December 16th Meeting Recap

Once again, we enjoyed a productive evening of education and networking and great food at Comfort Grub.  Pastor Jim Payne delivered sound guidance that not only should Christians engage in the public political debate, but also described in detail HOW we must engage.  We are called to bring the light of Christ to the political arena, where, too often today, there is darkness.  Christians have “dual citizenship”  We are are spiritual citizens, but we currently vote in North Carolina.  In addition to our scheduled speakers, two candidates for public office were in attendance.  Ken McKim and Steve Jordan introduced themselves to the group and then took questions and engaged in small group discussions after the meeting.  We hope to see both candidates back at a future meeting for a full-length address to Citizens.

• Opening Prayer & Pledge by Penny.
• Welcome, Guest Speaker: Pastor Jim Payne, Friendship Baptist Church.
• Activities Update by Dan – Demonstration, Reflections on 2021, Goals for 2022 – open discussion.
• Legislative Updates & Calls To Action by Greg.
• Special Interest Groups Updates – 5 minutes each:
  • Term Limits – Wesley Sommer (Convention of States)
  • Assembly – Dan Adams and Chris Hall
  • Concealed Carry – Tasa Johnson
  • Tom Hall – Cryptocurrency Mining
  • Ken McKim, candidate NC 14th   |  Steve Jordon, candidate Cherokee Co. Commission
• Odds & Ends – dates, announcements, donations, stickers & signs.
• Open Floor as Time Allows – Comments, Questions, etc.
• Closing prayer.

The full slide deck for the meeting is available here in PDF: CBA_meeting-12-16-2021