The candidates identified positively in this guide are people who deserve consideration because their public commitments reflect important Christian values, whether or not they personally identify with a particular religious tradition. The Christian values these candidates reflect are as follows:
Loving our neighbors: Jesus commands us to love our neighbors as ourselves (Mark 12:31) and demonstrates through the Good Samaritan that compassion must cross social, cultural, and religious boundaries (Luke 10:25–37). We should judge our leaders by their willingness to serve the entire community—not simply those who agree with them.
Valuing our children and public education: Jesus welcomed children and condemned those who would cause them harm (Matthew 18:5–6; Matthew 19:14). Scripture repeatedly emphasizes teaching, wisdom, and caring for future generations (Deuteronomy 6:6–7; Proverbs 4:7; Proverbs 22:6). Supporting our children and ensuring they have meaningful opportunities to learn and thrive are values worth prioritizing in our civic decisions.
Protecting freedom, liberty, and justice: Scripture calls us to defend the vulnerable, oppose injustice, and treat people with dignity (Isaiah 1:17; Proverbs 31:8–9; James 2:1–9). These principles inform my commitment to constitutional freedoms, equal protection, and justice for all.
Respecting religious freedom and the separation of church and state: A candidate's religious background is not what determines their fitness for public office. What matters is their character, integrity, and commitment to protecting the constitutional rights of everyone—including people of different faiths and those who practice no religion.
Jesus teaches us to distinguish what belongs to civil authority from what belongs to God (Matthew 22:21), while Paul emphasizes individual conscience and warns against passing judgment on others over differences of conviction (Romans 14:4–5, 13). These passages inform my support for religious liberty, although they do not themselves establish the modern American constitutional principle of separation of church and state. That protection comes from our Constitution, including the First Amendment.
Choosing character over religious labels: Jesus did not tell us to judge someone's character by their political affiliation or their public profession of religion. He taught that we would know people by their fruits (Matthew 7:16–20). Integrity, humility, kindness, self-control, and compassion should matter more than religious branding (Galatians 5:22–23; James 3:13–18).
Rejecting division and choosing peace: Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers" (Matthew 5:9). He commanded us to love one another (John 13:34–35), while Romans 12:18 calls us to live peaceably with others whenever possible. We cannot build a healthy community through fear, hostility, or constant division.
Pueblo deserves leadership that brings people together rather than drives them apart. And organizations that invoke Christianity in politics should be held to the same standards of humility, truth, accountability, and love that Scripture demands of all of us.
We can disagree politically, worship differently, and still live together as neighbors in peace. Our constitutional freedoms make that possible, and the teachings of Jesus give us a moral responsibility to pursue it.
Our faith should inspire us to love our neighbors—not give us permission to control them.
A Note on Christian Character, Political Power & Our Community
These recommendations are not endorsements by Forging Pueblo or Forging the Future, and none of the candidates listed above are being represented as candidates of those organizations. This website is an attempt to prove what happens when you show certain individuals in a certain light surrounded by biblical claims.
Political recommendations for bible believers should be measured against the actual teachings of Christ—not simply the religious language of those making them up. This domain was created to help the community of Pueblo, CO understand that Forging Pueblo and Forging the Future seem to have been working to intentionally mislead the public. They have been operating in ways we believe resemble a high-control group or a cult. Our hope is that this helps you see that when people are presented in a certain light or with a certain narrative we can all fall prey to bad influence if it comes in a certain package.
In our view, Forging Pueblo and Forging the Future's approach to political influence raises serious questions about whether their recommendations reflect the Gospel's emphasis on service and humility or their own political power dynamics.
Jesus did not teach us to accumulate political power for ourselves. He taught us to serve others. In Mark 10:42–45, He explicitly contrasts leadership that exercises authority over people with leadership grounded in service. And James 3:14–16 warns against selfish ambition, while Philippians 2:3–4 calls us to place the interests of others above selfish ambition or personal advantage.
When leaders or elected officials fall short of the values they profess, the Christian response should be accountability, truth, humility, and correction—not excuses, hypocrisy, or doubling down. Proverbs 28:13, Matthew 7:3–5, Luke 12:48, and Ephesians 4:25 all reinforce these obligations.
