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JUSTICE, MERCY & in Public Life

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CHRISTIAN STUDENT JAN 28-FEB 1, 2019 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, DC , MERCY & HUMILITY in Public Life

1 EARN YOUR FROM THE NAE VICE PRESIDENT SEMINARY DEGREE ONLINE.

Does it ever feel like justice, mercy and humility are missing in today’s At Bethel, we’re committed to politics? Your presence here this week is part of the solution. Welcome making seminary education to the Christian Student Leadership Conference, an event of the National Association of Evangelicals. convenient, affordable, and accessible. Learn how our online At the Christian Student Leadership Conference, we you’ll be programs provide the means to inspired and empowered as you engage in some of today’s top public respond to God’s call through policy issues; hear from government officials, public policy leaders and classes that fit your schedule. thinkers; express your values; and speak on behalf of those who have no voice. We know that it’s your voice — raised with other advocates — that leads to lasting change. Doctor of Ministry M.A. in Christian Thought We have invited a wide variety of experts — from across the political spectrum — to the table this week to help us think about and advocate M.A. in Theological Studies for justice, mercy and humility in the political sphere. M.A. in Ministry Christians do not always agree, with others or even among ourselves, M.A. in Children’s and Family Ministry about the details of policy proposals or the best strategies for reform. M.A. in Transformational Leadership With this in mind, we invite you to join in conversation with each other Certificate in Biblical Studies and the speakers in a spirit of humility and civility. Certificate in Church Planting The concerns we face in this nation are great, but they are not greater than God. Just and compassionate governance is part of our calling in creation. Let us claim that calling.

For the glory of God, You were made for kingdom work. Galen Carey bethel.edu/seminary/online @GalenCarey

2 3 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

MONDAY, JANUARY 28 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30

5:00-6:00 p.m. Conference Registration – Hyatt Regency, Capitol Room B on Lobby Level 8:00-11:00 a.m. Morning Session – Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 106 6:00-9:00 p.m. Justice, Mercy and Humility in Public Life – Dinner, Hyatt Regency, Capitol Joint Session With CCCU Presidents (p. 24-25) Room B (p. 10-11) Russell Moore, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Chaplain Barry Black, U.S. Senate Southern Baptist Convention Shapri LoMaglio, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Speaker Pelosi, U.S. House of Representatives TUESDAY, JANUARY 29 Secretary Betsy DeVos, U.S. Department of Education 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch on Your Own 8:30 a.m. Arrival for Security at Capitol Visitors Center 12:30-4:30 p.m. Congressional Visits and Free Time – Senate appointments will be given out 8:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Morning Session – Capitol Visitors Center, Room 212-10 during the week. Each student is responsible for scheduling an appointment in Public Life (p. 12-13) with their House of Representative’s office. Sen. , U.S. Senate 5:30-9:00 p.m. Service Night – Dinner, Hyatt Regency, Thornton Room, 11th Floor (p. 26-27) Sen. Charles Grassley, U.S. Senate Tim Goeglein, Focus on the Family Sanctity of Life (p. 14-15) Shaefer Bagwell, Office of Sen. Diane Feinstein Rep. McMorris Rodgers, U.S. House of Representatives Hannah Scheenstra, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services Peace & National Security (p. 16-17) Hannah Wardell, Office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch Sen. , U.S. Senate McConnell Immigration (p. 18-19) Rep. Gary Palmer, U.S. House of Representatives 12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch on Your Own THURSDAY, JANUARY 31 1:30-5:00 p.m. Afternoon Session - Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902 Creation Care (p. 20-21) 7:30 a.m. Arrive at South Entrance of U.S. Capitol Building Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Senate 8:00-9:00 a.m. Visit to the Floor of the House of Representatives (p. 28-29) Mitch Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network Amb. Tony Hall, The Alliance to End Hunger Advocacy Training Session (p. 22-23) 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Morning & Lunch Session – American Enterprise Institute, 1789 Galen Carey, National Association of Evangelicals Massachusetts Ave. NW Susan Occhipinti, Office of U.S. Senator James Lankford Poverty and Welfare (p. 30-31) Jen Smyers, Church World Service Robert Doar, American Enterprise Institute 6:15-9:00 p.m. Dinner and Tour of the Monuments – Departs from Hyatt Regency Katharine Stevens, American Enterprise Institute Naomi Schaefer Riley, American Enterprise Institute Matt Weidinger, American Enterprise Institute Evangelical Political Engagement (p. 32-33) Daniel Cox, American Enterprise Institute Eugene Scott, 2:00-4:30 p.m. Afternoon Session – Bread for the World, 425 3rd St. SW 7:00-9:00 p.m. Closing Dinner – Carmine’s Restaurant, 425 7th St. NW (p. 34-35)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1

