Pray for Reform 92 Day Challenge

May 2nd Open-Letter to Congress

Evangelical Statement of Principles for Immigration Reform

Our national immigration laws have created a moral, economic and political crisis in America. Initiatives to remedy this crisis have led to polarization and name calling in which opponents have misrepresented each other’s positions as open borders and amnesty versus deportations of millions. This false choice has led to an unacceptable political stalemate at the federal level at a tragic human cost.

As evangelical Christian leaders, we call for a bipartisan solution on immigration that:

  • Respects the God-given dignity of every person
  • Protects the unity of the immediate family
  • Respects the rule of law
  • Guarantees secure national borders
  • Ensures fairness to taxpayers
  • Establishes a path toward legal status and/or citizenship                                               for those who qualify and who wish to become permanent residents

We urge our nation’s leaders to work together with the American                                           people to pass immigration reform that embodies these key                                               principles and that will make our nation proud.

Evangelical Day of Prayer and Action: April 17, 2013

Statement on Citizenship (March 18, 2013)

Post-Election Open Letters to President and Congress

Signatories:

    Heads of the Evangelical Immigration Table
  • Leith Anderson, President, National Association of Evangelicals
  • Stephan Bauman, President and CEO, World Relief
  • David Beckmann, President, Bread for the World
  • Noel Castellanos, CEO, Christian Community Development Association
  • Luis Cortés, President, Esperanza
  • Richard Land, President, Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
  • Samuel Rodriguez, President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
  • Gabriel Salguero, President, National Latino Evangelical Coalition
  • Mathew Staver, Chairman and Founder, Liberty Counsel
  • Jim Wallis, President and CEO, Sojourners
    • Heads of Evangelical Denominations
  • Randall A. Bach, President, Open Bible Churches
  • Gary M. Benedict, President, The Christian and Missionary Alliance, United States
  • Joel Boot, Executive Director, Christian Reformed Church of North America
  • Ed Boschman, Executive Director, U.S. Mennonite Brethren
  • Eugénio Duarte, General Superintendent, Church of the Nazarene
  • Robert Duncan, Archbishop and Primate, Anglican Church in North America
  • Jim Eschenbrenner, General Council Secretary, Christian Union
  • David Graves, General Superintendent, Church of the Nazarene
  • William J. Hamel, President, Evangelical Free Church of America
  • Bruce Hill, Bishop, Evangelical Congregational Church
  • Bill Hossler, President, The Missionary Church
  • Ken Hunn, Executive Director, The Brethren Church
  • JoAnne Lyon, General Superintendent, The Wesleyan Church
  • Rob McCleland, Executive Director, North American Baptist Conference
  • Jesse Middendorf, General Superintendent, Church of the Nazarene
  • Jerry D. Porter, General Superintendent, Church of the Nazarene
  • Joseph Tkach, President and Pastor General, Grace Communion International
  • Stan Toler, General Superintendent, Church of the Nazarene
  • Berten Waggoner, National Director, Vineyard USA
  • Gary Walter, President, The Evangelical Covenant Church
  • J. K. Warrick, General Superintendent, Church of the Nazarene
  • Phil Whipple, Bishop, United Brethren in Christ
  • George Wood, General Superintendent, General Council of the Assemblies of God
  • Bryant Wright, President, Southern Baptist Convention
    • Leaders of Evangelical Organizations
  • Scott Arbeiter, Board Chair, World Relief
  • Paul Cedar, Chair and CEO, Mission America Coalition
  • Jim Daly, President and CEO, Focus on the Family
  • Kit Danley, President, Neighborhood Ministries
  • Mark DeYmaz, Executive Director, Mosaix Global Network
  • Daniel F. Flores, President, Sociedad Wesleyana
  • Jose L. Gonzalez, Founder and President, Semilla, Inc.
  • Wayne Gordon, Chairman and President, Christian Community Development Association
  • Alec Hill, President and CEO, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA
  • Benjamin Homan, President, John Stott Ministries/Langham Partnership
  • Gregory C.V. Johnson, President and Founder, Standing Together
  • Jim Liske, CEO, Prison Fellowship Ministries
  • Alejandro Mandes, Director of Hispanic Ministries, Evangelical Free Church
  • Jim Mellado, President, Willow Creek Association
