2 Corinthians 5:18
WHAT WE DO
The Lombard Mennonite Peace Center provides speakers and education resources for churches of all denominations on biblical peace and justice issues, as well as conflict transformation skills training and training for church leaders grounded in family systems theory. We also provide mediation and consultation services for churches, schools, and other organizations.
GET INVOLVED
Bulletin Board: the latest news from the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center
1) Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders 2020-2021: We will present our signature 5-day event six times next year, rather than the usual five. The dates will be March 1-5, May 3-7, June 21-25, August 2-6, October 4-8, and November 15-19, 2021. Although our preference would be to hold these events in person, circumstances beyond our control obviously will dictate whether or not we continue to conduct these events online via Zoom. Please check back with us from time to time for updates!
2) Significant Savings: Several of our upcoming events — e.g. Conflict Transformation Skills for Churches, Healthy Congregations, and Leadership and Anxiety in the Church — are especially effective when attended by groups, so we are offering significant discounts to members of groups. Organize a group today, register all together by the discount deadline, and save $40-$50 per person (compared to the individual regular rate). Multiple sessions for each workshop are available from now through December. Please visit our Brochures & Coupons page for details.
3) New Webinars: The LMPC staff has created a series of brand new timely webinars with intriguing titles such as Casting the First Stone: Mimetic Contagion and Church Conflict; From Sports Fanaticism to Spiritual Revival: Discerning the Thoughts and Intents of the Heart; and The Language We Use: Agreeing and Disagreeing in Love, among others. As with our traditional workshops — Mediation Skills Training Institute, Clergy Clinic, and Advanced Clergy Clinic — all these events will be held online via Zoom. Visit our Brochures & Coupons page for a master schedule and registration information.
OUR TRAINING EVENTS
The Lombard Mennonite Peace Center offers a number of training events around the country for which you can register directly with our office or online.
Many of our workshops can also be presented upon the invitation of a hosting church, either as an event for that church’s own members or as an ecumenical event that is promoted throughout one’s community.
They can also be hosted by a judicatory office (Diocese, Synod, Presbytery, Conference, etc.) for a clergy gathering or a pastor—lay leader training event.
Mediation Skills Training Institute
Lombard Mennonite Peace Center has trained hundred of church leaders from a wide range of denominations in the skills that are needed to deal with conflict in the church setting through its Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders.
Clergy Clinic
The Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process is designed to enhance the ability of participants to function as self-differentiated leaders within their own ministry setting. It will provide a safe forum for processing challenging situations in one’s ministry. Graduates of our Clergy Clinic can register for our Advanced Clergy Clinic in order to study Bowen family systems in even greater depth.
Healthy Congregations
The Healthy Congregations workshop is designed to equip leaders to respond to the presence or potential threat of anxiety in a congregational system in ways that prevent destructive conflict and help the church stay focused on its unique mission and purpose.
Leadership and Anxiety in the Church
We live in an age of increased anxiety, which impacts church systems and leaders. Family systems theory offers a way of understanding congregational dynamics and anxiety. This seminar looks at the challenge presented by the rising levels of anxiety being experienced in churches today, as well as the role that self-differentiated leadership can play in calming such anxiety.
Conflict Transformation Skills for Churches
The Conflict Transformation Skills for Churches workshop teaches some basic skills that will help participants manage conflicts within their congregations in a healthier manner.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Below are a few of our upcoming events. For more information about a particular event, visit the events page or consult the relevant brochure.
Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders
Oct. 5-9, 2020 ~ online via Zoom
Nov. 16-20, 2020 ~ online via Zoom
Advanced Clergy Clinic (2020-2021)
October 19-21, 2020
February 1-3, 2021
April 19-21, 2021
PLEASE NOTE: Advanced Clergy Clinic will be conducted online via Zoom. Registrants will be sent the appropriate link via email just before the workshop begins.
Clergy Clinic (2020-2021)
Group A:
October 26-28, 2020
February 8-10, 2021
April 26-28, 2021
Group B:
November 9-11, 2020
February 22-24, 2021
May 17-19, 2021
PLEASE NOTE: Clergy Clinic will be conducted online via Zoom. Registrants will be sent the appropriate link via email just before the workshop begins.
Leadership and Anxiety in the Church
Remaining dates in 2020:
September 24 and December 3
Healthy Congregations
Remaining dates in 2020:
Sep. 22, Oct. 30, Nov. 13, and Dec. 8
Conflict Transformation Skills for Churches
Remaining dates in 2020:
Oct. 23, Nov. 7, Nov. 21 and Dec. 5
Facilitating Healthy Pastor-Congregation Relations
The Holy Land: A Peacemaker’s Pilgrimage
The trip that was originally scheduled for January 13-26, 2021 has been postponed for one year. Please join us in January of 2022 for an unforgettable journey!
Visit pilgrimage sites and peacemaking ministries, and learn about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, biblical peacemaking, conflict transformation, and church leadership.
Contact Us
Lombard Mennonite Peace Center
Lombard, IL 60148