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PEACE AND RECONCILIATION SEMINAR 1: BASIC COURSE

PEACE AND RECONCILIATION SEMINAR 1: BASIC COURSE. Peacebuilders Community PAR Philippines MANUSCRIPT OF BIBLICAL THEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.peacebuilderscommunity.org/resources WE’RE READY TO GIVE YOU A COPY OF THIS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TODAY

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PEACE AND RECONCILIATION SEMINAR 1: BASIC COURSE

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  1. PEACE AND RECONCILIATION SEMINAR 1: BASIC COURSE

  2. Peacebuilders Community PAR Philippines MANUSCRIPT OF BIBLICAL THEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKAVAILABLE ONLINE: www.peacebuilderscommunity.org/resources WE’RE READY TO GIVE YOU A COPY OF THIS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TODAY PLEASE PREPARE YOUR UNCONTAMINATED USB

  3. INTRODUCTION

  4. PEACE AND RECONCILIATIONBASIC COURSE Pursuing Peace UnderstandingStrategic Peacebuilding The Nature of Conflict The Process ofConflict Transformation& Reconciliation

  5. PURSUINGPEACE

  6. WORKSHOP 1: • WHAT IS PEACE? • 1. Personal Reflection: 5 minutes • 2. Group Understanding: 10 minutes • 3. Class Understanding: 10 minutes

  7. CHALLENGES FOR BIBLICAL SHALOMLIVING Values of the Global Empire in the 21st Century Extreme IndividualismThis is the most emphasized modern cultural value being communicated in the big media, causing the family and community to be disintegrated. Practical MaterialismMany families may be religious during Sunday mornings, but practicing materialists during most of the week, influenced more by commercial advertisements and greed-oriented consumerism than by biblical principles, biblical ethics, and biblical morality. A Culture of Violence and WarA belief system that human conflicts and differences are ultimately resolved by the useof force; thus, justifying personal, domesticsocial, and political violence. A Mechanistic View of PeopleIn opposition to the biblical view, a mechanistic view of people treats humans and the creation as machine-projects rather than living organisms who are also story-subjects. Thus, the family, the church and the community is seen as an organization to be fixed rather than an organism to be healed.

  8. LOOKING AT PEACE IN SEVERAL LAYERS INEVITABLE PRESENCE OF KOSMOS PAXROMANA JUST PEACE UNJUSTGLOBALISM SALAMSHALOM THE PEACE OF GOD -- THE KIND THATTRANSCENDSUNDERSTANDING THE HIGHEST FORM OF PEACE ACHIEVABLE BY HUMAN BEINGS SUPPRESSION OF CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICAL ECONOMIC RELIGIOUS TRANFORMATIVE ENGAGEMENT

  9. A BIBLICAL UNDERSTANDING OF PEACE THE PEACE OF GOD IS CENTRAL TO THE GOOD NEWS SHALOM--HARMONY IN OUR BASIC RELATIONSHIPS • Harmony with God(Spiritual Transformation) • Harmony with the Self(Psycho-Social Transformation) • Harmony with Others (Social-Political Transformation) • Harmony with the Creation(Economic-Ecological Transformation) PEACEBUILDING=SHALOMLIVING

  10. PEACEKEEPING The use of legitimate and greater military forceto overpower other armed forces that are deemed illegitimate,for the purpose of “peace and order.” PEACEBUILDING A strategic advancement of Just-Peaceusing non-violent processes. PEACEMAKING The application of the principles ofJesus Christ in the process of peacebuildingbased on biblical salam-shalom.

  11. PEACE AND RECONCILIATIONBASIC COURSE Pursuing Peace

  12. UNDERSTANDING STRATEGICPEACEBUILDING

  13. WHAT IS PEACEBUILDING? A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGYthat encompasses, generates, and sustains the full array of processes, approaches, and stages needed to transform conflict toward more sustainable, peaceful relationships. AS A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIESpeacebuilding has many functions--conflict transformation, military intervention and conversion, governance and policymaking, restorative and transitional justice, environmental protection, human rights, civilian and military peacekeeping, peace education, activism and advocacy, trauma healing, and social-economic development. RECONCILIATIONis the central component of peacebuilding. The conflicting parties must be willing to go on a journey from resolution of issues to rebuilding of relationships.

