The theme of this issue of Mission Catalyst is 'War and peace'.Features include a theological exploration of the issue of conflict resolution, a focus on the harmony of different faiths in the Middle East, case studies of peacemaking from east Africa and some practical ways in which tackle conflict in your church.
Add to this essential facts and statistics, a Bible reflection and book reviews, and this issue of Catalyst should give you the basis of what you need to lead a service, study or small group on theme of war and peace.
"The call to work for peace challenges how we live both inwardly and outwardly. All of us can help create a culture of peace and heal the wounds of conflict.
Rev Dr Marcus Braybrooke
From this page you can access extra material to use with this issue of Catalyst.
Click the links to the right and in the left-hand column to download:
- a PDF of the issue
- a PowerPoint presentation, ideal for a small group leader
- full versions of two articles from the printed Catalyst: 'Facing conflict' and 'Peacemaking in Africa'
- some shorter, additional items on which to think about and use
Other links
You can access the issue of
FACE, our all-age resource, also on the theme of peace. Click
here for that.
Plus, click
here to view and download a
collection of images related to this theme – ideal for use in a PowerPoint at your church.