WE ARE COMMITTED TO EQUIPPING CHRISTIANS AS PEACEBUILDERS IN THEIR EVERYDAY RELATIONAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXTS, INVITING THEM TO CONNECT ACROSS LINES OF DIFFERENCE. AS THESE RELATIONSHIPS GROW, WE CAN IDENTIFY COMMON GOALS AND MOBILIZE COLLABORATIVE WORK TO MEET FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS, HEAL WOUNDS, BUILD TRUST, AND WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN SAFE, JUST, AND VIBRANT SOCIETIES.
We are committed to the Church and its peacebuilding vocation, and we mobilize Christians to form transformative, collaborative relationships and act as catalysts for positive change.
We have expertise in equipping Christians with the theological understanding, conflict transformation framework, and practical skills that help them approach conflict and social divisions constructively in their cities and communities.
Peacebuilding is a process that aims to nonviolently transform the relationships and cultural and social conditions that generate destructive and violent conflict. We believe God’s mission is peacebuilding: working to establish the holistic just peace captured by the Biblical concept of shalom. We also believe the Church’s vocation is to follow Jesus in this work of peacebuilding by collaborating with our diverse neighbors to transform relationships, heal communities, and work for the flourishing of all people. As such, we believe the essence of Christian discipleship is forming Christians to follow Jesus as peacebuilders. At Peace Catalyst, we inspire Christians to reimagine how we participate in God’s work toward this vision of peace.
IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED POLARIZATION IN OUR SOCIETIES, IT IS OUR TASK AS PEACEBUILDERS TO CULTIVATE TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR DIVERSE NEIGHBORS, RECOGNIZE SHARED NEEDS ACROSS DIFFERENCES, AND NAME AND HEAL THE WOUNDS THAT PERPETUATE CYCLES OF CONFLICT.
AS THESE RELATIONSHIPS FLOURISH, WE IDENTIFY COMMON GOALS AROUND WHICH WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND MOBILIZE COLLABORATIVE WORK TOWARD CULTURAL SHIFTS AND POLICY CHANGES THAT SUSTAIN SAFE, JUST, AND VIBRANT SOCIETIES.