  14. SUSTAINABLE PEACEBUILDING PRESENT CONFLICTED REALITIES DESIRED FUTURE: JUST-PEACE & RECONCILIATION PEACEBUILDING present & future analysis visioning PROCESS OF RECONCILIATION

  15. IN PEACEBUILDING… OUR VALUES OUR PROCESSES OUR STRUCTURES MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH OUR ENDS

  16. ACTORS TO PEACEBUILDING ACTORS ACTIONS LEVEL 1:TOP LEADERSHIP LEVEL 2:MIDDLE-RANGELEADERSHIP LEVEL 3:GRASSROOTSLEADERSHIP :: Focus on high-level negotiations :: Emphasizes ceasefire :: Led by highly visible, single mediator :: Problem-solving workshops :: Training in conflict resolution :: Peace Commissions :: Insider-partial teams :: Local Peace Commissions :: Grassroots training :: Prejudice reduction :: Psycho-social work in post-war trauma FEW AFFECTED POPULATION MANY

  17. AN INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK FOR A PAR MOVEMENT Adopted from John Paul Lederach, Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies (USIP, Wash., DC, 1997, p. 80) SYSTEM SUB-SYSTEM LEVEL OF RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP ISSUE CRISIS INTER-VENTION PREPARATION ANDTRAINING DESIGN OF SOCIALCHANGE DESIRED FUTURE 6WKS-1YR 1YR - 2YRS 2YRS-5YRS 5-10+YRS TIME FRAME OF ACTIVITY

  18. THE CYCLE TOWARDS JUST-PEACE CONFRONTCONFLICTNON-VIOLENTLY REDUCEVIOLENCE NEW STARTTOWARDSJUST-PEACE SHORT-TERM, IMMEDIATE APPROACHES LONG-TERM, IMMEDIATE APPROACHES BUILDCAPACITY TRANSFORMCONFLICT

  19. WORKSHOP 2: PEACEBUILDINGRESOURCESWITHIN ME 1. SPIRITUAL 2. INTELLECTUAL 3. PSYCHOLOGICAL 4. VOLITIONAL

  20. PEACE AND RECONCILIATIONBASIC COURSE Pursuing Peace UnderstandingStrategic Peacebuilding

  21. THE NATURE OF CONFLICT

  22. CONFLICT Conflict is an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce recources, and interference from the other party in achieving their goals.

  23. DIMENSIONS OF CONFLICT PERSONAL RELATIONAL STRUCTURAL CULTURAL

  24. CONFLICTS ARE LIKE TREES LEAVES: EFFECTS OF CONFLICT :: armed clashes:: looting :: killing :: raids :: displacement:: poverty:: domestic violence :: addiction MISSING GOD’S STANDARD FOR HUMANITY AND THE WHOLE CREATION TRUNK: CORE ISSUES :: land, ancestral domain:: right to self-determination :: historical injustice :: colonial mentality :: ethnic prejudice :: culture of violence ROOTS: CAUSES OF CONFLICT :: colonialism/foreign oppression:: unjust laws :: graft and corruption:: theologies of violence

  25. DIFFERING APPROACHES TO CONFLICT CONFLICT PREVENTION CONFLICT SETTLEMENT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION

  26. PEACE AND RECONCILIATIONBASIC COURSE Pursuing Peace UnderstandingStrategic Peacebuilding The Nature of Conflict

  27. THE PROCESS OF CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION

  28. WHAT IS CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION? CONFLICT is an expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce recources, and interference from the other party in achieving their goals TRANSFORMATION is a process of change CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION is a way of looking at an expressed strugglefrom two perspectives: description and prescription.

  29. BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND RIGHTS SOCIALRespect. Security. Participation. CULTURALCulture. Religion. Identity. MATERIALFood. Shelter. Health Care

  30. WORKSHOP 3:CONFLICT-IN-CONTEXT • CONFLICT. What’s the equivalentword for this idea in your own language? What does it mean literally? • 2. CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION. What’s the equivalent word for this idea in your own language? What does it mean literally?

  31. HOW CONFLICT TRANSFORMS A COMMUNITY DESTRUCTIVE 7. POLARIZATIONChange in social organization LESS ACCURATE COMMUNICATION 6. ANTAGONISMHostility 5. EYE FOR AN EYEReaction & escalation LESS DIRECT CONTACT P CASE NEEDS INTERVENTION _ 4. NEGATIVE TRIANGLETalk negatively about, not with P MORE VIOLENCE LESS TRUST P P 3. ISSUE PROLIFERATIONFrom specific to general P 2. SHIFT FROM DISAGREEMENT TO PERSONAL ANTAGONISMPerson seen as problem =P P= 1. PROBLEM-SOLVINGDisagree but share problem CONSTRUCTIVE P

  32. PEACE AND RECONCILIATIONBASIC COURSE Pursuing Peace UnderstandingStrategic Peacebuilding The Nature of Conflict The Process ofConflict Transformation

  33. THE PROCESS OF RECONCILIATION

  34. PROCESS OF RECONCILIATION Reconciliation is focused on building relationship between antagonists. Reconciliation is a place, a locus, a space created for encounter by the parties. Reconciliation is a great biblical-theological concept and a practical course of action.

