"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…" — First Amendment

Champions
for Religious
Liberty

Network — An Initiative of LCRL

Educating, Inspiring & Encouraging Two-Kingdom Laity to engage American culture, defend the First Amendment, and proclaim the LORD's saving Word.

A note on the Network: The Champions Network is taking a hiatus until LCRL’s new executive director is on board. Questions? Email info@lcrlfreedom.org or call 202-868-7291.

Explore the Journey

"For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free… Fear God. Honor the Emperor."

— 1 Peter 2:15–17

5
Year Journey
10
Sessions / Year
4–5
Chapter Facilitators
2KG
Discipleship Model
Why We Exist

A Powerful Problem Demands a Faithful Response

Our culture continues to chip away at America's most basic religious liberties, despite the protections of the First Amendment. For the sake of our communities and the Church, we must engage — on God's terms.

Redefining Marriage & Gender

The systematic re-definition of marriage and the re-gendering of humans contrary to God's created order.

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Sanctity of Life

The cheapening and limiting of human life to pragmatic standards, denying the image of God in every person.

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Government Overreach

A dangerous trend where government seeks to replace both God and parental authority in American life.

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Secular Blasphemy Laws

The rise of policies and cultural norms that penalize biblical worldviews and Christian conviction as "hate speech."

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Who We Are

Common People. Extraordinary Purpose.

The Champions Network is a vibrant community learning, growing, praying, and challenging one another to engage their local communities with a Two-Kingdom set of principles.

Congregation members studying together
Common People

Congregants & Citizens Who Love the LORD

The Champions Network is built for everyday believers — not politicians or professional activists. Congregants, citizens, and people who love the LORD and the liberties that He alone can provide.

Our mission is to inspire and equip individuals dedicated to making a difference in their congregations, schools, and communities. We seek to put our temporal liberties to work for the greater, eternal liberties of the Gospel for all.

Congregants in local Lutheran and evangelical churches
Citizens who value the First Amendment and biblical freedom
Lay people seeking a 5-year path to principled engagement
Advocate speaking to community
Advocates, Not Activists

Speaking Truth in Love to Culture and Church

Champions are individuals committed to speaking into the culture and the church the Two-Kingdom principles that uphold religious liberty, sanctity of life, and educational freedom — echoing the voice of God that both preserves and saves.

The key distinction: advocates engage with measured, truth-filled conviction motivated by love — not reactionary combat or partisan politics.

Theologically precise — never conflating political victory with the Church's mission
Formative, not reactionary — focused on the long-term 5-year arc
Earning dialogue opportunities rather than rushing engagement
Champions connecting church and civic life
Connectors

Building Bridges into Community & Government

Champions who build bridges into the community and into community organizations, local government, local agencies, state and federal representatives — as God blesses us accordingly.

Connectors network with other Champion Chapters, state legislators, and federal representatives through LCRL's connections on Capitol Hill.

Connect with Champion Chapters across the country
Access invitations to Washington D.C. LCRL events
Engage state and federal governing authorities
The Foundation

Two-Kingdom Theology

God engages the world in two distinct ways. Understanding this is the foundation of everything we do.

Left-Hand Kingdom

The Kingdom of Power & Preserving

God works through secular government, reason, and law to curb evil, maintain civil peace, and preserve the temporal blessings He has given us.

Champion Public Servants — Christians as parents, citizens, law enforcement, preserving national foundations.
Power resides with citizens · Laws govern · Limited government · Inherent rights
Right-Hand Kingdom

The Kingdom of Grace & Saving

God works through the Church and the Gospel to save souls through faith in Christ — the ultimate purpose for defending liberty in the first place.

Champion Witnesses — Christians spreading the message of salvation and the freedom found in Christ.
Church > Culture > Politics · The Gospel saves where the Law preserves

Two Kingdoms, yet one mission — to bless the world now and forever.

The Champions Journey

A Five-Year Developmental Pathway

To ensure advocacy is grounded in maturity rather than reactionary activism, the LCRL utilizes a tiered journeyman system. The calling continues until Jesus returns.

Tier 1: Apprentice — studying the Constitution and Bible Year 1 · Apprentice
T1 — The Champions Apprentice Year

Begin the Journey

The first year focuses on learning the foundational principles of religious liberty and Two-Kingdom citizenship. You'll discover how to engage as a 2KG Christian — earning dialogue opportunities before rushing engagement.

Foundational principles of religious liberty
Introduction to Two-Kingdom citizenship
Community engagement best practices
10 group sessions with video devotions & discussion guides
Tier 2: Squire — engaging governing authorities Year 2 · Squire
T2 — The Champions Journeyman: Squire

Refine & Expand

Year two deepens your application of Two-Kingdom principles. You begin engaging local, state, and federal governing authorities with confidence and wisdom — and may begin guiding new cohorts through Year 1.

Refining Two-Kingdom application in real contexts
Engaging local and state governing authorities
Begin raising new Champion cohorts
Continued Mom & Pop Papers and community action items
Tier 3: Bachelor — measured advocacy in the community Year 3 · Bachelor
T3 — The Champions Journeyman: Bachelor

Mature into an Advocate

Year three marks a shift from learner to advocate. You discover how to gather information about culture and governing policies, engaging for cultural benefit and the church's mission — without becoming a partisan activist.

Maturation in advocacy — not activism
Continuous learning as new cultural issues emerge
May launch Champion groups in other local churches
Focus on taking politics off of the issues
Tier 4: Banneret — mentoring the next generation Year 4 · Banneret
T4 — The Champions Journeyman: Banneret

Mentor & Lead

Banneret-level Champions mentor newer journeymen through the tiers. Your cohort demonstrates how to depoliticize public issues for the sake of culture and the church's mission, and you begin participating in regional and national LCRL events.