9:30-10:30 a.m. U.S. Supreme Court Tour (optional) 11:00-11:30 a.m. U.S. Capitol Tour (optional)

4 5 INFORMATION TIPS FOR YOUR CONGRESSIONAL VISITS -In your registration packet, you will find 2 breakfast During the conference, you will have the opportunity to experience one of the blessings of democracy by meeting Conference Etiquette vouchers for the hotel restaurant for use on Tuesday, -Arrive 10 minutes before the start of each session, and with your senators and representative or members of their staff. Members of Congress represent you, and you are Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. The hotel restaurant be sure to account for security lines. performing an important public service by helping them know what issues are important to you, and why. You don’t opens at 6:30 a.m. -Electronic devices should be silenced during all of the have to be a policy expert, just an informed voter. -You also received $15 for the two remaining breakfasts. sessions. -Please wear your name tag throughout the conference. -You can reach the offices of any Member of Congress or the Senate by dialing the main The NAE staff will collect your name tag at the dinner on Security Thursday night. -Please carry a current government-issued photo ID to switchboard at 202-224-3121. -The dress code for each event will be business attire (no all off-site locations. jeans!). There is substantial walking during the days and -Refrain from making jokes during the security process. -Arrive around 10 minutes early wearing business attire, even if Congress is out of session waiting in lines outside while getting through security in -Most buildings have metal detectors. Do not bring and staff is dressed more casually. government buildings. Please come prepared for this. anything that would be considered a weapon, including pocket knives. Food and beverages are not permitted. -Address the Member as “Representative” if in the House of Representatives, or as -No purses or bags of any sort are allowed on the White “Senator” if in the Senate. If not meeting with member directly, sir and ma’am would be A Caveat House tour on Friday morning. appropriate for staff members. -Speakers represent their own views, not necessarily the views of the NAE. Non-NAE materials included in the Internet Access -Include where you are from and your reason for being in Washington. packets or sessions do not imply NAE endorsement. -Standard internet access is included in your room rate. You will not be charged extra for this. Please select the -Do not overwhelm staff with a myriad of issues. Stick to two if meeting with a member Metro Cards standard option. Contact the hotel front desk if you have directly or maybe three if meeting with staff. More questions may be asked depending on -Use the Metro card (which is loaded with $10) in your trouble connecting. the time it takes to answer the question. registration packet for transportation to various site locations. -Be versed in the topics you plan to discuss and know the voting record of the Senator or -The NAE reuses the cards each year. At the end of Hotel Check-out -It is your responsibility to check out by noon on Friday. Representative that you are meeting with. Check VoteSmart.org for the voting record. the conference, please give your card to an NAE staff The hotel will hold your luggage in Congressional B on member or leave it at the hotel front desk. -Overall, be respectful of the person and their position, even if you may disagree with the lobby level if you plan on sightseeing afterward. things they say.

Food Service NAE Staff Contact -Make sure to thank everyone in the office, grab some business cards, and send some -All scheduled meals are included in your registration Jennifer Haglof 703.731.9620 costs. You are responsible for covering your lunches on David Crane 651.315.0678 form of thank you to the office. A letter is preferred, but an email is a nice gesture as well. Tuesday and Wednesday.

THINGS TO DO IN D.C.

-Due to the partial government shutdown, most 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $20. Smithsonian museums and The National Archives​ are -Enjoy some tropical weather at the National Botanical closed. Gardens, located at 100 Maryland Ave. SW and open -While near the Capitol, check out the Library of from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Congress. You can even get your own library card – a -The Arlington National Cemetery is a highlight to many. great D.C. souvenir. Open from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The Changing of the Guard can be seen every hour on -The Newseum, located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, is the hour. The cemetery is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. They are currently offering a 15 located at the Arlington Cemetery Metro stop. percent discount, so tickets cost $21.21. -The Holocaust Museum is south of the National Mall. It -Check out the newest major museum in D.C., Museum of is open from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., but they do not admit , located at 400 4th St. SW. Open from 10 a.m.- anyone into the building after 4:30 p.m.

