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“For the love of Christ controls us… From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view… Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself… and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.”

(I Corinthians 5:14-20)

FACING JERUSALEM:
A national reconciliation training
focusing on the role of The Episcopal Church
in healing conflict in the
Middle East
May 19-21, 2008 · Los Angeles

The 2006 General Convention of The Episcopal Church adopted a resolution urging all bishops and church leaders to get training in the spirituality and methodology of faith-based reconciliation. This is such training.

In this conference, we will turn our attention away from the internal conflicts which have long pre-occupied The Episcopal Church, and focus on conflict in the Middle East, particularly the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Three great faith traditions trace their spiritual roots to Abraham. All three regard Israel-Palestine as “the Holy Land.” All three share what is sometimes called the "Abrahamic mandate" of tikkun olam: To heal, repair and transform the world. But all too often, instead of healing, these religious traditions have been used to dominate, oppress and justify conflict. Hope for the future lies in the faithful of all three Abrahamic traditions helping one another to rediscover and reclaim their mutual vocation to heal and transform the world.

As Episcopalians, we have a special calling and many gifts to contribute to the cause of peace, both in our own sphere and in the Holy Land. But as a church, we have yet to fully embrace these gifts. This conference will explore and develop these gifts, and consider how we as a church can apply our gifts to healing this region and its wounded peoples.