Why conservatives should organize in churches

If you want more conservative political success, you need more conservative voters. The question is, how do you go about finding them in the most effective manner?  One of the answers to that question is churches.

Hunt where the ducks are:

If you want to shoot ducks, you hunt where the ducks are.  It's the same principle with politics and organization.

The church is one of the most important elements in building a successful conservative grassroots organization simply because it’s the place where the greatest numbers of conservatives congregate on a regular basis.

Sadly, people in most churches are little better than others when it comes to the basics of citizenship, such as registering and actually voting on Election Day.  On average, only about half are actually registered, and about half of those that are will cast a ballot in most elections.  Not a recipe for political success.  Given that the average race is usually won or lost by about five percent, the possibilities are obvious.

Tremendous latent potential

Just imagine the impact if every church in your community had a contact person who worked to inform their fellow members and get them involved in the local political system.  What kind of difference do you think that would make?

There are hundreds of thousands of churches all across the country that bring their members together every Sunday, and they can have a tremendous impact when they are informed and motivated.  For example, on Election Day in 1994 (the famous “Republican Revolution”) one out of every three voters casting a ballot was a self-identified born-again Christian that attended church four or more times a month.

More organization in churches means more conservative success.  The goal however is not to make churches into an annex of a political party, but rather to educate and encourage conservatives in those churches who share your values to become better citizens and advocates for their values in the public arena.

The key to church organization is a church contact person.  I’ll have more on church contacts next time.

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Related entries:

• Five grassroots tools you can use for local precinct organization
• Organizing the precincts
• Why conservatives should focus on precinct organization

(You can find tips like this and much more in my “Grassroots 101: Grassroots Training Series)

 

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