+ LAZARUS FUND
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+ P.E.A.L. TEAM
+ STEWARDSHIP

 

Peacemaking Ministry Team

Mission Statement:

The Peacemaking Ministry Team's mission is to promote the peaceable kingdom of God on earth. Our Lord taught us to pray saying "...thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven..." We pray and work towards a kingdom where individual worth is respected and valued, where conflict is resolved through reasoned debate instead of violence, and where social, economic and environmental justice reigns. We are callled to be beautiful '...feet on the mountains... who proclaim peace' (Isaiah 52:7) wherever we have contact in congregations, presbyteries and communities.

Strategies:

The Peacemaking Ministry Team strives to accomplishthis mission through a five-fold strategy:

• We Act: The Peacemaking Ministry Team acts on ongoing list of advocacy issues. These are specific initiatives ranging from arms control and alternatives to violent conflict, to education and awareness of social issues in our world that have potential for violence.
• We Recruit: The Peacemaking Ministry Team seeks out and recruits clergy, congregations and community leaders to espouse and advocate peace and peaceful ways of resolving exiting or potential conflict.
• We Promote: The Peacemaking Ministry Team promotes global citizenship and governance through its communication and outreach, recognizing that's God's creation in planet Earth is a set of resources that belong to all, and must be cared for by all, for the use of all.
• We Connect: The Peacemaking Ministry Team seeks to bring together people in discussion across divides of race, gender, class, religion, sexual orientation and national origin, to create a climate of dialogue and relationship-building.
• We Equip: The Peacemaking Ministry Team seeks out and makes available resources to inform, equip and engage people of faith and goodwill in a culture of peace through spiritual practice and intentional daily living.
  
  

Please Join Us!

The Peacemaking Ministry Team encourages all congregations to study and sign the Commitment to Peacemaking.  The Commitment calls us to work for peace through worship, prayer and Bible study; in families and community living, with community ministries, on global issues and global security; to make peace with the earth; and to receive the Peacemaking Offering.

The Peacemaking Ministry Team engages the Presbytery on issues of peacemaking through resolutions on the floor of Presbytery meetings as well as leading discussions in congregations, and by supporting peacemaking initiatives by congregations.

All are welcome to attend our meetings, which take place at Pittsburgh Presbytery Center, normally on the fourth Monday of the month, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM.  Please call Suzanne McHenry at 412/323-1400 to confirm meeting dates or to get in touch with us.


Faithful Responses to the War in Iraq: 
Click here to download a helpful list of ways to respond to the escalation of the War in Iraq.


Dr. Monroe Delivers Message at December Presbytery Meeting  
Click here to download the sermon, "Celebrating Our Past -- Shaping Our Future," delivered by the Rev. Dr. Johnnie Monroe at the December 2007 presbytery meeting.