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Leadership. History. Faith.

Eight chapters across three movements — a small group journey through what Scripture asks of leaders, how government took the shape it did, and what faithfulness costs in a hostile public square.

Leadership History Faith

Leadership

What Scripture asks of citizens and leaders — and what conviction costs in public life.

The Lincoln Memorial
Chapter 1

Citizenship and Leadership

What Scripture asks of everyday citizens and those who lead them, and what faithful public life looks like today.

Chapter 2

Forms of Government

A survey of governments ancient and modern, and what shapes a nation's laws, leaders and institutions.

Chapter 3

Faithful Leaders in Faithless Lands

Joseph, Daniel and Nehemiah served with integrity inside governments hostile to their faith — a pattern for serving today.

History

How the government of Scripture gave way to the American founding.

A courthouse at dusk
Chapter 4

A Christian Heritage

The religious convictions the American colonies carried across the ocean, and the heritage they left the nation that followed.

Chapter 5

Revival and Reason

How the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment together shaped the generation that would found America.

Chapter 6

The Founders' Faith

What the founders believed, debated and disagreed about, and how conviction shaped the documents they wrote.

Faith

Standing in the public square with conviction and grace.

George Washington in prayer
Chapter 7

Faith and Today's Hardest Issues

Race, immigration, the environment and equality — engaging the questions that divide us with conviction and grace.

Chapter 8

Serving Within the System

Practical ways to serve your community and country from inside the legal and governmental frameworks God has established.

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Every session ships with a facilitator guide and Chicago-cited sources — built to run in a small group, a Sunday class or a living room.

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