I believe in religious freedom for all. I believe that no one should be fearful because of the way they pray. I believe that God’s Shalom is for all, and I believe that Jesus showed us the way to live an abundant life that brings blessing to us and those around us. As we intentionally build relationships with others, not only are we following the teachings and example of Jesus, we are making our world a safer place.

On December 17th we were joined by two former violent extremists, Jesse Morton and Ryan Lo’Ree, to hear about their journeys of de-radicalization and how they are now working to build peace. They each told their personal stories and then discussed how they are using trauma-informed approaches to help bring others out of radicalized groups. They also discussed the current state of polarization in our country and how we can all build peace and help prevent radicalization and violence.

Our first ever Trauma-Sensitive Peacebuilding course has officially wrapped up! It deepened participants’ awareness of the reality of trauma in all our lives and the ways in which we can personally experience post-traumatic growth or live with courage in order to help our group move toward healing. Here’s how it went and how you can be involved in future courses.

We talk about “shalom” a lot, and it’s a driving force behind what we do and why. It’s also one of our core values as an organization, so we got our staff together and wrote this post to articulate the centrality of the biblical concept of shalom in how we understand God’s work in the world and our calling as Christians.

September 11, 2021 is the 20th anniversary of a horrific day that shook something deep in our spirits. After two decades, here’s what we’ve learned and what you can do.

Rick Love was a peacemaker with a dream. He wanted to catalyze a peacemaking movement. He wanted Christians to embrace peacemaking and peacebuilding as a critical component of following Jesus. At Peace Catalyst, we are continuing that legacy by establishing the Rick Love Peace Award.

We are excited to announce the launch of a new project to help Christian peacebuilders across the world explore together how we might faithfully and effectively build bridges of understanding, respect, and friendship with neighbors from other social, ideological, and religious groups. The Christian Peacebuilding Network (CPN) is a private learning and networking platform currently housed on Facebook.

We're SO pleased to be offering a 5-week course this Fall specifically focused on Trauma-Sensitive Peacebuilding. We've partnered with the Peace Academy in Bosnia and diverse international instructors to provide a high-quality interactive course to equip you to recognize and respond to trauma in your work.

Food insecurity causes a host of detrimental effects, so much so that in 2017, the city of Louisville identified limited food access as a root cause of long-term health problems, and the city’s refugee community and other vulnerable populations are no exception. Here’s what we’re doing about it.