In Christian community development circles, there is a story about a ministry working in an underserved community. Suburban churches were interested doing weekend service projects with this ministry. Unfortunately, with limited experience and training, there was little that these well-intentioned congregations could actually contribute. Ministry staff decided to tell the visitors they had a wall that needed painting. The visitors would spend an afternoon cheerfully painting the wall, and go away pleased with the notion … [Read more...] about Repaint! For the Kingdom of God is at Hand: Balancing Hope and Critical Analysis in Community Service
Data Analysis
Engaging the Election: The Lesser of Two Evils for Evangelical Voters?
Editor's Note: Today, Joshua Wu wraps up his most recent series (his description below). If you're craving more data analysis, though, don't be dismayed. Josh plans to continue blogging at ESN later this academic year, with further data analysis on political and civic topics of interest to evangelicals. Stay tuned for more! The team at ESN is deeply grateful to Josh for sharing for his thoughtful analyses of this US election season so far. … [Read more...] about Engaging the Election: The Lesser of Two Evils for Evangelical Voters?
Engaging the Election: What Predicts Evangelical Approval/Disapproval of Clinton?
Author's note: During the US election season, we will be bombarded with a chorus if not cacophony of political coverage, punditry, and even misrepresentation of the presidential campaign. To help us navigate this noisy time, I will be presenting a series of empirical snapshots on how evangelical Christians perceive the two presumptive nominees for president. By “letting the data speak,” I will present a nonpartisan analysis of the social and political attitudes of our fellow Christians. While the findings should … [Read more...] about Engaging the Election: What Predicts Evangelical Approval/Disapproval of Clinton?
Engaging the Election: What Predicts Evangelical Approval/Disapproval of Trump?
Author's note: During the US election season, we will be bombarded with a chorus if not cacophony of political coverage, punditry, and even misrepresentation of the presidential campaign. To help us navigate this noisy time, I will be presenting a series of empirical snapshots on how evangelical Christians perceive the two presumptive nominees for president. By “letting the data speak,” I will present a nonpartisan analysis of the social and political attitudes of our fellow Christians. While the findings should … [Read more...] about Engaging the Election: What Predicts Evangelical Approval/Disapproval of Trump?
Engaging the Election: How to Read the Polls
Author's note: During the US election season, we will be bombarded with a chorus if not cacophony of political coverage, punditry, and even misrepresentation of the presidential campaign. To help us navigate this noisy time, I will be presenting a series of empirical snapshots on how evangelical Christians perceive the two presumptive nominees for president. By “letting the data speak,” I will present a nonpartisan analysis of the social and political attitudes of our fellow Christians. While the findings should … [Read more...] about Engaging the Election: How to Read the Polls