This evening panel from the 2024 American Values Coalition Pastors Conference in Phoenix brings together pastors and leaders to reflect on politics, polarization, and the call to peacemaking. Drawing from lived ministry experience, the conversation explores the difference between keeping peace and making peace in a divided cultural moment. The panel closes with a shared reminder that Christian peacemaking is rooted in truth, love, and perseverance under pressure.
Politics may be shaping the conversation, but it should never define the church. In this keynote from the American Values Coalition Pastors Conference, Russell Moore explores how Christians can resist political tribalism, recover a gospel-centered identity, and bear faithful witness in a polarized age. What happens when allegiance to Jesus comes before allegiance to a party?
Curtis Chang gives a keynote address in Phoenix on January 29, 2024 at the American Values Coalition Arizona Pastors Conference on Politics, Polarization, and Peacemaking.
At the American Values Coalition Pastors Conference, Elizabeth Neumann explores how polarization, online ecosystems, and social fragmentation contribute to modern pathways toward radicalization and extremist violence. She argues that today’s threat environment is less about coordinated terror networks and more about lone actors shaped by identity crises, disinformation, and digital influence. Neumann calls the church and broader community to focus on early, “upstream” prevention by strengthening belonging, resilience, and relational trust.
The real issue isn’t just politics—it’s formation. When fear and polarization rise, the church is tempted to chase control instead of discipleship. This panel calls for something deeper: forming people who look like Jesus in a disoriented world.
Panel discussion with Curtis Chang, Elizabeth Neumann, Napp Nazworth, and Caleb Campbell in Phoenix on January 29, 2024
