OCTOBER 1 - 31, 2024

Join The (Re)union Project’s
31-Days of Unity Campaign.

31 Days of
Prayer & Reflection

This October, as we approach a national election, we invite Christians of all backgrounds, ideologies, cultures, and ethnicities to join The (Re)union Project’s 31-Days of Unity Campaign ⎼ a campaign to encourage personal reflection, prayer, and embodied practice to shift our focus away from polarizing politics and towards the unifying presence of Christ, fostering a shared life that transcends election results.

For the 31 days of October, you will receive daily texts — each with a prayer for unity, scripture reference, and link to a short video reflection. You can also access the content here on this page. In addition, you’ll be able to participate in live, virtual events featuring the voices and perspectives of influential Christian leaders, pastors, and practitioners — all passionate about uniting the American Church in these challenging times.

Our hope is that The (Re)union Project 31-Days of Unity Campaign will be a time of connection and discernment between and among a community of believers called to help steward this movement and this moment. Thank you for joining us!

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OPENS OCTOBER 1

Day 1-10

(Re)flect

OPENS OCTOBER 11

Day 11-20

(Re)store

OPENS OCTOBER 21

Day 21-31

(Re)deem

Voices of the 31 Days of Unity

Christine Hung, Northern California District Church of the Nazarene
Jason Inman, Pastor and Writer
Dr. Ray Kim, International Center for Religion & Diplomacy
Michael Langer, Faithful Presence
Michaele LaVigne, Nazarene Theological Seminary
Scott Marshall, Wichita First Church of the Nazarene
Lisa McGloiry, Shepherd Church
Jerad Morey, Minnesota Council of Churches
Sue Park-Hur, Mennonite Church USA
Dr. Bob Roberts, Northwood Church, Glocal.Net
Scott Sabin, Plant With Purpose
MiDian Shofner, The Epitome of Black Excellence & Partnership
Michael Sullivant, Life Model Works
Michael Wear, Center for Christianity & Public Life
Angela Weszely, ProGrace

Michael Allen, Together Chicago
Dr. Greg Arthur, Ideos Institute
Dr. Vincent Bacote, Wheaton College
David Bailey, Arrabon
Rick Barry, Center for Christian Civics
Jasmine Bellamy, Love 101 Ministries
Caleb Campbell, Desert Springs Bible Church
Dr. Paul Choi, ReconciliAsian
Dr. David Corey, Baylor University
Dr. Miranda Cruz, Indiana Wesleyan University
Todd Deatherage, Telos Group
Dr. David Fitch, Northern Seminary
Dr. David Goatley, Fuller Seminary
Michael Gulker, Colossian Forum
Cherie Harder, The Trinity Forum
Dr. Geoff Holsclaw, Embodied Faith

Sign the Pledge.*

As we wait for the campaign launch on October 1st, we invite you to show your commitment to this effort and to doing your part to unify the American Church in your community and congregation.

Pledge for Christian Unity.

We acknowledge that our nation faces a future fraught with division, polarization, false rhetoric, and hostility. We also recognize that the American Church is polarized at levels that challenge our witness and ability to lead the way in healing these divides.

Despite these challenges, we believe there’s an opportunity to come together, as ONE CHURCH, to heal the divides that threaten the strength of our relationships, the health of our congregations, and the vitality of our communities.

In response, we pledge to play an active role in changing it for the better. We pledge to do whatever we can to improve the current tone of toxic rhetoric and overt hostility. To do this, we pledge to remain open to perspectives different from our own, seek understanding of the perspectives of those we disagree with, and extend Godly love and compassion to those around us. Most importantly, we pledge to see those we disagree with as fellow image-bearers of Christ and to treat them with the same dignity and respect we desire for ourselves.

(Re)flect.

Our journey begins where all transformation begins: with reflecting on the truth of who we are and who God is. From October 1-10, we will consider how we — individually and collectively — contribute to the Church's divisions. Where has our call to unity failed? What good news does God offer us for these failures? What needs to die within us in order to be resurrected in the love of God?

(Re)store.

As we move from repentance into new life, we will seek God’s restoration of the Church. Unity is the fruit of sharing the mind of Christ and living with Christ’s sacrificial love for one another. From October 11-21, we will continue our journey by cultivating that love within ourselves and within the Church so that we might see the body of Christ begin to heal.

(Re)deem.

As a people filled with the Spirit, we will end our journey by seeking a new, redemptive imagination for what seems to be our unescapable reality. What will it look like for us to join God in the healing of that which has been broken? Empowered by the love of Christ, how can we offer an alternative reality of unity and compassion in a world of dissonance and anger? How can we be peacemakers in a divided world?

Thank You.

Thank you for joining us on this 31-day journey of unity and restoration.


We’d love to hear how this campaign has made a difference in your life, family, congregation, or community. Use the form to share your story with us or send us your story at reunion@ideosinstitute.org.

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