November 4 - December 9, 2026
Wednesdays, 8:30-10:00pm USA Eastern time / Thursdays, 10:30am-noon Korea time
Learn how followers of Jesus can collaborate across differences, confront injustice nonviolently, and work together toward the common good.
Following Jesus in a divided and unjust world requires more than good intentions. How do we respond when injustice is embedded in the systems and structures around us? How do we work for change without reproducing the violence, contempt, or dehumanization we seek to overcome? And how can Christians learn to collaborate with people who may not share our theology, politics, strategies, or vision for change?
Collaborating for Change is a 6-session online small group designed to help Christians explore these questions in community and develop a more faithful, courageous, and collaborative approach to social change.
Rooted in the life and teachings of Jesus and the biblical vision of shalom—God’s holistic and just peace—this small group brings together insights from Christian peacebuilding, Kingian Nonviolence, conflict transformation, restorative justice, community organizing, and movements for nonviolent social change.
Together, participants will explore how to move from concern to courageous commitment, from distance to genuine proximity, from harmful narratives to better stories, and from working alone to building relationships and coalitions for change. The journey culminates in exploring faithful nonviolent action and the practices of joy, hope, and resilience that sustain long-term work for justice.
We welcome everyone to the group regardless of financial means. However, if you’re able, we encourage you to give a donation to Peace Catalyst to help cover the time and effort it takes to put on this event. Your donation will also help us offer more free events in the future and bring peacebuilding tools and trainings to under-resourced communities. Depending on your ability, we suggest a donation of $20, $50, or $75 for this 6-week group. You’ll have the opportunity to donate after you register.
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This group is for Christians who:
Want to move beyond simply talking about justice and toward faithful engagement with the world around them
Want to understand how change happens and how Christians can participate in it
Feel called to work for justice, reconciliation, or the common good in their community
Want to learn how to collaborate across political, religious, ethnic, social, or ideological differences
Are interested in nonviolence as more than a protest tactic—as a way of life rooted in the way of Jesus
Want to engage injustice while honoring the dignity and humanity of everyone involved
Want practical tools for community engagement, coalition-building, organizing, advocacy, or nonviolent action
Are looking for a community where courage, humility, strategy, and spiritual formation belong together
You do not need to consider yourself an activist or organizer to participate. This group is for anyone who wants to explore what it might mean to follow Jesus more faithfully in the public life we share with others.
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Across six sessions, participants will explore themes such as:
Courageous Commitment: Choosing solidarity, embracing nonviolence, and preparing ourselves for the work of justice
Drawing Near: Listening across difference, practicing proximity, and learning to recognize the assets and wisdom already present in communities
Telling a Better Story: Challenging harmful narratives, humanizing those who are reduced to stereotypes, and imagining new possibilities
Building Power Together: Cultivating unlikely partnerships, understanding power, practicing accountability and repair, and collaborating across genuine differences
Faithful Nonviolent Action: Moving beyond dialogue when necessary and learning how disciplined, strategic nonviolent action can confront injustice
The Promised Land: Sustaining the work through joy, hope, resilient relationships, and a vision of God’s promised future
The sessions draw on a wide range of voices—including Christian theologians, peacebuilders, organizers, community practitioners, and leaders from movements for nonviolent social change. Participants are invited to discern how these perspectives and practices might apply within their own communities and relationships.
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Format: Online small group
Length: 6 weekly sessions
Session Length: Approximately 90 minutes
Group Size: Approximately 8–18 participants
Facilitators: PCI team members and trained facilitators
Preparation: Participants engage short readings, videos, podcasts, or articles before each session
Sessions include:
reflection and prayer
discussion in circle or breakout groups
guided exploration of Christian peacebuilding and social change
practical application
opportunities to connect learning with participants’ own communities and relationships
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Many Christians care deeply about justice but aren’t sure how to move from concern to meaningful participation. This group brings together spiritual formation, relationships, and practical engagement, exploring how we can participate faithfully in God’s work of justice, reconciliation, and holistic peace.
Together, we’ll explore:
Formation and action
Collaboration and partnership
Proximity, listening, and learning
Strategic nonviolence
Justice rooted in human dignity
Working across differences
Joy, hope, and resilience
Following the way of Jesus
We believe social change is shared work. Different people, communities, organizations, and approaches can contribute in different ways. Our hope is to help participants discover their place in this broader work and develop the spiritual formation, relationships, and practical wisdom to engage faithfully.
Important Note
This small group is not a training program for professional activists, nor does it prescribe one particular political ideology, organization, campaign, or strategy. Some of the materials and conversations may challenge participants’ assumptions about justice, power, protest, nonviolence, activism, or the role of the Church in public life. Participants are invited to engage these questions thoughtfully, critically, and prayerfully.
The goal is not for everyone to adopt identical strategies or political perspectives. The goal is to become more faithful followers of Jesus who are equipped to collaborate across difference, resist dehumanization, pursue justice, and participate in God’s work of healing and restoration.
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
Jennie Telfer
Jennie is Mobilizer and Conflict Transformation Trainer in Korea. Born in the USA but raised in Europe and Africa, Jennie promotes solidarity, mutuality, and creative nonviolence as antidotes to the diverse forms of violence and supremacy in our world today. She is passionate about bridging divisions through understanding & connection and weaving a world-wide, beloved community in which we can all flourish. In cooperation with Korean and Sudanese communities, Jennie mobilizes people for practical solidarity across lines of difference through peace education, advocacy, and humanitarian engagement.
Peter Digitale Anderson
Peter is Peace Catalyst’s Executive Director and Program Director in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he is equipping community peacemakers and collaborating with others for racial justice and healing. His projects include facilitating a healing and practice space for white men undoing white supremacist and patriarchal cultures; organizing white folk, especially people of faith, to work for racial justice alongside BIPOC partners; providing nonviolent protection for civilians and training others in safety skills; building community and inspiring activists through singing circles; and more. In addition, Peter leads trainings in conflict transformation, nonviolence, trauma awareness and healing, and community-based peacebuilding.
Have more questions? Contact us!
Jennie Telfer: jennie.telfer@peacecatalyst.org | Peter Digitale Anderson: peter.anderson@peacecatalyst.org