Sep 23–25, 2024 | Oak Park, IL
As people of faith, hope, and love, how should Christians think about and engage our polarized and contentious political moment?
Congregations and individual Christians have by no means been immune to the forces of division and dread that accompany election season in our fractured society. These tensions present an urgent and crucial challenge for pastors seeking to faithfully lead their congregations. It’s difficult to imagine a more pressing issue for discipleship and Christian witness in our day––which is why the Center for Pastor Theologians has selected politics as our theme for our 2024 conference.
Kingdom Politics, our ninth annual theology conference, is an event to help pastors, Christian leaders, students, and interested laypeople think theologically about politics in 2024 and beyond. This conference will not be an exercise in uncritically commending or condemning various representatives of the kingdoms of this world. Rather, we will consider how Christians can faithfully witness to the Gospel within the political structures that exist, while also pointing toward the ultimate reality of Christ’s kingdom that transcends those structures.
As always, our conference will be held at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, IL––just outside Chicago. This year we have moved the date up from our usual slot in late October to September 23–25. This is to create more space between the conference and Election Day, so that pastors and leaders can process and apply insights from the event for their congregations in the final weeks of the campaign season.
We invite you to join us.
PLENARY SPEAKERS
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Christina Edmondson
Author & Speaker
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Malcolm Foley
Pastor of Discipleship, Mosaic Waco
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Gerald Hiestand
Senior Pastor, Calvary Memorial Church
Co-Founder, Center for Pastor Theologians -
Carmen Joy Imes
Associate Professor of Old Testament, Biola University
Author, Being God’s Image -
Walter Kim
President, National Association of Evangelicals
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Russell Moore
Editor in Chief, Christianity Today
Author, Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America -
Kaitlyn Schiess
Author, The Ballot and the Bible
Co-Host, The Holy Post Podcast -
Preston Sprinkle
Host, Theology in the Raw
Author, Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire -
Miroslav Volf
Professor of Theology, Yale Divinity School
Author, A Public Faith
BREAKOUT SPEAKERS & PANELISTS
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Vincent Bacote
Professor Theology, Wheaton College
Author, The Political Disciple -
Amy Black
Professor of Political Science, Wheaton College
Author, Honoring God in Red or Blue -
Chris Castaldo
Lead Pastor, New Covenant Church
Author, The Upside-Down Kingdom -
Gayle Doornbos
Associate Professor of Theology, Dordt University
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Mika Edmondson
Pastor, Koinonia Church Nashville
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Chris Ganski
Senior Pastor, City Reformed Church
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Danny Houck
Senior Pastor, Calvary Hill Baptist Church
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Joel Lawrence
President, The Center for Pastor Theologians
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Karen Swallow Prior
Author, The Evangelical Imagination
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Ryan Tafilowski
Lead Pastor, Foothills Fellowship
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Steve Turnbull
Senior Pastor, Upper Arlington Lutheran Church
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Michael Wear
Founder & President, The Center for Christianity and Public Life
Author, The Spirit of Our Politics -
Todd Wilson
Co-Founder, The Center for Pastor Theologians
Founder and Senior Coach, Integrated Leaders -
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION
$149
Early Rate ends April 1
$139 group (5+)
$109 student
$169
Standard Rate through Aug 1
$189
Final Rate through Sept 23
INFORMATION
Information about travel, lodging, food, refund policies and more can be found on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
VENDORS
We welcome sponsorship inquiries from like-minded organizations, publishers, and schools. More information can be found on our Vendor Information page.
VOLUNTEERS
Interested in serving as a conference volunteer in exchange for free conference registration? Learn more and apply on our Volunteer page.
CONTACT US
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