Lynette McIntosh-Madrigal shares how she has experienced conflict transformation among inner-city youth in Fresno, California. This blog is part of the ongoing Learn, Pray, Join: Climate Justice: Conflict Transformation series. ... read more →
Rev. Dr. Jacob Cook challenges church communities to accept conflict as an everyday part of living in community with other imperfect people and use it as a constructive force. This... read more →
Sheryl Wilson gives advice on how bystanders can better assess a situation in which they witness harm done to others, so they know how to step up without overstepping. This... read more →
Paula Holtzinger provides insight on how to effectively handle conflict, through listening, leaning in and utilizing resources. This blog is part of the ongoing Learn, Pray, Join: Climate Justice: Conflict... read more →
Spiritual director Jane Hoober Peifer laments the difficulties of staying present while at her listening post. In her retirement from pastoral ministry, Jane Hoober Peifer has transitioned into providing spiritual... read more →
What is deep listening? Spiritual director Ruth Johnston discusses the benefits of having a spiritual director who really listens. Ruth Johnston is an ordained and board-certified chaplain. She has provided... read more →
June Mears Driedger is a spiritual director and retreat leader who serves at The Hermitage, a retreat center near Three Rivers, Michigan. She is a member of Florence Church of... read more →
Sarah Jacoby is currently a Master of Divinity student at Duke Divinity School, where she recently finished a summer chaplaincy program at Duke Hospital. Originally from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, she hails... read more →