The perception gap is a term coined by political scientists and sociologists to describe a phenomenon that is driving political, cultural, and social polarization. This perception gap isn’t just concerned about gaps in our information about other people, it’s also concerned about how that gap is formed, and how this gap actually changes our beliefs and behavior. Generally speaking, the bigger this gap gets in our society, the more destructive effects it produces. The good news is that the perception gap can be closed, the church has a truly incredible opportunity to make an incredible impact in our country by modeling how Jesus Christ, and his Gospel, brings together people from every nation, background, and even political party and unites them under his leadership.