Norfolk leaders run peace building course

Two Norfolk Christian leaders will run an online peacebuilding course for church leaders and trainee ministers again this summer.
 

The course run by Peace Catalyst ran last summer with participants from five countries attending. The course this year will be run on Thursday evenings 6.30 - 8.30pm starting on July 23.

About the course

God's reign is characterized by shalom, a holistic just peace in which all relationships are restored and made right. So if God's mission is to establish the holistic shalom of God's kingdom, then our Christian vocation and calling is to follow Jesus into the sacred, healing work of peacebuilding. 

Join this 6-week online small group to introduce peace-oriented theology, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding skills. As peacebuilders, we recognize that conflict unveils ruptured relationships, both interpersonally and between groups, so conflict can become an opportunity to work toward deeper connection, justice, and God's shalom. 

This online small group is for church leaders, staff, and trainees curious about how their faith and peacebuilding fit together, who wants to begin learning about how to live as a peacebuilder, or hopes to lead such conversations in their community. This small group is intended as a launching pad to help you grasp the scope and beauty of God’s shalom vision as we learn to follow Jesus on his peacebuilding mission and to provide resources and support for you and your friends on the peacebuilding journey.

About the facilitators 

Phil Gazley 

Phil is the Program Director of Peace Catalyst Norwich in the UK. Phil has been in ministry for over 40 years. He has previously been a senior pastor, a worship pastor and a Lead Elder. He continues to lead worship and preach regularly. Phil also worked with refugees and in anti human trafficking for many years and is now a full time peacebuilder. He has lived and worked in over 20 countries, is married to Caren and they have two adult children.

Simon Snell 

Simon has been involved in Peace Catalyst Norwich since 2022 and has a particular interest in working to build relationships between local Christians and Muslims. He has spent his career in international and community development, and worked in rural micro-enterprise development for a year and a half in Bolivia. He is married to Melissa, who is ordained as an Anglican priest and is undertaking her curacy in Norwich, and they have two grown children. Simon attends several Anglican churches in Norwich and is involved in sung worship, though he has also attended Catholic, Baptist and free churches. 

How to book

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For more information contact phil.gazley@peacecatalyst.org