July 16 - August 20, 2025
Summer Learning for Church Leaders (Pastors, Vicars, Priests, Lead Elders and people training for the ministry)
Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm GMT+1
God's reign is characterized by shalom, a holistic just peace in which all relationships are restored and made right. So if God's mission is to establish the holistic shalom of God's kingdom, then our Christian vocation and calling is to follow Jesus into the sacred, healing work of peacebuilding.
Join this 6-week online small group to introduce peace-oriented theology, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding skills. As peacebuilders, we recognize that conflict unveils ruptured relationships, both interpersonally and between groups, so conflict can become an opportunity to work toward deeper connection, justice, and God's shalom.
This small group is for church leaders (Pastors, Vicars, Priests, Lead Elders and people training for the ministry) who are curious about how their faith and peacebuilding fit together, want to begin learning about how to live as peacebuilders, or hope to lead such conversations in their community. This small group is intended as a launching pad to help you grasp the scope and beauty of God’s shalom vision as we learn to follow Jesus on his peacebuilding mission and to provide resources and support for you and your friends on the peacebuilding journey.
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Meet & Greet - Hear the personal stories of those in your cohort
God’s Vision & Mission - Shalom & Peacebuilding
The Church’s Peacebuilding Vocation & Call
Introduction to Conflict Transformation
Discipleship: Christian Formation for Peacebuilding
Peacebuilding Postures & Skills
You can expect a highly interactive experience, with a lot of discussion accompanying new content. We request that you intend to be present for the majority of the sessions in order to facilitate your own learning and the learning of the other participants.
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FORMAT
The entire event will happen online via Zoom. Each week, participants will receive preliminary resources (readings and videos) to look at before our meeting. The goal for these small groups is to provide a diverse set of introductory materials and some guided reflection questions so that participants might reuse the content to lead exploratory conversations and small groups about peacebuilding in their own communities.
DATES & TIMES
July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20
6:30pm - 8:30pm GMT+1
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
Phil Gazley
Phil is the Program Director of Peace Catalyst Norwich in the UK. His primary areas of engagement are church unity, interfaith development, peace building, and safety in vulnerable communities. Phil has been in ministry for over 40 years. He has previously been a senior pastor, a worship pastor and a Lead Elder. He continues to lead worship and preach regularly. Phil also worked with refugees and in anti human trafficking for many years and is now a full time peacebuilder. He has lived and worked in over 20 countries, is married to Caren and they have two adult children.
Rev. Ian Fyfield
Ian has been a church person all his life, first in the Baptist tradition and then with the Church of England. He was born and bred in London but now lives in Norwich, Norfolk. Over the years, he has developed a keen interest in bringing peace and justice to a troubled world and, on occasions, within the church itself. He felt the call to enter ordained ministry in 2015 and currently serves as Assistant Priest at St Stephen’s church in the heart of the City of Norwich. However, he will very shortly move to become the Vicar of St David’s, Thorpe End on the outskirts of the Norwich. He is married to Lisa and has one grown up daughter, Eleanor.
Have more questions? Contact us!
Phil Gazley: phil.gazley@peacecatalyst.org or +44 7444432457