6 7 CSLC SPONSORS

Belhaven University is a Christian liberal arts college located The EJUSA Evangelical Network promotes a justice system in Jackson, Mississippi, with adult and graduate programs centered on redemption and healing. Equal Justice USA is a offered online and in Jackson, Memphis, Orlando, Chattanooga, national organization working to transform the justice system Houston and Atlanta. Belhaven is dedicated to helping people by promoting responses to violence that break cycles of trauma. grapple with the complex issues of life and to prepare them We have worked with evangelical leaders across the nation for positions of leadership in a rapidly changing society. A since 2011, leading the way in engaging evangelicals to speak community of professors and students working together in a out against the death penalty. Our Evangelical Network unites Christian environment, Belhaven emphasizes the importance of evangelicals under a bold vision of justice transformation, so the individual. Belhaven.edu @BelhavenU that violence is and every community is safe and healthy. Evangelical.EJUSA.org @EJUSA

Bethel University is an evangelical Christian university based in For more than 20 years, the Evangelical Environmental Network St. Paul, Minnesota. As a comprehensive liberal arts university (EEN) has educated Christians on a biblical approach to including a seminary, Bethel offers more than 100 different creation care and climate action. Over 2.3 million conservative undergraduate and advanced degree programs through 4 pro-life Christians during the past five years have been different schools. Boldly informed and motivated by the organized by EEN to tell policymakers to reduce pollution and Christian faith, Bethel educates and energizes men and women shift to clean energy. CreationCare.org @CreationCare for excellence in leadership, scholarship and service. Its mission is to prepare graduates to serve in strategic capacities to renew Focus on the Family is a global Christian ministry dedicated minds, live out biblical truth, transform culture and advance the to helping families thrive. It provides help and resources for gospel. Bethel.edu @BethelU couples to build healthy marriages that reflect God’s design, and for parents to raise their children according to values grounded in biblical principles. Focus supports families as Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging they teach their children about God and his beautiful design our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and for the family. With practical resources — like the 1-800 Family abroad. By changing policies, programs and conditions that Help line, counseling and websites — they’re committed allow hunger and poverty to persist, they provide help and to providing trustworthy, biblical guidance and support. opportunity at home and far beyond where we live. Bread FocusOnTheFamily.com @FocusFamily equips people to write personal letters and emails, meet with their members of Congress, and to work with others to Prison Fellowship is the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit end hunger. Working through churches, campuses and other serving prisoners, former prisoners and their families, and a organizations, they engage people in organized advocacy. leading advocate for criminal justice reform. The organization Bread.org @bread4theworld was founded in 1976 by . Today Prison Fellowship brings restoration to those affected by crime and incarceration nationwide by facilitating prisoners’ transformation, supporting prisoners’ families and returning citizens, and advocating for a criminal justice system that reflects the God-given The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) is dignity and potential of all individuals. PrisonFellowship.org a higher education association of 178 Christian institutions @prisonfellowship around the world. The 115 member campuses in North America Regent University School of Law is a Christ-centered law school are all regionally accredited, comprehensive colleges and located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school offers a Juris universities with curricula rooted in the arts and sciences. If you Doctor (J.D.) in three-year and part-time formats, an online M.A. enjoy the CSLC, you should consider a semester in Washington, in law, an on-campus LL.M. in human rights and an on-campus D.C., with CCCU’s American Studies Program. Here you will and online LL.M. in American legal studies. Regent alumni connect with the institutions and leaders who are impacting are distinguishing themselves as judges and judicial clerks, issues in public policy and strategic communication. CCCU.org partners and associates in law firms, mayors and legislators, @cccutweets and in positions with government agencies and public interest organizations. With first rate faculty and an exceptional academic program, Regent School of Law produces high levels of student satisfaction. Regent.edu/school-of-law @RegentLaw 8 9 Speaker Justice, Mercy & Humility in Public Life Chaplain Barry Black @chaplain_black Barry Black is the 62nd Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, a Reflection Questions position he’s held since 2003. Prior to coming to Capitol Hill, Black served in the U.S. Navy for over 27 years, ending • How are justice, mercy and humility interrelated aspects of good his distinguished career as the Chief of Navy Chaplains. He governance? How are they in tension? received the 1995 NAACP Renowned Service Award for his contribution to equal opportunity and civil rights, among • Which of these qualities are most fully embodied by our current political many honors. He holds doctoral degrees in psychology leaders? Which are most lacking? and ministry, in addition to master’s degrees in divinity, counseling and management. • How can advocates engage our political process in ways that are authentically just, merciful and humble?

