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To mark this important anniversary, JustPeace gathered together its board of directors and some of the key people who have been part of the life of JustPeace since its inception in 2000. We met at Boston University’s School of Law for two days of celebration, reflection and discernment.

JustPeace is celebrating our 10th Anniversary this weekend on the campus of Boston University. JustPeace board members, advisory board members, and other guests, are gathering for two days of fellowship, celebration of the past, and an envisioning of the future. More photos and videos of the event will be added soon.

“A youth pastor could be the most likely person they will trust. So we have to prepare them to be the trusted adult,” Aftab said. “They need to understand cyberbullying and sexting. They need to understand how the technology works and how it’s abused. You have a precious few minutes to do it right, and if you do it wrong you’ll never hear from them again.”

Summer Grove United Methodist Church hosted a four-person panel of professional experts and high school students to shed light on hassling at school or online. After the talk, the group lit candles to honor and memorialize bullies’ victims.

In the wake of a growing number of teens taking their own lives after suffering from bullying, silence should not be an option, especially in the church, say Baltimore-Washington Conference leaders.

Candler School of Theology at Emory University will hold its annual Fall Conference under the theme “Conflict Transformation as Ministry,” October 19-21, on the Emory campus.

To commemorate the United Nation’s International Day of Peace, JustPeace is happy to debut a new section of our website – “A Call for Peacemaking” – a cooperative initiative within the United Methodist Church to respond to Resolution 6091, “A Call for Peacemaking” found on pages 850-851 of The 2008 Book of Resolutions of the United Methodist Church.

In our congregations, often, we create our enemies in our hearts, minds and imaginations. It is not about what they do; it is about our choice of responses. In the end, in many situations, our enemies are in our hearts, minds and imaginations.

Conflict is inevitable, but in the midst of it we can make thoughtful decisions on how we can manage it creatively. We can work together to develop win-win solutions instead of attacking opponents and focus on active listening and assertiveness in order to reach solutions.

Sept 13, 2010 – DeMoines Register. A century-old Des Moines church in the midst of a building restoration served as a place to build relations between Muslims and Christians on Sunday. A service of “Reconciliation and Love” was held at Trinity United Methodist Church, at the southwest corner of Eighth Street and College Avenue in the River Bend neighborhood.