Finer Points Blog
Crafting Peace: Exploring Tools for Reconnecting Relationships
At the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center, we consider peacemaking a craft. Like all crafters, peacemakers have their own set of tools for the work they do. The tools in our toolbox are selected to help reconnect human relationships that have been frayed or fractured. This blog is where we hone the finer points of our tools and share them with our fellow peacemakers.
As December ends, the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (LMPC) likes to use this time to look forward to the New Year and reflect on what the Lord has done in […]
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Jenny is Director Emeritus and founder of the Family Systems Institute (FSI) in Sydney, Australia. FSI has been providing training and clinical services in Bowen family systems approaches since 2004. […]
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Where are all the staff? So many businesses seem to be a shell of themselves. Staff are around and working hard, but there is a general sense that there are […]
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One of the signature programs offered by Lombard Mennonite Peace Center is Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process. This has been offered for several decades with nearly two thousand clergy […]
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The Lombard Mennonite Peace Center focuses on training people across the country in biblical education regarding the principles of peace; conflict resolution training; and community building techniques. We also welcome opportunities […]
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In my last post, I referenced a poem by Joy Harjo in which she likens conflict resolution to the performing and literary arts. Lest you think Harjo—or I, for that […]
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