At 34 years old, Michael Wear has already been a faith adviser to an American president, written two books and developed a reputation as a thoughtful and connected leader in American politics and religion.
Wear is now launching an institution that will train Christians in public life to reject culture-war fights and to emphasize the public service aspect of politics.
CCPL is launching Monday, having raised an initial round of $1 million, with hopes of increasing that figure to $6 million for the next three years. The fellowship will focus on “spiritual formation,” he said, helping the leaders think more deeply about their faith and integrate it into every aspect of their lives more fully.
Wear worked for President Barack Obama, during his first term, in the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and in 2012 he directed faith outreach for the Obama campaign. He then took a leadership position with the And Campaign, a group that advocates for more conservative positions on some cultural issues and for progressive positions that impact the poor and disadvantaged.
Much of the political engagement by American Christians, Wear argues, is disconnected from the faith's teachings. As Donald Trump Jr.to a group of young conservatives at a Turning Point USA conference,"We've turned the other cheek, and I understand, sort of, the biblical reference — I understand the mentality — but it's gotten us nothing."
“We have Christians who are disintegrated,” Wear said of those who say things like “It's great to be gentle with the person at the grocery store and your spouse, but gentleness in politics is naive.”
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