Reflection On Dr. Jenny Brown’s Time With Us
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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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.
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September 14, 2023Anticipating our fall Advanced Clergy Clinic speaker, Dr. Jenny Brown
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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May 2, 2023Churches: Plums and Pills
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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March 30, 2023The 20-Year Evolution of Clergy Clinic
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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March 16, 2023Promoting Peacemaking – wherever and whenever we can
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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January 17, 2023The Fierce Art of Peacemaking: Part 2
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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January 9, 2023Recognizing the Prophetic Voice Through Community
The New Year is often a time of turning pages in life, between reflecting on past chapters and finding meaning to guide writing the next. As Christians, we seek guidance […]
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December 27, 2022The Art of Asking Questions
I recently attended a remote one-hour workshop on Facilitated Dialogue led by Rachel Viscomi from the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program. One piece of guidance she shared was that […]
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December 21, 2022The Fierce Art of Peacemaking: Part 1
A few years ago, my daughter gave me a book of poetry called Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings. The book was written by Joy Harjo, who at that time was […]
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December 7, 2022Using Structured Process as a Support in Times of Change
Last week Tammy Martens wrote about the use of family diagrams as a tool for analyzing family emotional systems, “for observing the family as it adapts to life”. There is […]
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