Mentoring T1–T3 cohort members
Demonstrating Two-Kingdom depoliticization
Participating in regional & national LCRL events
Potential invitations to Washington D.C.
Tier 5: Knight First Class — long-term champion for liberty Year 5+ · Knight First Class
T5 — The Champions Knight: First Class

Knight First Class

The five-year milestone recognition. Knights have demonstrated long-term loyalty and purpose. They continue mentoring new cohorts through the Champions Education Network — the calling to Two-Kingdom citizenship continues until Jesus returns.

Recognized as Knight — First Class
Long-term loyalty and demonstrated purpose
Mentoring new cohorts through Champions Education Network
The journey continues beyond tier completion
The Toolchest

Champions Academy

Each group in our network is called a Champions Chapter. We provide educational resources, digital delivery systems, discussion guides, and regular communication support — so that many hands make for light work.

Academy curriculum resources — Bible, scrolls, and shield on a scholar's desk
Resources are batched into Session Themes — 10 sessions per year. Chapters facilitate and adapt each session meeting for their participants, choosing to meet at least once a month (though many meet more frequently). Each session includes a Group Discussion Guide with tutorial videos and one or more discussion handouts.
Each Chapter is enrolled with a toolkit filled with educational resources and communication apps that allow for excellence in staying connected with Network Staff and Facilitators of other Champion Chapters across the country. Session Learning Modules are always at your fingertips.
Each session also includes Home Study Guides that supplement the group time, allowing each participant to increase their knowledge independently. We encourage participants to read a little each day and slowly build their ability to one day become a great advocate. Required reading includes Free to Believe by Luke Goodrich.
The group facilitates a Community Action Plan through the first year, assigning easy objectives to participants. The key to being a faithful Two-Kingdom advocate is prayerfully seeking to differentiate just how God may be engaging people in the lefthand kingdom — which assumes Champions are doing a lot of listening and praying before engaging.
Specialized guides for current events and community engagement — practical tools that help Champions understand what is happening in their local community and governing structures, and how to apply Two-Kingdom principles in real time without becoming reactive or partisan.
Practical conversation guides help Champions engage difficult topics — life, marriage, educational freedom, and religious liberty — with winsome confidence. The goal: "speak truth in love" in ways that inspire genuine dialogue rather than entrench opposition.

Champion Academy Outcomes

Seeking to be useful in God's hands, Champions seek:

To differentiate the Two Kingdoms
To engage but remain humbly restrained
To be Vocationally respectful and Constitutionally astute
To be equipped to talk Life, Marriage & Education Issues
To take politics off the issues for productive dialogue
Our Focus

Four Areas of Concern

The Champions Network focuses its educational resources and community engagement around four core areas where religious liberty is most directly threatened.

Right of Conscience & Religious Liberty

Defending every Christian's First Amendment right to live, work, and worship according to their faith without government penalty.

Marriage & the Family

Upholding marriage as God's institution and defending the family as the cornerstone of both Church and civic society.

Sanctity of Life

Affirming that every human being is made in the image of God, opposing the cheapening of life to pragmatic or utilitarian standards.

Educational Freedom

Protecting parental rights and school choice, opposing a public education system increasingly hostile to the Judeo-Christian worldview.

Champions Chapters

Set Free — To Live Freely Together

Each Champions Chapter is led by 4–5 Chapter Facilitators — ensuring the workload is shared and many hands make for light work in leading the Chapter.

Chapter Facilitator

Leads and coordinates the overall chapter, ensuring sessions run smoothly and participants stay engaged.

Prayer Facilitator

Leads the chapter in prayer, grounding all engagement in humility and dependence on the Holy Spirit.

Hospitality Facilitator

Creates a welcoming environment where members feel at home, encouraged to participate and return.

Communication Facilitator

Manages outreach, coordination, and connectivity with other chapters and the broader LCRL network.

Pastoral Advisor

The chapter's pastor provides theological grounding, accountability, and support for all chapter activities.

Will YOU Help Facilitate a Chapter?

Membership in the Champions Network is open to anyone willing to commit to a Champions Chapter for at least one year.

Liberty Action Alert  ·  4-Part Podcast Series

Building the
Champions Network

A 4-Part Audio Series  ·  August 2023

Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz and Rev. Mark Frith sit down for four conversations explaining what the Champions Network is, why this moment demands it, and how your church can get involved — with full audio for every episode.

Listen to All 4 Episodes

What Is the Champions Network?

August 9, 2023

Why Now? The Case for Organizing

August 16, 2023

Standing in the Gap — For Our Children & Our Neighbors

August 23, 2023

How to Join & What to Expect

August 30, 2023
Champions Academy

Study Sessions

Each session distills teaching videos, scripture, key readings, and discussion into an interactive guide you can explore at your own pace.

01
Year One · Session 001
Welcome to the Champions Network
Teaching Podcast · The Two-Kingdom Idea · Inside the Academy · Five-Fold Purpose · Vocabulary · Theme Verse · 10-Question Quiz
04
Year Two · Session 004
Politics Is a Referee, Not a Savior
Teaching Podcast · Five Principles for Talking Politics · Four Non-Negotiables · Roundtable Discussion · Field Guide · 10-Question Quiz

More sessions coming soon.

Get in Touch

info@lcrlfreedom.org
202-868-7291
LCRLfreedom.org

The Network Is on Hiatus

The Champions Network is taking a hiatus until LCRL’s new executive director is on board. In the meantime, questions are welcome — email or call and LCRL will get back to you.

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