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Both commitments require that I hold myself strictly accountable for how I am seeing others in every encounter. I no longer make excuses or craft ways to justify my behaviors. I own my mistakes and do everything I can to invite those I have hurt to reconciliation and wholeness again.

Faith & Leadership: When violence happens, CeaseFire workers, participants and volunteers respond by organizing rallies and vigils and providing support for the families and loved ones of violence victims, both to ensure that there is no violent retaliation and to change the group attitude so that people can begin to believe their neighborhood can change.

Craig Gilliam facilitates an event in Louisiana. “The Choice in Conflict Transformation: How do we as leaders help our congregations move through conflict in a positive, mature way?” December 5-7, 2011

Faith & Leadership: Conflict transformation doesn’t presume an inactive or non-active engagement with the world, and it doesn’t presume a non-confrontational stance with the world. But it does presume that we don’t have to stay in destructive conflicts, that they can be transformed to be creative and positive.

When the leader is willing to be honest and humble in her/his reporting, it creates a culture where others can be honest about their shortfalls and celebrations as well. Then, instead of shortfalls leading to punishment, embarrassment or punitive action, it can lead to growth and a culture of honesty and accountability.

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.

In his book, Redeeming the Wounded, B. Bruce Cook uses his experience as crime victim, correctional chaplain and crime victim counselor to reveal a restorative justice approach for enabling the process of healing the wounds and repairing harm.

We repair harm, by exploring our impacts on others and by using understanding we begin to heal. We tell our stories, and healing leads to forgiveness and reconciliation.

This is the fourth installment of a 10-video series that JustPeace is producing around the release of Tom Porter’s upcoming book, The Spirit & Art of Conflict Transformation: Creating a Culture of JustPeace.

This is the third installment of a 10-video series that JustPeace is producing around the release of Tom Porter’s upcoming book, The Spirit & Art of Conflict Transformation: Creating a Culture of JustPeace.