About this episode

David Santistevan interviews Evan Wickham about the challenges of pastoring in a politically charged environment.

I’m not a Lead Pastor, but I can’t imagine anything more difficult than pastoring in today’s political climate. We feel that these days are unique, but in reality they are not. History has much to teach us. Occasionally I like to bring Lead Pastors onto the podcast to talk about how they’re navigating cultural issues. My guest today is Evan Wickham. Evan is the older brother of Phil Wickham, also a worship leader and songwriter, and the pastor of Park Hill Church in San Diego, California. Here’s what’s interesting: In his very church, he has a Christian Border Patrol Agent and Immigrant families, both trying to make sense of the times in which we live. Evan’s perspective on how to pastor faithfully is enlightening. What does faithful pastoring look like? How do partisan politics compromise the gospel? Should our Sunday services address the latest issues in the news or should we just stick to the gospel? Is it possible to pastor from the political center? We can’t escape politics, no matter how much we would like to try. Politics effect how we live together. The Bible is a political book. Conversations like this rarely make anyone happy but faithful leaders need to step into the…

People in this episode

Host: David Santistevan

Guest: Evan Wickham

Topics covered

• pastoring
• politics
• immigration
• cultural issues
• worship
• faithful leadership

Keywords

• pastoring
• politics
• immigrants
• worship
• cultural issues
• faith
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Park Hill Church

Places: San Diego, California

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