wfn.org | Ministry of Reconciliation holds fall workshop

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Date: Sept. 29, 2005
Contact: Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
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CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NEWSLINE
Sept. 29, 2005
 
Ministry of Reconciliation holds fall workshop
 
Sept. 29, 2005 (Elgin, IL) --  The Ministry of Reconciliation, a  program of 
On Earth Peace, announces its fall workshop, "Advanced Reconciliation 
Skills: 
Applying the Polarity Principles for Reconciliation in Congregations,"	which

will take place Nov. 16-18 at Camp Mack, Milford, Ind. On Earth Peace is a  
peace education and promotion agency of the Church of the Brethren.
 
"Not every conflict is a problem to be solved," reported On Earth Peace  
staff member Annie Clark. "Some conflicts are natural polarities. Learn the  
dynamics of polarities, how to recognize the polarity behind a conflict, and 

techniques for helping congregations manage, value, and use the positive 
potential 
in their differences."
 
The workshop is designed for church leaders, Shalom Team members,  mediators,

pastors, and anyone with an interest in advanced reconciliation  techniques. 
Leadership will be provided by Mike Crump, Ministry of	Reconciliation 
practitioner, and Bob Gross, co-director of On Earth Peace. Cost  is $195 and

includes tuition, materials, and accommodations at Camp Mack. One  continuing

education unit is available for Church of the Brethren ministers  through the

Brethren Academy. Registration closes Nov. 1. 
 
For more information, see _www.brethren.org/oepa/events.html_ 
(http://www.brethren.org/oepa/events.html)   or contact Clark at 260-982-8595
or 
_annieclark@mchsi.com_ (mailto:annieclark@mchsi.com) .
 
The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to  
continuing the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living out its
faith  in 
community. The denomination is based in the Anabaptist and Pietist faith  
traditions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches. It celebrates its
 300th 
anniversary in 2008. It counts about 130,000 members across the United	
States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Brazil, the  
Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Nigeria.
 
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For more information contact:
 
Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
Director of News Services
Church of the  Brethren General Board
1451 Dundee Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120
847-742-5100  ext. 260
_cbrumbaugh-cayford_gb@brethren.org_ 
(mailto:cbrumbaugh-cayford_gb@brethren.org) 
 
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