  • Jesse Miranda, Chief Executive Director, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
  • Steve Moore, President, Missio Nexus
  • Doug Nuenke, President, Navigators
  • Josue del Risco, National Coordinator, Church Mobilization Group, North American Mission Board
  • Mike Rolfes, Executive Director, Renew Chicago
  • Rick Ryan, Convoy of Hope
  • Doug Seebeck, Executive Director, Partners Worldwide
  • Ronald J. Sider, President, Evangelicals for Social Action
  • Richard Stearns, President, World Vision U.S.
  • Ed Stetzer, President, Lifeway Research
  • T.V. Thomas, Chair, Ethnic America Network
  • Barbara Williams-Skinner, Co-Chair, National African American Clergy Network
  • Ken Wytsma, Founder, The Justice Conference
    • Leaders of Evangelical Universities and Seminaries
  • Danny Akin, President, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Mark Bailey, President, Dallas Theological Seminary
  • Jay Barnes, President, Bethel University
  • David Black, President, Eastern University
  • Bill Brown, President, Cedarville University
  • Carlos Campo, President, Regent University
  • Joseph Castleberry, President, Northwest University
  • Andrea Cook, President, Warner Pacific College
  • Timothy George, Dean, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University
  • Robin Hadaway, Interim President, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Dennis Hollinger, President, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
  • Gordon MacDonald, Chancellor, Denver Seminary
  • Corlis McGee, President, Eastern Nazarene College
  • Russell Moore, Dean of the School of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Richard J. Mouw, President, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Philip Ryken, President, Wheaton College
  • Shirley Mullen, President, Houghton College
  • Joseph Stowell, President, Cornerstone University
  • Timothy Tennent, President, Asbury Seminary
  • Craig Williford, President, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
    • Evangelical Journalists, Authors, Business and Thought Leaders
  • Cheryl Broetje, Vista Hermosa Foundation
  • Dr. Don Buckley, Physician, Pensacola, FL
  • Victor G. Carrillo, President and Chief Operating Officer, Zion Oil and Gas
  • Shane Claiborne, Author and Activist
  • Andy Crouch, Author and Editor-at-Large, Christianity Today
  • Margaret Feinberg, Author and Speaker
  • John Fuder, Author
  • Art Gay, Minister-at-Large, Evangelical Initiatives International
  • Gary Kinnaman, Grace Unlimited
  • Jonathan Merritt, Faith & Culture Writer
  • Eric Metaxas, Author
  • David Neff, Editor-in-Chief, Christianity Today
  • John Perkins, Founder, Christian Community Development Association
  • Malcolm Yarnell, Editor of the Southwestern Journal of Theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
    • Other Denominational and Network Leaders
  • Paul Borthwick, Senior Consultant, Development Associates International
  • Walter Contreras, La Red de Pastores del Sur de California
  • Kimberly Dirmann, Supervisor, Foursquare Southwest District
  • Jose Garcia, State Overseer &emdash; California, Church of God of Prophecy
  • Lydia Gonzalez D’Ross, Oklahoma Director, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
  • Jorge Fuentes, President & Founder, La Red de Oracion USA
  • Frank Lyons, Assistant Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, Anglican Church in North America
  • Robert Mills, Executive Director, Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists
  • René Molina, Pastor Principal, Iglesias de Restauración/ELIM, Southern California
  • Carl Nelson, President, Transform Minnesota
  • Rogelio Ovalle, Superintendent, Council of Assemblies of God Northern Pacific Latin American District
  • Suzii Paynter, Director, Christian Life Commission, Baptist General Convention of Texas
  • Jesse Rincones, President, Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas
  • Dennis J. Rivera, District Superintendent, Council of Assemblies of God Central District
  • Wendy Tarr, Director, CLUE Orange County
  • Jim Wideman, Executive Director, Baptist Convention of New England
    • Pastors
  • Adan Aguirre, Senior Pastor, Impacto de Fe (Arvada, CO)
  • Kenton Beshore, Senior Pastor, Mariners Church (Irvine, CA)
  • Stuart and Jill Briscoe, Ministers at Large, Elmbrook Church (Brookfield, WI)
  • Rob Bugh, Senior Pastor, Wheaton Bible Church (West Chicago, IL)
  • Tim Celek, Lead Pastor, The Crossing (Costa Mesa, CA)
  • Jackson Crum, Lead Pastor, Park Community Church (Chicago, IL)
  • Dharius Daniels, Founder and Senior Pastor, Kingdom Church (Ewing, NJ)
