Most Americans support religious freedom and believe that everyone should have the right to follow their conscience without fear. But too few Americans show concern for the plight of people persecuted for their faith around the world.

There are many kinds of peacemaking out there and many people who are doing great things. We at Peace Catalyst identify ourselves specifically as Jesus-Centered peacemakers, and in this video our President Rick Love talks about what this means and what distinctives characterize us as as people who do peacemaking in the way of Jesus.

Religious freedom is one of the most important peacemaking challenges of the 21st century, and Chris Seiple is on the cutting edge.

Jeremy Courtney held the crowd in rapt attention as he shared about ISIS at a recent peacemaking event in Denver. Jeremy has lived in Iraq since 2006 so he spoke from painful experience.

I visited my friend Dr. Sayyid Syeed recently in Washington, DC to explore how we could promote religious freedom and counter violent extremism. Syeed directs the interfaith initiative of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) – the largest Muslim network in the U.S.

Peace doesn't have to mean agreeing on the same ideals or morals but striving to understand one another, especially when we don't agree. As our cities and states become more and more diverse, as our world becomes smaller and easier to navigate, peace is not just a lofty goal but a necessary part of life.

As an evangelical peacemaking organization, we find that people often have a hard time figuring us out. There are several "boxes" people tend to try to fit our work into (interfaith, pacifist, liberal, etc.), so in response to the questions we normally get, in this video Rick Love talks about each of these "boxes" and where we fit.

I first met Chris in January of 2010 when Jim Mullins and I flew to Duke Divinity School to share with him about the birth of Peace Catalyst. I was impressed with his wisdom and gentleness and noticed that he exuded such peace that he seemed like a bit of a mystic. 

Most pastors believe that peacemaking should play some significant role in the church. But there seems to be a gap between this belief and the actual practice of peacemaking in most churches. So where does a pastor or Christian leader start?