  35. PARADOXICAL ENERGIZERS OF RECONCILIATION MERCY JUSTICE PEACE TRUTH

  36. WORKSHOP 4: MERCY. TRUTH. JUSTICE. PEACE. If Mercy, Truth, Justice, and Peace are persons,how would you describe their respectivecharacters? Please elaborate. MERCY TRUTH JUSTICE PEACE

  37. WORKSHOP 5: • RECONCILIATION-IN-CONTEXT • RECONCILIATION. The equivalent word for this idea in our own dialect is… It literally means… • 2. THE PROCESS OF RECONCILIATION IN OUR CULTURE involves the followingsteps or approaches:a.b.c.

  38. THE JOURNEY TOWARDS RECONCILIATION DESTRUCTIVE 7. CEASEFIRERealize effects of violence 7. POLARIZATIONChange in social organization MORE ACCURATE COMMUNICATION 6. MONITOR CEASEFIRESeek mediation 6. ANTAGONISMHostility M M 5. AGREE TO NEGOTIATEProactive de-escalation 5. EYE FOR AN EYEReaction & escalation M MORE DIRECT CONTACT P M CASE NEEDS INTERVENTION + 4. NEGATIVE TRIANGLETalk negatively about, not with 4. POSITIVE TRIANGLETalk positively about, not with P LESS VIOLENCE MORE TRUST M 3. ISSUE CLARIFICATIONFrom general to specific P P 3. ISSUE PROLIFERATIONFrom specific to general M P P 2. SHIFT FROM PERSONAL ANTAGONISM TO DISAGREEMENT Person not seen as problem 2. SHIFT FROM DISAGREEMENT TO PERSONAL ANTAGONISMPerson seen as problem =P P= P 1. STICK WITH PROBLEM-SOLVINGDisagree but share problem 1. PROBLEM-SOLVINGDisagree but share problem P CONSTRUCTIVE

  39. PEACE AND RECONCILIATIONBASIC COURSE Pursuing Peace UnderstandingStrategic Peacebuilding The Nature of Conflict The Process ofConflict Transformation & Reconciliation

  40. SALAM-SHALOM THE PEACE OF GOD IS CENTRAL TO THE GOOD NEWS • Harmony with God(Spiritual Transformation) • Harmony with the Self(Psycho-Social Transformation) • Harmony with Others (Social-Political Transformation) • Harmony with the Creation(Economic-Ecological Transformation) PEACEBUILDING=SHALOMLIVING

  41. P.A.R. VALUES 1. LOVE 2. TRUTH 3. JUSTICE 4. FORGIVENESS 5. PEACE 6. VOLUNTARY SERVICE 7. RESPECT 8. PATIENCE 9. MUTUAL LEARNING 10. ACCOUNTABILITY Which of these values are currently difficultfor you to put into practice?

  42. OUR PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP, MENTORSHIP, & MULTIPLICATION

  43. SPIRITUALITY OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORSHIP INTIMACY WITH THE TRIUNE GOD AND BIBLICAL SERVANT-LEADERSHIP STRENGTHOF A LEADER THE PEACE OF THE CHRIST THE ENERGY OF THE COMFORTER MIND OF A MANAGER SOUL OF A TEACHER HEART OF A SERVANT THE CREATIVITY OF THE CREATOR

  44. PEACE THEOLOGY, PEACEBUILDING, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTTO THE END THAT PEACE COMMUNITIES WILL BE ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES PEACEBUILDING LEADERSHIP DEV’T PEACE COMMUNITIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY PEACE THEOLOGY

  45. AN INVITATION TO DREAM AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A NETWORK OF PEACEBUILDING COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT OUR BEAUTIFUL LAND

  46. HOW TO CONTACT US: OFFICE ADDRESS: 2F Coffee for Peace Bldg.McArthur Highway, Matina Davao City 8000 Republic of the Philippines MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 80128 Davao City 8000 Republic of the Philippines TELEPHONE: (+63.82) 297.3139 EMAIL: connect@peacebuilderscommunity.org www.peacebuilderscommunity.org

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