Capitol Ministries

From the President | CM 2018 5 and for 22 years has persistently and joyfully labored to take the Gospel to the political leaders of the world. We began in 1996 with what seemed at the time to be an ambitious goal — to create a discipleship Bible study in the Sacramento Capitol to reach California Lawmakers. Once that was accomplished, we began to plant similar ministries with a goal to establish 50 ministries in 50 states. We saw a national need and birthed ministries in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., for White House Cabinet Members, Senators, and Representatives. God continued to open doors and Capitol Ministries® expanded across the globe, establishing discipleship Bible studies in two dozen foreign federal capitols. We spend a great deal of time, sometimes years, finding sol- id, talented Bible teachers who have hearts for evangelism. We train, equip, and provide them with on-going support that in- cludes annual conferences and access to Bible studies that are offered in English, Russian, French, Portuguese, Arabic, and Spanish so the national leaders may read the studies in their own languages. ese Bible studies, which immerse Public Servants in the Word of God, are written specifically to meet the needs of leaders. For these past 22 years (and with semi- nary training ) I have been committed to continually perfect- ing written Bible studies specifically for this people group. My goal is that they have both depth and personalized application to the lives as well as political decisions that must be made by these busy, influential people. e studies look at today's prob- lems through a biblical lens, such as Solomon's Advice on How to Eliminate a $19 Trillion Debt; What the Bible Says About Our Illegal Immigration Problem; and in two parts, e ISIS reat: e Bible on When War is Justifiable. "I look forward to Wednesday mornings. Studying the Bible with fellow Cabinet Members is like an oasis in the noisy, chaotic world of Washington, D.C. I know that when I walk out of there, I'm going to be edified in some way that I wasn't before. Rick Perry Former Texas Governor Continued on next page First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. is is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1Ti m o t h y 2 :1- 4

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