Notes

10 11 Speakers Faith in Public Life

Sen. Mitt Romney @SenatorRomney Reflection Questions

Senator Mitt Romney is the junior senator from Utah, serving • In what sense are government officials “working for God when they fulfill his first term. Prior to being elected to the senate, Romney their duties” (Romans 13:6)? served as the governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to • How should Christians working in government apply the principles of their 2007. In 2012 he was the Republican nominee for president. faith as they fulfill their secular duties? Romney received an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University in 1971. He then attended Harvard Law • What challenges do senators face in applying their faith to their public School and Harvard Business School, where he earned both service? Which senator’s approach to faith in public life appeals to you a law degree and an M.B.A. in 1975. most? Why?

Sen. Chuck Grassley @ChuckGrassley Notes Senator Chuck Grassley serves as the senior senator from Iowa, entering the Senate in 1981. In January 2019, Grassley became the president pro tempore of the senate, the second highest ranking official in the senate. In addition, Grassley is the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and also sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He has brokered legislation on such matters as antitrust and immigration reform. Grassley holds a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Northern Iowa.

12 13 Speaker Sanctity of Life

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers @cathymcmorris Reflection Questions

Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers was first elected • What does “pro-life” mean to you? Does it include issues beyond to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004. She served abortion? as chair of the House Republican Conference from 2012 • What can be done to better support parents facing challenging or to 2018. She is currently on the Energy and Commerce unexpected pregnancies? Committee and serves as the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. She • What can Congress do to protect the sanctity of human life? holds an M.B.A. from the University of Washington. Notes

14 15 Speaker Peace & National Security

Sen. Ted Cruz @SenTedCruz Reflection Questions

Senator Ted Cruz is the junior U.S. senator from Texas, • What are the main threats to our national security? serving since 2013. Prior to being elected to the senate, Cruz served as solicitor general of Texas where he authored • What role should the play in peace throughout and argued numerous Supreme Court briefs, including the world? nine before the U.S. Supreme Court. Cruz graduated from • What changes would you most want to see in our foreign policy, alliances Princeton University with a B.A. in public policy and received and national security strategy? his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Notes

16 17 Speaker Immigration

Rep. Gary Palmer @USRepGaryPalmer Reflection Questions

Representative Gary Palmer was first elected to Congress in • What do you think should be done for immigrants who were born in other 2014, having never served in political office or government countries but raised here in the United States and who want to stay here? before. Palmer serves on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Budget Committee. Prior to • Do you see immigrants more as competitors who may fill jobs that you being in Congress, Palmer worked in the private sector would like to do, or as customers and contributors who help to make our for engineering construction companies and nonprofit country stronger and more prosperous? organizations. He holds a B.S. in operations management from the University of Alabama. • To what extent is your attitude toward immigrants guided by your faith? Notes

18 19 Speakers Creation Care

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse Reflection Questions

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is the junior senator from • What creation care issues most concern you? Why? Rhode Island, serving since 2007. Whitehouse is a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee • The Trump administration is taking a significantly different approach to where he has sponsored legislation to reduce carbon environmental issues than the Obama administration did. Which approach pollution and protect the environment. In addition to this do you prefer? Why? committee, Whitehouse also sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He is a graduate of St. Paul’s School and Yale • Do you take any personal steps to care for God’s creation? If so, which University, and received his J.D. from the University of ones do you think have the greatest impact for good? Virginia School of Law. Notes Mitch Hescox @mitch_at_EEN

Mitch Hescox is president and CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network where he speaks nationally about the importance of protecting creation and restoring the environment. Prior to joining EEN, Hescox pastored a local church for 18 years, and before that served as director of fuel systems for Allis Mineral Systems in the coal and utility industry. He holds an M.Div. from Wesley Theological Seminary.

20 21 Speakers Advocacy Training Session

Galen Carey @GalenCarey Reflection Questions

Galen Carey, NAE vice president of government relations, is • Do you believe you can actually influence the votes of your representative responsible for representing the NAE before Congress, the or senator? White House and the courts. He is co-author of “Faith in the Voting Booth: Practical Wisdom for Voting Well.” Before • What public policy issue do you most care about? joining the NAE staff, Carey was a longtime employee of World Relief, the NAE’s relief and development arm. He • What is the most strategic way for you to advocate about this issue? received an M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a D.Min. from McCormick Theological Seminary. Notes

Susan Occhipinti

Susan Occhipinti is a legislative aide for Senator James Lankford, focusing on child and family policies, social justice and immigration, and has been serving in the U.S. Senate since September 2016. Prior to working on Capitol Hill, she was the communications manager for Downline Ministries in Memphis, Tennessee. Occhipinti holds a B.S. in multimedia journalism and strategic communications with an emphasis in public relations from Oklahoma State University.

