Convocation of Peacemakers

As over 70 Peacemakers prepare to gather for this event, please consider joining the Convocation Group on the PPF Network Site. This will be the primary place where we post news of the event and have conversations that can include those who can't attend in person. Join us!

a national gathering of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship to deepen the commitment to nonviolence and radical discipleship in the PC(USA)

Keynote Speaker

Rev. Dr. Obery Hendricks is Professor of Biblical Interpretation at New York Theological Seminary and author of The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted.

The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship invites you into a hard conversation about nonviolence, the best way to respond to violence in our time, and the future of our church. Expect your own beliefs to be tested as we strategize about how best to follow Jesus' command to ‘love your enemies' in a world increasingly addicted to war.

This is not an ordinary conference. We are gathering the peacemakers of our denomination to meet, dream, and work together. While some of the time is planned, some of it is intentionally open so that we will have time to engage each other deeply and take real steps towards a more faithful witness to Christ's way of peace.

This conference will be equal parts inspiration, introspection, learning, strategizing, and building up the community of followers of Jesus. The format includes keynote speeches by Dr. Obery Hendricks, workshops on skill building and current PPF work, and ‘open space' for convocation participants to set their own agenda.

"Open Space" is a method of meeting together that allows people to talk about what is most important to them. So bring your passion and energy to this gathering and be prepared to contribute to the dynamic conversations with other peacemakers.

Workshops to educate, empower, and inspire will include:

• Transforming Military Exports: U.S. Military Bases & Training
  and Global Strategies to Resist Them
• Afghanistan: If War is Not the Answer, Then What Is?
• Peace in Our Streets: Approaches to Reducing Violence in the U.S.
• Nonviolent Accompaniment with the Church in Colombia
• An Interfaith Conversation about Israel/Palestine
• Peacemaking and the Arts

Come to the Convocation and help shape our denomination's vision for peace.

The Convocation will be held at Stony Point Center in Stony Point, NY, from Thursday, April 15, through Saturday, April 17.

All meals and lodging are included in the registration cost.

Where: Stony Point Presbyterian Conference Center, Stony Point, NY

Cost: $230, which includes two nights’ lodging and all meals (assuming a shared
double room). There are scholarships available based on financial need.

Registration:

Click Here to register via the Stony Point Center website.

Please submit your completed registration form and payment ($230) to the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship Office by March 15, 2010.

Late registration (until March 30th) is $250.

Registration may still be possible after March 30th, please contact Stony Point Center.

Limited need-based scholarships are available.

Schedule:

Thursday, April 15

Arrival – 5:00 pm, Dinner, Worship and Open
Space Sessions

Friday, April 16

Morning
Breakfast, Keynote Address #1

Afternoon
Lunch, Workshops on Skill-Building and Current
PPF Work

Evening
Dinner, Keynote Address #2 and Worship

Saturday, April 17

Morning
Breakfast, Organizing & Action Groups

Afternoon
Lunch, Closing Worship, Departure – 3 p.m.