We are the steering group of Christians and Politics Portal (CPP). We believe that the Christian values and the principles of our redeemer Jesus Christ are very important for society and politics. However, the way to implement these values and principles in the public can vary from country to country and culture to culture. With this portal we want to create a platform for the exchange of information and experience, discussion and building up relations.
Our aim
Our aim is to define and encourage a new Christian Democracy. “New” in the sense of content – a firm biblical and spiritual base. “New” in the sense of behaviour - more emphasis on the person who is active in Christian politics. We want to stress the need of Christian character building and mentoring for new Christian politicians. Central values are integrity, faithfulness and accountability towards God.
We strive for international exchange between Christian political actors.
We hope this platform will be an instrument that can really help you to connect your personal Christian faith with political views and practices. If you are already experienced in the realm of Christian politics we hope you will help others by sharing your experiences with us on this portal.
Steering group members
The members of the steering group are Rob Nijhoff, Guido van Beusekom and Frans Visscher.
Rob Nijhoff works for the Scientific Institute of the ChristenUnie. He is an expert on the theory of Christian political thinking and has given several trainings (national and international) on this issue.
Guido van Beusekom is the coordinator of the international department of the ChristenUnie and responsible for the external contacts of the party in Europe. Since 2007, he is also the general-secretary of the European Christian Political Movement (ECPM). For more information: http://www.ecpm.info/en/page/11136.
Frans Visscher is the regional director for Africa, Asia and Latin America for the ChristenUnie. He also works for the Netherlands Institute of Multiple Democracy (NIMD) in The Hague (Netherlands). For more information about Frans, please go to: http://www.nimd.org/profile/484/frans-visscher
The periodic review
Apart from the steering group, several other people are involved as well. Among others we mention the Editorial Board of the coming periodic review, an e-magazine related to the Christian and Politics Portal. The editors are Girma Mohammed for Sub-Saharan Africa, David Fieldsend for Europe, dr. Harold Caballeros for Latin America and James Skillen for North America. Chief-editor is Gert-Jan Segers, director of the Scientific Institute of the ChristenUnie.