Jen Smyers

Jen Smyers serves as the director of policy and advocacy for the Church World Service Immigration and Refugee Program. She has been with CWS for more than 10 years. In this position, Smyers meets with policy makers to advocate in support of refugees resettled in the United States and for immigration reform that reunites families and creates a path to citizenship for individuals who are undocumented. Smyers is a graduate of American University with a B.A. in law and society, B.A. in public communication, and master’s degree in public policy.

22 23 Speakers Joint Session With CCCU Presidents

Russell Moore @drmoore Reflection Questions

Russell Moore is president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty • What are the main educational challenges facing our nation? Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. The ERLC is the moral and public policy entity of the Southern Baptist • What role can Christian colleges and universities play in meeting these Convention. Moore is the author of several books, including challenges? “Onward: Engaging the Culture Without Losing the Gospel” and “The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the • How has your Christian education prepared you to bless our nation and Home.” Moore is a graduate of the University of Southern the world? Mississippi and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and he holds a Ph.D. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Notes

Shapri LoMaglio

Shapri LoMaglio is the vice president for government relations & executive programs at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. She directs the CCCU’s response to legislative, legal and regulatory changes that affect its membership, educates the CCCU on such matters, and advocates on their behalf in Washington, D.C. She writes and speaks on issues of higher education and religious liberty. LoMaglio is a graduate of Gordon College and holds a J.D. from the University of Arizona.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi @SpeakerPelosi

Rep. Nancy Pelosi is speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 116th Congress. From 2007 to 2011, Pelosi served as speaker, the first woman to do so in American history. For 31 years, Pelosi has represented San Francisco, ’s 12th District, in Congress. She has led House Democrats for more than 16 years and previously served as House Democratic Whip. Pelosi graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C.

Secretary Betsy DeVos @BetsyDeVosED

Betsy DeVos is the 11th secretary of the Department of Education. Prior to becoming education secretary, DeVos served as chair of the Michigan Republican Party. She is passionate about reforms that help underserved children gain access to a quality education. Secretary DeVos is a graduate of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

24 25 Speakers Service Night

Tim Goeglein @FocusFamily Reflection Questions

Tim Goeglein is vice president of external relations for Focus • What type of public service would you enjoy most? on the Family. In this role, he serves as Focus’ “eyes and ears” in Washington, D.C. He served as special assistant to • How do you envision your future career contributing to public service? President George W. Bush, and was the president’s principal outreach contact for conservatives, think tanks, veteran’s • Compared to your parents, do you expect to devote more or less time and groups, faith-based groups, and some of America’s leading energy to public service throughout your lifetime? cultural organizations. He has a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University-Bloomington.

Shaefer Bagwell During this evening program, you will have the Shaefer Bagwell is a legislative correspondent in the office opportunity to meet with representatives from of U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein. He has also served as a different organizations about opportunities they have legislative aide in the office of U.S. Representative Ami Bera. Prior to being hired by Bera, Bagwell spent his fall for young adults like you. 2014 semester in Washington, D.C., at the CCCU’s American Studies Program, interning in Bera’s office. Bagwell is a 2015 Participating Organizations graduate of Biola University, where he majored in political science. Bethel Seminary Bread for the World Hannah Scheenstra CCCU’s American Studies Program Hannah Scheenstra is executive assistant to the staff Equal Justice USA director of the U.S. House Committee on Armed Services Evangelical Environmental Network (HASC). Prior to being hired by HASC, Scheenstra spent her spring 2016 semester in Washington, D.C. at the CCCU’s Prison Fellowship American Studies Program, interning with HASC. She is a 2017 graduate of Vanguard University, where she majored in Questions for Organizational Representatives political science. • How did you get your current job? What prepared you both to be hired Hannah Wardell and to be able to do the work?

Hannah Wardell is special assistant to the chief of staff and • How do you balance direct service and advocacy in your organization? scheduling assistant in the office of U.S. Senate Majority Why does your organization take that approach? Leader Mitch McConnell. Prior to this, Wardell worked as a staff assistant at the Foundation. She spent • If I volunteered with you, what could I expect to learn? her fall 2016 semester in Washington, D.C., at the CCCU’s American Studies Program, interning for the Values & Capitalism Project at the American Enterprise Institute. She is a 2017 graduate of Gordon College, where she majored in political science.

