Peacebuilding Learning Resources
Want to be a catalyst for peace in your own community? These resources are here to help you gain the skills, guidance, and inspiration to do just that. Everything here is free for you to use and share.
For Small Groups
Intro to Christian Peacebuilding Small Group Guide
What is Christian peacebuilding, and what does it look like in real life? We put together an easy-to-use, 6-week guide you can use in your own small group to explore these questions. Our curriculum has everything you need. Just gather a group and pick one or two people to facilitate the conversation.
Skills for Conflict Transformation Small Group Guide
How can followers of Jesus engage conflict in ways that reflect God’s heart for holistic and just peace? Gather some friends and explore this topic with our 10-week guide. Just like our Intro to Christian Peacebuilding guide, this curriculum has everything you need. All you have to do is gather a group.
Peace Feasts
Why they matter & how to host one
The simple act of sharing a meal is a powerful way to bring people together and start building peace. The Peace Feast is one of our signature events, which we started over 10 years ago, and it can be replicated anywhere in the world. Get our free Peace Feast Guide, with 6 steps to host your own Peace Feast wherever you are.
More Resources
GETTING STARTED WITH COMMUNITY PEACEBUILDING
We’ve put together a guidebook to give you some tools and easy first steps toward understanding your context, connecting across differences, and collaborating with your neighbors for change in your community.
WHY WE CARE ABOUT SHALOM
The biblical concept of “shalom” is at the heart of what we do and is even one of our organizational values. Read about what shalom means to us.
Why your church should start training for peacebuilding
Peacebuilding is desperately needed in a holistic way. Not just as an additional church activity or program, but as a driving paradigm for how Christians understand God’s mission and the Church’s vocation. The need for each of us - and for our whole churches - to embrace peacebuilding is urgent, and we’ve got to start now.