Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1993

164 1993 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THEstatewide caU-in show on Wisconsin Public Radio. We did an entire hourinterview. Things were said in that interview that I doubt have ever beensaid in the history of public radio. Words like "patriarchy" and "theocracy"were used, and yet there were no fatalities.It is evident to me that God desires to expand his Kingdom at this timeand that He will make a way for His word. If we remain faithful to thisword, He wiU continue to provide.COUNSELORS, NOT KINGSAlthough the NRA was at one time the largest institutional expressionof evangelical political concern, it is now very small. We don't have largenumbers of people (our main subscriber list has increased about 50% sinceI've been director but that's still only a few thousand names), and we don'thave large amounts of money (I started as a volunteer, received a half-timesalary for a time, and wUl soon go back on volunteer status). Therefore,if we are going to have an impact, it will most likely be as counselors toother organizations.This, in fact, is how we have been proceeding. For the past two years,I have been working with Rick Schenker, the state director of PennsylvaniaChristian Coalition. This is the Pennsylvania expression of Pat Robertson' sincreasingly visible and effective organization, Christian CoaUtion. I siton the Pennsylvania board and have worked closely with Rick to developa detailed plan of grassroots, Christian political action. I recently learnedthat this plan received the Free Congress Foundation's Award for InnovativeGrassroots Political Technology.I have also been involved with the National Christian Coalition,advising them on how they might use computers to become more effectivein political action.There are both cases of institutional leverage. By helping to expand theeffectiveness of larger social movements, such as the Religious Right, atthe same time teaching them the historic Calvinistic approach to politicalthought, we can reach and empower hundreds or even thousands of timesthe number of people already in our movement.Ronald Reagan used to have a plaque hanging on the wall in the OvalOffice: "There is no limit to what a man might achieve as long as he doesn'tcare who gets the credit." This it due of movements and organizations aswell.PUBLISHINGThe Christian Statesman continues to improve: Our latest issue had ashort article form Kirk Fordice, governor of Mississippi, who got in bigdouble last year for his statement that "we are a Christian nation." We