“Many churches haven’t changed their leadership style at all; they are still small and denominational, and the work is expected to be done by the pastor — not much different really from the Jane Austen days,” Buford notes.

The TVs are squawking, the blogs are ablaze, conservative radio is, of course, fanning the flames. The 2010 mid-term election season will affect everyone in the church pews of America. Let’s face it, the government has passed legislation (and is contemplating more) that virtually all of the members of your congregation care about — one way or the other.