Poe and his family became part of the Union University family in 1996. Most recently, Poe was invited to attend Amsterdam 2000 and to serve on the task team for evangelism. The event, which involved Christian leaders from more than twenty nations, was sponsored by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. A youthful Hal Poe in the Capitol building with Richard Nixon, 1967. Poe emphasizes the need for American citizens to become involved in government matters before the general election.
Citizenship is more than a political party.
In this country, literally anyone can be elected to a public office. To have an impact, it is a matter of willingness, he said. American democracy and America as a whole is in a crisis right now because of the lack of leadership. People don t get involved and they defer to those who take a role out of self-interest. It is the responsibility of each individual Christian, not each denomination, to be involved, Poe said.