  • Alberto Delgado, Founder and Senior Pastor, Alpha & Omega Church (Miami, FL)
  • Jerry Dirmann, Founder and Senior Pastor, The Rock (Anaheim, CA)
  • Joe Duke, Founder and Senior Pastor, LifePoint Church (Baltimore, MD)
  • Dave Ferguson, Lead Pastor, Community Christian Church (Naperville, IL)
  • David Fleming, Pastor, Champion Forest Baptist Church (Houston, TX)
  • David Galvan, Pastor, Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida (Dallas, TX)
  • Jose Gonzalez, Pastor, Harvest Bible Church (Phoenix, AZ)
  • Dave Gibbons, Senior Pastor and Founder, Newsong Church and Xealots
  • J.D. Greear, Lead Pastor, The Summit Church (Durham, NC)
  • Philip Griffin, Senior Pastor, Elmbrook Church (Brookfield, WI)
  • Juan Guillén, Pastor, Willow Creek Casa de Luz, Willow Creek Community Church, (South Barrington, IL)
  • Steve Harling, Lead Pastor, Foothills Community Church (Arvada, CO)
  • Spike Hogan, Senior Pastor, Chet’s Creek Church (Jacksonville, FL)
  • Joel Hunter, Senior Pastor, Northland, A Church Distributed (Longwood, FL)
  • Bill Hybels, Founding and Senior Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church (South Barrington, IL)
  • John Jenkins, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Glenarden (MD)
  • Wilfredo de Jesus, Senior Pastor, New Life Covenant Church (Chicago, IL)
  • Tyler Johnson, Lead Pastor, Redemption Church (Phoenix, AZ)
  • Lee de Leon, Executive Pastor, Templo Calvario (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Nick Lilo, Lead Pastor, Waterstone Community Church (Littleton, CO)
  • Crawford Loritts, Senior Pastor, Fellowship Bible Church (Roswell, GA)
  • Max Lucado, Minister of Preaching, Oak Hills Church (San Antonio, TX)
  • Troy Jackson, Senior Pastor, University Christian Church (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Dave McDowell, Senior Pastor, Community Fellowship Church (West Chicago, IL)
  • Tom Melton, Senior Pastor, Greenwood Community Church (Greenwood, CO)
  • James Merritt, Lead Pastor, Cross Pointe Church (Duluth, GA)
  • Rich Nathan, Senior Pastor, Vineyard Columbus (OH)
  • Carlos Ortiz, Founder and Senior Pastor, Cristo Vive Churches (Miami, FL)
  • Daniel Prieto, Pastor, Foursquare Church (San Antonio, TX)
  • Alan Robinson, Senior Pastor, Carlisle Brethren in Christ Church (PA)
  • Hanibal Rodriguez, Lead Pastor, Iglesia del Pueblo (West Chicago, IL)
  • Mike Romberger, Senior Pastor, Mission Hills Church (Littleton, CO)
  • Randall Ross, Senior Pastor, Calvary Church (Naperville, IL)
  • Chris Schutte, Senior Pastor, Christ Church Anglican (Phoenix, AZ)
  • Jim Tolle, Senior Pastor, La Iglesia En El Camino (Los Angeles, CA)
  • David Uth, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church (Orlando, FL)
  • Jim Walters, Senior Pastor, Bear Valley Church (Lakewood, CO)
  • Greg Waybright, Senior Pastor, Lake Avenue Church (Pasadena, CA)
  • Chris Williamson, Senior Pastor and Founder, Strong Tower Bible Church (Franklin, TN)
  • Sandy Willson, Senior Minister, Second Presbyterian Church (Memphis, TN)
  • Dave Workman, Senior Pastor, Vineyard Cincinnati Church (OH)
  • Paul Zink, Pastor, New Life Christian Fellowship (Jacksonville, FL)
    • Other Evangelical Academic Leaders

     

  • M. Daniel Carroll, Distinguished Professor of Old Testament, Denver Seminary
  • Lamar Cooper, Senior Professor of Old Testament and Archaeology, Criswell College
  • William Dembski, Research Professor of Philosophy, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Michael Emerson, Professor of Sociology, Rice University
  • David Gushee, Director, Center for Theology and Public Life, Mercer University
  • Dan Heimbach, Senior Professor of Christian Ethics, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Steve Lemke, Provost, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Juan Francisco Martínez, Associate Provost, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • C. Ben Mitchell, Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy, Union University
  • Tom Parker, Director, Fuller Seminary Southwest
  • Phil Roberts, Former President, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Daniel Rodriguez, Associate Professor, Pepperdine University
  • Daniel Sanchez, Professor of Missions, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Will Stoller-Lee, Director, Fuller Theological Seminary in Colorado
  • Walker Tzeng, Chief Operating Officer, Olivet University

    • (Titles and institutions are provided for identification purposes only and do not constitute endorsements by those institutions)


Sign the Evangelical Statement of Principles for Immigration Reform