RLC Network Mae Elise Cannon

Mae Elise Cannon

Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon is an author, speaker, and advocate who cares deeply about God’s heart for the poor and the oppressed. She is the author of "Social Justice Handbook : Small Steps for a Better World" (IVP, 2009) and "Just Spirituality: How Faith Practices Fuel Social Action" (IVP, 2013) and co-author of "Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith" (Zondervan, 2014). Cannon is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). Her ministry and professional background includes serving as the Senior Director of Advocacy and Outreach for World Vision-U.S., the executive pastor of Hillside Covenant Church (Walnut Creek, California), Director of Development and Transformation for Extension Ministries at Willow Creek Community Church (Barrington, Illinois), and as a consultant to the Middle East for child advocacy issues for Compassion International.

The Moral Crossroads of Evangelical Christianity in the United States

Mae Elise Cannon

December 31, 2019

Church Life, Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Practical Justice, Race

There are times where the gross moral violations of those in leadership demand Christian unity.

Lights for Gaza & the Darkness of Lent

Mae Elise Cannon

April 9, 2017

Global, Politics, Practical Justice

As we send points of light into the darkness, we work and pray for the structural changes needed to make light a reality for Gazans.

Evangelicalism Is Not a Bad Word: 8 Redeeming Qualities of Conservative Christianity

Mae Elise Cannon

February 27, 2016

General, Theology

Evangelicals and conservative Christians often seem to get a "bad name" in the press and popular culture.

Evangelicals Reject Anti-Muslim Hatred

Mae Elise Cannon

November 27, 2015

General, Global, Interfaith

"Jesus never said, 'Love your neighbor... just not your Muslim ones.'

Oh Freedom: Learning from Selma for Today’s Struggle

Mae Elise Cannon

February 1, 2015

Practical Justice, Race

As I reflect on the memory of that memorial walk across the bridge, I am reminded that we are still longing for and singing, "Oh freedom. . ."

Watchman Nee: A Red Letter Christian

Mae Elise Cannon

August 3, 2013

Church Life, General, Theology

AUGUST 3, 2013 | BY: MAE ELISE CANNON -- The twentieth-century Chinese evangelist Watchman Nee is one example of a Red Letter Christian...