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.

27 Dec, 2023
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 […] The post Reflection On Dr. Jenny Brown’s Time With Us appeared first on Lombard Mennonite Peace Center.
By mckayla-lmpc 14 Sep, 2023
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. […] The post Anticipating our fall Advanced Clergy Clinic speaker, Dr. Jenny Brown appeared first on Lombard Mennonite Peace Center.
02 May, 2023
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 […] The post Churches: Plums and Pills appeared first on Lombard Mennonite Peace Center.
By mckayla-lmpc 30 Mar, 2023
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 […] The post The 20-Year Evolution of Clergy Clinic appeared first on Lombard Mennonite Peace Center.
By mckayla-lmpc 16 Mar, 2023
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 […] The post Promoting Peacemaking – wherever and whenever we can appeared first on Lombard Mennonite Peace Center.
By Devon Miller 17 Jan, 2023
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 […] The post The Fierce Art of Peacemaking: Part 2 appeared first on Lombard Mennonite Peace Center.
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