The fruit of setting things right is sown in peace.
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Across the country, people are turning to restorative justice practices to strengthen community, create dialogue across divisions, and prevent and respond to conflict and harm.Continue reading Restorative Church Goes to Washington DC
Five panelists shared their experiences about best practices for navigating difficult topics that divide the church, and for building unity within Christian communities.Continue reading Panel Addresses Dividing Walls and Dialogue
After the July 6-9 Conference for the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice, there will be a one-day Restorative Church gathering on July 11.
Continue reading R Ch Event on July 11 Draws Chicago Gathering
The eight Beatitudes at the start of the Sermon on the Mount have provided a template for living and learning for the past two millennia. They also illuminate restorative themes.Continue reading Restorative Dialogue Through the Beatitudes
The Anglican Diocese of Perth, Western Australia, has been experimenting in recent years with various forms of restorative circles and conferencing Continue reading Australian Diocese Uses Circle Processes
Facilitators of restorative dialogue processes hold space for hard but healing conversations. This framing emphasizes how facilitators (from the French word facile, “to make easy”)Continue reading The Power of Being Heard Well
(By Guest Author Elizabeth Troyer-Miller.) I have been sucked into the cultural and political divisions of today. Everything feels politicized. Even sneezing in public feels like somethingContinue reading Empathy: A Virtue for Our Times
Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil from Seattle, in an interview on the Red Letter Christianity show, explains how the reconciling message of the cross of Jesus is both vertical and horizontal.Continue reading Dr. Brenda: Cross-shaped Reconciliation
If these are times that test our souls, it is truly a time for church leaders to think clearly, to be present calmly, and to challenge effectively. This is a time when leaders cannot be as anxiousContinue reading Peter Steinke Addresses Anxious Times
Chris Marshall’s latest book, All Things Reconciled, provides a collection of his writings that engage the For ordering this book and other books from Wipf & Stock Publishers, click here.
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