Jesus also warned against outward displays of religiosity that fail to reflect inward righteousness. In Matthew 23:23–28, He challenges religious hypocrisy and reminds us that justice, mercy, faithfulness, and integrity matter more than appearances.
Who Founded and Led Forging Pueblo?
Forging Pueblo identifies July 2018 as its founding date. Its archived website states that its mission is to influence major areas of society through a biblical worldview, including government, education, business, religion, family, media, and the arts. This is based on the Seven Mountains Mandate of Lance Wallnau who seemingly stole these ideas from global missionary Loren Cunningham who founded YWAM in the early 60’s.
According to Forging Pueblo's own archived leadership page from September 2023, its publicly identified leadership included:
Quin Friberg — Founder and board president; associate pastor at Family Worship Center(allegedly terminated from his role as a pastor in summer of 2026).
Tamra & Brian Axworthy — Board member; executive director of A Caring Pregnancy Center & D70 Staff.
Barbara (Barb) Musso — Board member; former executive director of A Caring Pregnancy Center.
Paula & Ron McPheeters — Board member; later elected Pueblo County Commissioner.
Robert (Bob) Fuller — Board treasurer and former Fruita city councilman.
Mark Aliff — Board member; former and subsequently reelected Pueblo city councilman.
Stephanie Luck — Identified as an advisory board member; Colorado state representative.
Dana Charles & Greg Grahek - Founding members now running for CO Senate D3 and Pueblo County Coroner.
Kala & Brandon Beauvais — Identified as a founders and then elected to Pueblo County District Attorney; Brandon is with the Pueblo police department.
The Candidates Forging the Future Publicly Endorsed Previously include
Forging the Future, the political committee associated with Forging Pueblo, actively endorsed candidates in Pueblo's November 2023 local elections.
The following eight endorsements were documented by the Pueblo Chieftain:
Pueblo School District 60 Board of Education
Sue (Susan) Pannunzio
Brian Cisneros
Darian Ibarra
Roger Wright
Pueblo School District 70 Board of Education
Ann Bennett
Susie (Susannah) Carnes
Pueblo City Government
Mark Aliff — City Council At-Large
Samuel (Sam) Hernandez Jr. — City Council District 2
Roger Gomez — City Council District 4
They also worked closely with Auden Evans Gonzalez for a time but there is no public evidence they ever allowed him or his husband to formally be part of the group. They also work closely with Ed Perry but also never formally allowed him or his partner Austin Nunn to be a part of the group. Their endorsed candidates have a pattern of paying Digital Hart Media through their campaign finance reports but there is no evidence they publicly claimed Nicki Hart was part of their membership, only one of their vendors.
Why These Relationships Matter
The concern raised by this guide is not whether Christians should participate in politics. They absolutely should, just as people of every faith and those of no faith have the right to participate, as Americans.
The concern is whether religious authority, organizational relationships, and political influence are being presented transparently to the public. And whether the Gospel of Jesus Christ is being used as spiritual manipulation and control.
In Matthew 6:1–6, Jesus cautions against practicing religion for public recognition. In Matthew 23:23, He emphasizes justice, mercy, and faithfulness. In 1 Thessalonians 5:21, believers are instructed to examine matters carefully and hold fast to what is good.
Those principles are why Pueblo residents deserve accurate information about political organizations, their leadership, their public affiliations, and the candidates they support.
These documented relationships are relevant to understanding political influence. They do not, on their own, establish improper conduct, shared motives, or wrongdoing by any individual named.
Political power should never be a substitute for Christian character, and an appeal to faith should never exempt anyone from public accountability.
Election Information
Official election resources: Pueblo County sample ballot · Individual ballot styles · 2026 Colorado Blue Book.
Local measures and district races vary by where you live. Check your individual ballot style. A sample ballot is a reference, not a ballot to submit.
Measure 6D uses For Inclusion / Against Inclusion on the official ballot. This guide’s YES selection means For Inclusion.
Ballot information reviewed October 20, 2026. This guide represents personal, values-based political opinions—not official endorsements by any candidate, campaign, church, organization, or committee. The biblical references explain the principles informing these selections; they do not establish that Scripture requires any particular vote. Descriptions of organizational leadership and endorsements are historical and should not be interpreted as a complete roster of current members or affiliations.
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