THE FAITH-BASED RECONCILIATION PROCESS
The Faith-Based Reconciliation process utilizes a series of presentations and small group exercises, culminating in a Service of Reconciliation to explain the core values of faith-based reconciliation, empower participants in reconciliation/peacemaking skills and provide a climate that will change hearts and engage in constructive joint problem solving.
THE PRESENTATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
Introduction:
The Journey of Reconciliation
Reconciliation as a
Moral Vision
Building Bridges:
The Principle of Pluralism
Demolishing Walls of Hostility:
Principle of Compassionate Inclusion
Conflict Resolution:
The Principle of Peacemaking
Seeking the Common Good:
The Principle of Social Justice
Healing Relationships:
The Principle of Forgiveness
Facing the Truth about History:
Principle of Healing Collective Wounds
Submission to God:
The Principle of Sovereignty
Finding Peace With God:
The Principle of Atonement
Small Group exercises include sharing one's life journey, identifying core values, exploring collective identity, describing the problems to be solved from different perspectives, analyzing personal hostility toward others, developing a problem-solving approach to the conflict, analyzing the distribution of group privilege, analyzing broken relationships, exploring the nature of offense experienced by each group, conducting an honest conversation about the history of the region and sharing about the experience of submission to God within one's own life and experience.
The Service of Reconciliation is a ritual framework of reading from sacred text, prayers, acknowledgements, apologies and expressions of forgiveness. Since a key objective of this work is the transformation of hearts and relationships the Service of Reconciliation is a key event. All of the presentations and the small group exercises lead up to this significant moment.
I was part of a racial reconciliation core group with some friends from a black church across town.
Chris Fischer
I took part in a reconciliation workshop in Palestine addressing the plight of Christians in the Holy Land.
Michael Powers
I went with a team to Kashmir to address issues between Muslims and Hindus.
John Parsons
I took part in A Time Together dealing with conflicts within the church.
Jenny Parsons
I was part of a team that spent a week at an elementary school in Israel.
Fong Risard
I went to the Holy Land several times to support Palestinian Christian and Messianic Jewish ministries.
Dick Morrow
