Voting Party

Host a Voting Party: Teaching the Next Generation Public Square Responsibility

Imagine This

Your living room fills with friends, family, and neighbors. Everyone arrives with questions about the candidates. You open Scripture together, discuss what biblical leadership looks like, research the issues side-by-side, and walk through your ballots with conviction and prayer.

This is a Voting Party—a powerful way to transform election season from isolated individual decisions into a shared community experience rooted in faith, truth, and biblical values.

Why Host a Voting Party?

Elections matter. The leaders we choose shape policy that impacts families, religious liberty, education, life, and the public square. Yet many Christians approach voting without a framework—influenced by media narratives, lacking solid research, or voting in isolation from their faith community.

A Voting Party changes that. It creates space for:

• Biblical clarity on what leadership should look like (courage, integrity, fear of God, trustworthiness, justice)
• Informed conversation where neighbors research candidates and initiatives together, comparing sources and sharing what they find
• Guided discernment through Scripture, prayer, and respectful dialogue
• Accountability and community—voting becomes a shared act of faithfulness, not a private transaction

What Happens at a Voting Party?

The experience is structured, accessible, and complete in 90 minutes:

Opening (10 min): Guests arrive, share a meal, and settle in.

Spiritual Foundation (4 min): Opening prayer and pledging allegiance together as a reminder of our civic and spiritual responsibility.

Ground Rules (1 min): Five simple commitments to respectful dialogue—no demand for uniformity, respect for differences, transparent sources, no speculation, and gracious conversation.

Biblical Framework (8 min): Ponder Scripture that defines godly leadership (Exodus 18:21, Proverbs 14:34, Proverbs 29:2, Deuteronomy 1:13, Ecclesiastes 10:2). Discuss what qualities God’s Word identifies in those who should lead.

Candidate Discussion (25 min): Walk through local, state, and federal candidates together. Examine their positions on issues that matter to families: parental rights, religious liberty, life protection, education quality, public safety, election integrity, and more. Ask: What do you know about each candidate? Where did you find that information?

Initiatives & Referendums (7 min): Discuss state and local measures on the ballot, grounded in biblical principles.

Prayer & Discernment (5 min): Invite participants to pray aloud for wisdom as they finalize their choices.

Complete Your Ballot (10 min): Everyone fills out their ballot in a secure, private setting—right there at the party.

Close & Depart (30 min): Place ballots in return envelopes and prepare for mailing or drop-box submission.

The Voting Party Host Kit Includes

• Detailed planning checklist (date, time, location, refreshments, guest count)
• Complete 90-minute schedule ready to follow
• Opening prayer written and ready to use
• Five ground rules for discussion that keep dialogue respectful and Scripture-focused
• Pledge of Allegiance to recite together
• Six key Bible passages about biblical leadership and governance
• Candidate evaluation framework covering 20+ policy areas: parental rights, religious liberty, life, healthcare freedom, education quality, public safety, election integrity, property rights, legal immigration, affordable housing, effective transportation, homelessness solutions, addiction recovery, efficient energy, environmental stewardship, and more
• Character qualities checklist for evaluating candidates: integrity, truthfulness, fear of God, trustworthiness, capable skill set, courage, principle-based leadership, humility, wisdom, justice, discernment
• Washington State ballot process guide explaining vote-by-mail procedures, signature verification, ballot tracking, and election security
• Quick-reference discussion prompts for each major issue area

Who Should Host?

• Pastors and church leaders who want to equip their congregation for faithful citizenship
• Small group leaders seeking a meaningful civic engagement project
• Parents wanting to teach young adults the connection between faith and voting
• Concerned citizens ready to activate their neighborhood around biblical values
• FPIW Defenders multiplying this resource across Washington State

The Impact

When Christians gather to pray, research, and vote together:

• Isolation breaks. Voting moves from a solitary act to a community witness.
• Clarity increases. Participants leave knowing why they voted the way they did, grounded in Scripture and solid information.
• Conviction strengthens. Shared prayer and biblical discussion deepen commitment to biblical values in the public square.
• Others are invited. When one neighbor sees another’s faithfulness at the ballot box, they want to join the movement.
• Culture shifts. As more Christians vote with intention and invite others into the process, the body of Christ becomes a visible force for biblical values in governance.

Get Started Today

1. Choose a date near the election (at least 18 days before, when ballots arrive in Washington)
2. Invite 6–15 people from your church, small group, neighborhood, or network
3. Download the Voting Party guide at org
4. Follow the 90-minute schedule—everything is planned for you
5. Pray beforehand that God would guide each participant to leaders and policies aligned with Scripture
6. Send ballots together by mail or at a designated drop box

Join the FPIW Defender Movement

Hosting a Voting Party is one expression of the FPIW Defender Commitment:

• PRAY for the public square
• SIGN initiatives and referendums aligned with biblical values
• VOTE for candidates with a biblical worldview
• ENGAGE by registering your position during the legislative session
• RECRUIT new Defenders to multiply this impact

The stakes are high. The time is now. And your living room could be the place where faith and citizenship meet.

Host a Voting Party. Teach the next generation. Advance biblical values in Washington’s public square.

Learn more and download your Voting Party kit at FPIW.org

Family Policy Institute of Washington
PO Box 975
Lynnwood, WA 98046
425.608.0242
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fpiwdefenders.org