Part of Paul’s baptismal teaching was that there should be “neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female.” Studying the models of peacemaking in earliest Christianity might help us to form different perspectives and healthier practices in bridging racial, economic, and gender divides.

Restorative justice provides a structure for healing severed relationships between people and those who have hurt them through misconduct or crime. This collaborative, peacemaking approach enables the victim to respond to the offender in a way that best meets their needs and ability to move forward.

The modern environmental movement has both attracted and repelled Christians. We argue that its core concept, the care and stewarding of the creation, should be an essential component of Christian belief. In this pathway, we discuss the theology of environmental stewardship.

Las iglesias hispanas con sus líderes están buscando una manera para renovar la visión para sus ministerios, tanto para el crecimiento personal como el de la comunidad, para que la cultura globalizada actual pueda ver la paz en ellos. Al desarrollar esta perspectiva, podremos ser pacificadores en nuestros contextos.

Peace lies at the heart of both Muslim and Christian faiths, yet animosity and conflict often characterize the relationship between the two. This is due, in part, to misunderstandings and a lack of listening to the other, so dialogue across the religious divide is critical to making and sustaining peace.

These sessions trace the Bible’s ideas about peace and our capacity for building it. They then consider how the church can build capacity for peace within its own walls and in our communities. And they consider the ways in which peacemaking reflects God’s desire for a blessed state for all humankind.

Our congregations exist in divided times. Often the chaos around us creates unhealthy conflict within us. Yet churches are called to be a unifying force in such times. Join us as we challenge and equip congregations and their leaders to become instruments of peace for the sake of the world.

For the past generation, Churches of Christ have existed in a period of transition. Some suggest the movement is dying; others suggest the movement has run its course and should blend into the larger Evangelical world. Listen to forgotten voices from our past as they remind us of a vibrant and healthy way forward.

Hispanic churches and leaders are looking for ways to recast a vision for their ministries, for both community and personal growth, to allow the current globalized culture to see peace in them. Developing this perspective will help us be peacemakers in our contexts.

Divorce, healthcare crises, and family conflicts have wreaked havoc on our families, and often church leaders feel unable to lend meaningful, practical help. Mediation is a tool that many churches are now using to lend a healing hand in these difficult situations and to avoid litigation.

In recent years, the United States has experienced the resurgence of radical and racist ideologies known as neo-Nazism and white nationalism. In this pathway, we examine white supremacy, its threat to a peaceful society, and how Churches of Christ and related institutions should respond to it.

We are wired to protect ourselves in conflict, so cultivating a peacemaker mindset is an act of discipline and love. Based on organizational and interpersonal conflict research, this pathway offers evidenced-based strategies for leaders as they engage critical issues while maintaining healthy relationships and a positive environment.

Immigration is a ubiquitous, politicized phenomenon, sometimes resulting in the migrant becoming invisible, lost in a tug-of-war between the political left and right. Christians from the Texas borderland and heartland offer insightful and current perspectives that lead to new thoughts about immigration and shalom.