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Posts Tagged ‘forgiveness’

Melissa Matthes on Sermons after Tragedies

Tags: assassinations, civic education, forgiveness, funerals, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, mourning, Pearl Harbor, political theology, Reinhold Neibuhr, September 11, sermons, World War I, World War II

With the 12th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks upon us, we examine how clergy respond to national tragedies in their sermons. Prof. Melissa Matthes — associate professor at the US Coast Guard Academy — talks about a research project she is conducting that involves reading hundreds of sermons from a variety of priests and pastors following such tragic events as the attack on Pearl Harbor, the JFK and MLK assassinations, and the events of 9/11/01. We explore the content of these sermons and how they have changed over time.

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Gary Friesen on Christian Reconciliation Services and Peacemaker Ministries

Tags: Billings (MT), conflict, conflict resolution, embezzlement, Eritrea, forgiveness, Ken Sande, lawsuits, legal services, litigation, moral hazard, moral impropriety, non-profit organizations, parachurch organization, Peacemaker Ministries, professionalization of conflict, reconciliation, tort claims, training conferences

What happens when a congregation or a denomination finds itself beset with conflict? Who you gonna call? Tony invites Gary Friesen, executive vice-president of Peacemaker Ministries, to explore the world of Christian reconciliation services. Peacemaker Ministries is a non-profit organization that has been at the forefront of providing third-party conflict resolution services for religious groups and also provide training services for clergy and laity to avoid or de-escalate conflict on their own using biblical principles. This is a fascinating look at what happens when things don’t always go smoothly in church.

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