WHAT DOES THE MASSIVE, unrelenting biblical emphasis on law and justice have to do with contemporary legal practice? How do biblical justice distinctives like mercy, forgiveness, reconciliation, and restoration play into a Christian’s thinking and practice? How might God’s role as “Advocate” be any kind of model for legal advocacy today? How do “kingdom of God” perspectives and values interface with the realities of our culture and its challenges? It’s about being “salt” and “light”—not trying to take over and impose something.



Our Work Story is from Mississippi lawyer Randy Pope. Randy earned his B.A. from the University of Southern Mississippi (1973), his J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law (1978), and his M.A. in workplace theology, ethics and leadership, from Gordon-Conwell Seminary (2017). Since August 2017, he has been City Attorney for Hattiesburg, Mississippi. A former City Prosecutor, he is a member of the Mississippi Bar. He has tried numerous cases in state and federal courts in Mississippi, and he has successfully handled appeals in the Mississippi Supreme Court, the Mississippi Court of Appeals, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. Beyond the law office and courtroom, Randy has served on university boards, and in leadership and other roles with the CS Lewis Society, Habitat for Humanity, the Rotary Club, the Christian Legal Society, the Federalist Society, and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.