26 27 Speaker Tour of the House Floor

Amb. Tony Hall @tony_p_hall Reflection Questions

Ambassador Tony Hall is a former congressman, serving the • Imagine you have been elected representative for your congressional third district of Ohio from 1979-2003. He has also served district. What would be your goals for your first term? How many terms in the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives. From would you hope to serve? 2002-2006 he served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture. Hall has been an • What skills would make for an effective congressional representative? outspoken advocate for fighting domestic and international hunger, and he has initiated legislation enacted into law to • What are your three top prayer requests for your representative and fight hunger-related diseases in developing nations. He has senators? been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times for his efforts. Hall is a graduate of Denison University. Notes

28 29 Speakers Poverty and Welfare

Robert Doar Reflection Questions

Robert Doar is the Morgridge Fellow in Poverty Studies • What are the underlying causes of poverty in America? at the American Enterprise Institute, where his research focuses on how improved federal and state antipoverty • What aspects of our social safety net are most helpful in preventing policies and safety net programs can reduce poverty, suffering and opening doors of opportunity for the poor? connect individuals to work, strengthen families and increase opportunities for low-income Americans and their children. • How do public and private approaches to poverty allievation differ? How Doar has testified numerous times before Congress, and his can they best cooperate? writing has appeared in , USA Today, The Hill, and . Doar has a bachelor’s degree Notes in history from Princeton University. In addition, Doar will become the president of the American Enterprise Institute this summer.

Katharine Stevens @kbstevens

Katharine Stevens leads the early-childhood program at the American Enterprise Institute, where she focuses on the research, policy and politics of early care and education. She also studies the role of early learning in increasing opportunity for low-income Americans and the challenges of implementing rapidly expanding early-childhood initiatives. Stevens has a Ph.D. in education policy from Columbia University, an M.Ed. from Teachers College, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, and a B.A. in U.S. history from the University of Chicago.

Matt Weidinger

Matt Weidinger is a resident fellow in poverty studies at the American Enterprise Institute, where his work is focused on safety-net policies, including cash welfare, child welfare, disability benefits and unemployment insurance. Before joining AEI, Weidinger served as the deputy staff director of the House Committee on Ways and Means and as the longtime staff director of its Subcommittee on Human Resources, with jurisdiction over safety-net programs. Weidinger holds a M.A. in political science from The University of Chicago and a B.S. in foreign service from Georgetown University.

30 31 Speakers Evangelical Political Engagement

Daniel Cox Reflection Questions

Daniel Cox is a research fellow in polling and public opinion • What have evangelicals done well? at the American Enterprise Institute, where he specializes in survey research, politics, youth culture and identity, and • Where can we improve? . Before joining AEI, he was the research director • What is your preferred form of political engagement? at PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute), which he cofounded and where he led the organization’s qualitative and quantitative research program. Cox holds a Ph.D. and an Notes M.A. in American government from Georgetown University.

Eugene Scott @Eugene_Scott

Eugene Scott writes and reports about identity politics, the intersection of faith and politics, and socioeconomics for The Washington Post. He was recently a fellow at the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and prior to joining the Post, he was a breaking news reporter at CNN Politics. Scott holds an M.P.A. from Harvard University and a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

32 33 Closing Dinner

Reflection Questions

• What is the most important thing you learned this week?

• What question has arisen this week that you would like to explore more deeply in your academic studies?

• What kind of leader do you hope to be, and in what sphere of influence?

Notes

34 35 MAP & * DIRECTIONS

1 Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill Take Red Line to Union Station; walk 1 southwest to the Hyatt. 8 2 Capitol Visitors Center

3 Hart Senate Oce Building 4 3 4 Dirksen Senate Oce Building

5 Floor of the U.S. House of Represen- tatives South Capitol Entrance o of Independence Ave 6 American Enterprise Institute ** 1789 Massachusetts Ave. NW Take the Red line to Dupont Circle; walk east on P St to the American Enterprise Institute.

7 Bread for the World 425 3rd St. SW From the Dupont Circle station, take the Red line to Metro Center; Take the Orange, Blue or Silver line to Federal 7 Center SW station; Walk south on 3rd St SW.

8 Carmine’s Restaurant 425 7th St NW Option 1: Take the Red/Yellow/Green line to Gallery Place/Chinatown; walk south on 7th St to Carmine’s, which will be on the left. Option 2: Take the Yellow/Green line to Archives; walk north on 7th St to Carmine’s, which will be on the right. * **

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