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CONNECTING & CULTIVATING LEADERS FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE CITIES OF THE WORLD |
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An invitation from Dr. Bob Lupton
"Dear colleagues on the urban front: I am eagerly anticipating our gathering in Ireland this September. Reconciliation is a big word with many expressions. And regardless of our ministry context, it is central to our work as Kingdom people. I look forward to listening to lifelong enemies in Belfast talk candidly about reaching across forbidding barbed-wire divides to find true partnership – an intriguing backdrop to explore the anatomy of reconciliation. Vivid, personal stories of atrocities and forgiveness, of racism and bridge-building, shared by front-line practitioners from around the world, promise to be as inspiring they are instructive." – Bob Lupton
Reconciliation
is the way forward, at home, in the community, and in the
world—Everyone should walk this journey... An invitation from Special Guest Dr. John Perkins
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Flight and Hotel Recommendations to and from Dublin We recommend you use Expedia for your flight and hotel arrangements to and from Dublin. In the Expedia flight and hotel option, you can check that you want to fly from your destination to Dublin arriving on September 7, and leaving on September 14, and then check that you only want a room in Dublin for the time you will actually be there. The best values with Expedia are to book your flights and hotels together. It saves you a bunch! We are giving you a sample below if you were flying from Seattle to Dublin. We also recommend that you book your flights and hotels as soon as possible. The Consultation price of $695.00 covers ground expenses from Dublin to Belfast, food and transportation during the day at the Consultation, speaker and administrative fees. When we checked the prices and here are some of the deals we came up with:
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Robert J. Schreiter, The Ministry
of Reconciliation: Spirituality and Strategies. Orbis Books,
2002. The first part of this book traces what Schreiter calls a
'spirituality of reconciliation' through several stories of
encounters after Jesus' resurrection. Part 2 sets forth "Elements of
a Strategy for Reconciliation," including amnesty, pardon, truth,
and justice--and the church's role. Simon Wiesenthal, The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness. Schocken Books, 1997. Begins with the story of a Nazi asking a Jew for forgiveness; thinkers from a variety of theological backgrounds respond.
Glenn Jordan, Not of This World?: Evangelical Protestantism in Northern Ireland. Blackstaff Press, Ltd., 2001. This volume provides a portrait of the evangelical community in Northern Ireland, based on in-depth interviews with over 70 men and women from the Protestant evangelical tradition. These interviewees discuss their beliefs and convictions, their understanding of Northern Ireland's troubled history and their hopes and fears for the future. The result is a candid and complex portrait of an influential community – a portrait that also offers a more profound understanding of the wider society in which evangelicals live, work and worship.
Alwyn Thomson, Fields of Vision. ECONI, 2002. In this new book Alwyn Thomson encourages us to think about how we see our past and our future, our identity and our faith The book looks at the role that Protestantism has played in shaping the identity of Britain and of Irish unionism in the past and suggests that it remains a crucial factor in shaping identity in the present.
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Story of Forgiveness. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. Pumla give an inside look at the seared conscience of a leader of the killing squads and her struggle to forgive one of South Africa’s notorious apartheid killers.
More References: http://www.econi.org/Resources/resources_pathways.htm http://www.contemporarychristianity.org/resources/index.htm http://gbgm-umc.org/global_news/full_article.cfm?articleid=1183 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/01/europe/EU-GEN-Northern-Ireland.php
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"Dear
Friends, I hope you will join us in Belfast this September as we
explore reconciliation and all that it means on a personal,
community, and international level. From my home in Jackson,
Mississippi to the far regions of the earth, we need to grow in our
understanding of bearing God's peace. If God's heart beats for
reconciliation and we plan to spend eternity with him, perhaps we
should explore what it means to us, our families, our community, and
our world. This consultation is not simply an academic pursuit but a
learning experience for those who have been working in this field
and those who are beginning to learn what reconciliation means in
our lives. My daughter Elizabeth and I are traveling together on
this journey and I encourage you to bring a family member or a close
friend to grow with us. I am looking forward to being with you and
sharing the grace God has given me. Please join us!"
– John Perkins
