What you should know about the ERLC's board of trustees

ERLC trustees from across the country gathered together this week in Nashville, Tennessee, for their annual meeting. One of the most important tasks on this year’s agenda was determining the criteria for the selection of a new president for the ERLC.

This Week in Washington, D.C.

On Capitol Conversations, ERLC's director of public policy, Chelsea Sobolik shares the top three public policy stories from August that you need to know about.

She highlights how and why Christians should get involved in helping Afghan refugees, what’s happening with the Hyde Amendment in the Congressional budget process, and what’s happening with the Texas Heartbeat bill. Additionally, she provides a helpful look ahead for what’s happening in Washington, D.C., in September.

Listen: Top 3 Policy Stories from August

From The Public Square

What You Need to Read

​Jason Thacker with How can Christians navigate the digital public square? Introducing a new ERLC research project on ethics and religion for a technological society

The complex nature of the questions surrounding ethics and religion in the digital age is exactly why I am excited to announce that the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is pioneering a new research project called the Digital Public Square. This project is designed to help provide the local church and the technology industry with thoughtful resources that will help everyone engage these important debates over digital governance and promote free expression as well as religious freedom for all.

Jill Waggoner with How the church can serve Afghans and other refugee communities: An interview with a pastor born in Syria

Our engagement must become intentional, having direction and goals to accomplish. We should all have the missionary spirit about us. Not everyone is going to another country, but every believer in America should have a missionary spirit. The Holy Spirit is the Great Commission Spirit, making disciples of all nations.

Willis Deitz with 5 things I’ve learned about children’s ministry and volunteers

Children sometimes seem innocent, but apart from Jesus they are lost and in desperate need of the Savior. We need leaders who are willing to step into discipling roles to help kids see and experience Christ’s love, praise him for his goodness, and go on mission for his glory (Matt. 28:19-20). 

This Week at the ERLC

• Brent Leatherwood was named acting president by the board of trustees at this week's annual board meeting.
• Chelsea Patterson Sobolik expressed gratitude that Supreme Court justices agreed to hear oral arguments in a religious freedom case and urged them to do the same for another.

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