216: Kaitlyn Schiess and Why Everything is Spiritual (Even Politics)

Kaitlyn Schiess is an author and minister. Her new book is The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor. Today, Kaitlyn shares what she learned growing up in a Christian family, choosing to go into ministry instead of law, and how churches can engage the spiritual formation of politics. Kaitlyn shares some key ways churches can engage their neighbors and why they must talk about politics. Kaitlyn’s story reminds us everything is spiritual and forming even if we neglect it.

Listen to Kaitlyn’s story today!

Stories Kaitlyn shared:

Growing up as a military kid moving around
Her faithful parents who were highly involved in church
Changing her perspective on giving her life to Christ
Feeling God’s peace, comfort, and presence at a camp meeting
Reading the Bible in a year as a way of developing her faith
The camaraderie that came from the debate team
Recognizing what an idol performance was for her
Serving at camp with middle schoolers and how one week changed her life
The pastor who began to open doors for her
Choosing to go to seminary instead of law school
Why she wrote the Liturgy of Politics
How churches can engage their neighbors
Why churches must be talking about politics

Great quotes from Kaitlyn:

You think people in your churches know things but they don’t and it blows their minds.

The political participation that people are involved in is forming them spiritually.

If you’re not talking about politics, you’re not being apolitical. You’re actually just reinforcing whatever bad theology people have.

Start with taking care of your soul.

Resources we mentioned:

Kaitlyn’s website
The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor by Kaitlyn Schiess
Desiring the Kingdom (Cultural Liturgies) by James K.A. Smith
The Ordinance

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