INDIANAPOLIS (BP) – Southern Baptists will once again welcome former Vice President Mike Pence to their annual meeting in June. The onetime Republican governor of Indiana will headline a lunch event sponsored by the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission entitled, “Navigating Faith in the Public Square: A Conversation with Mike Pence” at the convention’s annual meeting on June 11 at 11:30 a.m. in Indianapolis.
The conversation between Pence and ERLC President Brent Leatherwood aims to help attendees examine how faith and public service intersect. The ERLC represents Southern Baptists in communicating the ethical positions of Southern Baptist churches to the public and to public officials.
“We live in a loud and chaotic political moment. Because of that, we wanted to create an event that will be both insightful and helpful for pastors and lay leaders about important issues, faithful public service, and how Christians can engage political discourse in a biblical way,” Leatherwood said. “We think a conversation with Vice President Pence in a lunch setting provides the perfect venue for exploring those themes with someone whose career has spanned the intersection of faith and policymaking, while maintaining his character and his faith-formed convictions.”
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