha and the family of God.

Here and here are a couple podcast interviews that introduce some of the ideas in Liturgy of Politics.

Here’s a podcast about women in the Bible and here’s one on millennials and the church (two of my other favorite topics!)