CIVIC DISCIPLESHIP FOR THE CHURCH
Civic Education for Churches — Small Groups, Pastors & Prayer
A free four-week church kit for civic discipleship: lessons, discussion, prayer, and Kingdom Lens—without partisan pulpits or candidate endorsements.
“Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you… for in its welfare you will find your welfare.”JEREMIAH 29:7
COMMUNITY POLLS · 59 LOCATIONS
Saturday and Sunday. Any poll in your ward.
Saturday and Sunday · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. · Bring valid ID
The City has scheduled 59 community polls in high-density buildings and places with accessibility needs — part of more than 300 voting opportunities. Your voter information card lists the stations in your ward. A card is helpful, not required. Eight ballot-on-demand sites, including McMaster, Mohawk, and Redeemer, use their own hours.
Form citizens of heaven who still love their city
Civic discipleship belongs in the church—not as a campaign office, but as neighbour-love, prayer, and wisdom under Scripture.
A four-week civic rhythm
Free lessons, discussion prompts, and Kingdom Lens questions. No partisan curriculum. No candidate scorecards.
Teach without dividing
Kingdom Civics is built so churches can talk about government without baptizing a party or silencing the vulnerable.
Four-week small group outline
- Week 1
Why we engage
Read Jeremiah 29:7 and 1 Timothy 2:1–2. Discuss neighbour-love vs. partisan conquest. Pray for leaders you disagree with.
Open resource - Week 2
How government works
Map local, regional, and national powers. Ask: which office actually controls the issue we care about?
Open resource - Week 3
Discern with principles
Walk through truth, dignity, justice, servant leadership, conscience, and stewardship. Practice on a live issue—not a personality.
Open resource - Week 4
Pray, serve, or run
Choose a next step: a prayer rhythm, a council meeting, a board, or a calling conversation about office.
Open resource
Pulpit & prayer night ideas
LITURGY
Pray for those in authority
Use the Prayer Center. Name local offices. Include leaders your congregation did not support. 1 Timothy 2 does not add an exception clause.
Prayer CenterTEACHING
How to talk about politics without splitting the body
A lesson on speech, patience, and primary sources—built for Sunday school, youth, or a midweek class.
Read the lessonRESEARCH
Practice Kingdom Lens together
Ask one civic question as a group. Inspect sources, Scripture, uncertainties, and counterpoints—then refuse to stop at slogans.
Open Kingdom LensHAMILTON · ELECTION
Prepare the congregation to vote without a scorecard
Community polls are September 26–27. Teach ID, ward maps, and prayer—not pulpit endorsements. Point people to hamilton.ca.
Poll-ready guideGuardrails for churches
No pulpit endorsements
Do not baptize a candidate or party. Teach principles, pray for all in authority, and let consciences differ on prudential questions.
Primary sources over outrage
Train the church to click official records before sharing a screenshot. Truth-telling is discipleship.
Unity without uniformity
Faithful Christians may vote differently. That is not a church split—it is the body practicing humility.
Kingdom first
No nation or movement is the Kingdom of God. Keep Christ central when civic heat rises.
ANSWERS THAT TRAVEL
Civic discipleship in the church
Practical answers for pastors, small-group leaders, and congregations.
Yes. The four-week outline on /for-churches links free lessons, prayer prompts, and Kingdom Lens practice. It is educational, not a partisan curriculum, and does not require an account.