We're excited to introduce Capitol Ministries Weekend with Ralph Drollinger! Join us each Saturday as Bible teacher Ralph Drollinger and host Frank Sontag discuss the Bible studies that are taught every week to America’s national political leaders in D.C., examining today’s thorny contemporary issues through the Bible’s timeless lens.
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We're excited to introduce Capitol Ministries Weekend with Ralph Drollinger! Join us each Saturday as Bible teacher Ralph Drollinger and host Frank Sontag discuss the Bible studies that are taught every week to America’s national political leaders in D.C., examining today’s thorny contemporary issues through the Bible’s timeless lens.
In this week’s Capitol Ministries Weekend, Ralph Drollinger unpacks what Scripture teaches about the institutional separation of Church and State. Joined by host Frank Sontag, Ralph explains how the Bible distinguishes the God-ordained roles of Church and State, why politics is a mission field, and how righteousness in leadership impacts the health of a nation.
From the early church through Constantine, the Reformers, and the American experiment, Ralph traces the history of this doctrine and clarifies common misconceptions. He shows how biblical principles like “if you don’t work, you don’t eat”have even shaped policy debates in Washington today.
Discover why believers should champion institutional separation—but never influential separation—so that the Church remains faithful to making disciples, while public servants lead with righteousness informed by God’s Word.
📖 For deeper study, download the Bible study at CAPMIN.ORG
CHAPTERS 0:00 – Introduction: Capitol Ministries Weekend with Frank Sontag and Ralph Drollinger 0:43 – Missions moment: training new Caribbean leaders 2:07 – Politics as a mission field and God-ordained institutions 3:34 – “Big Beautiful Bill” and biblical welfare principles 6:20 – Jesus on rendering to Caesar and God: NT foundation for separation 10:11 – Distinct roles: Church evangelizes, State moralizes 12:33 – History: Constantine, Donatists, Reformation, and America’s foundation 16:20 – Why confusion exists today about separation of Church and State 17:12 – The Church’s influence without becoming a theocracy 18:04 – The importance of righteousness in leaders (Proverbs) 21:23 – The Church’s role in shaping righteous individuals for government
Capitol Ministries Weekend
We're excited to introduce Capitol Ministries Weekend with Ralph Drollinger! Join us each Saturday as Bible teacher Ralph Drollinger and host Frank Sontag discuss the Bible studies that are taught every week to America’s national political leaders in D.C., examining today’s thorny contemporary issues through the Bible’s timeless lens.
