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Donald Trump is now the president-elect, the winner of at least 279 votes and 81 percent of the white evangelical vote, according to exit polls. Many people--including white evangelical leaders--did not see Trump\u2019s victory coming. \u201cI\u2019m surprised,\u201d said Ed Stetzer, who holds the Billy Graham Distinguished Chair for Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College. \u201cThis is an overwhelming statement. It\u2019s a repudiation of a lot of the system and President Obama.\u201d The election revealed a split between \u201crank-and-file\u201d evangelicals and leaders. Prior to the election, more than 60 percent of pastors told LifeWay Research they were not voting for Trump or were undecided. About 1 in 5 \u201cevangelical insiders\u201d told World Magazine at the end of the summer that they backed Trump. \u201cMost evangelical leaders I know are not enthusiastically supporting Donald Trump,\u201d said Stetzer, who formerly headed LifeWay Research. Despite this split, the group still represents people the same spiritual beliefs, said Stetzer, who recently worked with the National Association of Evangelicals to create a new definition of \u201cevangelical.\u201d And the goal of leaders isn\u2019t necessarily to represent those beliefs of the masses. \u201cIt\u2019s to be prophetic,\u201d said Stetzer. Stetzer joined Morgan and Mark to discuss the limits of the evangelical umbrella, how white evangelicals\u2019 voting affects evangelicals of color, and why Christians aren\u2019t listening to their leaders.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices