You Think You’re Better Than Me?
Considering Others Better Than Ourselves
Writing in Philippians, Paul tells us we should “consider others better than ourselves,” which makes sense in theory. But in our increasingly polarized world, where truth is considered personal and we can’t even agree what the facts are, where seemingly every statement or action is instantly politicized and picked to pieces on social media, what does this look like in practice?
Is this consideration of others just for the church and personal life, or does it apply at work as well?
How can I do that when THEY are just so wrong or when it feels like MY perspective is under attack?
These are big, tough questions we urgently need to wrestle with.
Bill Wichterman will be joining us to talk through just how we can consider others better than ourselves and get out from under the burden of tribalism afflicting all of us. Bill has been engaged on the political front lines from campaigns to the White House for over thirty years. He’s seen it all and somehow has emerged with his optimism and love for others still intact.
Bill Wichterman is Senior Advisor at Covington & Burling LLP representing a variety of Fortune 500 clients, including Microsoft, Facebook, Qualcomm, SAP, the National Football League, and many others.
Mr. Wichterman has more than 33 years of experience in and around the White House and Capitol Hill. Bill was Special Assistant to President George W. Bush in the White House, Policy Advisor to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and Chief of Staff to Congressman Joe Pitts and Congressman Bill Baker. He has been a senior advisor on several Presidential Campaigns and remains active in Republican politics. Prior to entering politics, he was a missionary to Turkish guestworkers in West Berlin. He is fluent in German and conversant in Turkish.
Wichterman is the author of the book, Dying to Live: Finding Joy In Giving Yourself to God (Oakton Foundation Press, 2014), and he authored an influential essay entitled, “The Culture: Upstream from Politics,” which appeared in the 2001 Eerdmans book, Building a Healthy Culture: Strategies for an American Renaissance (ed. Don Eberly). He co-authored an essay entitled, “Making Goodness Fashionable” in the Stroud & Hall book Creating the Better Hour: Lessons from William Wilberforce (Ed. Chuck Stetson, 2007). He has also written op-eds for National Review, Townhall.com and Redstate.com.
He is co-founder of Wedgwood Circle, an angel investment network driving investment into arts and entertainment that seeks to renew culture. He is President of Faith & Law, a ministry to congressional staff seeking to integrate their faith with their calling to the public square, and he is Chairman of the Board of the political arm of the March for Life. He is a member of The Gathering and Generous Giving, and he is an active angel investor and impact investor in the developing world. He and his wife founded an international visual arts competition through their family foundation (Oakton Foundation). Mr. Wichterman holds an M.A. in Political Theory from the Catholic University of America, and a B.A. from Houghton College.
He is married to Dana Wichterman, and is the father of three red-heads. He is a member of Christ Church Vienna (Anglican), and is a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. And he is an avid sailor.