Right now, we find ourselves in a unique moment in our political cycle, one that will not last for long. The campaigns have ended; the votes are cast; the races have been decided. In this brief period in which Americans are catching their breath, celebrating or mourning, and coming to terms with our next four years and beyond, we have a decision to make. How do we use this pause, this break, this “reset,” to spark new possibilities? What do we do now? What will we do differently?

It has been one year since fighters from Hamas and other militant groups fired rockets and crossed the border from Gaza into Israel, brutally killing nearly 1,200 people and kidnapping 251 more, ripping apart families and traumatizing the country. It has been one year since Israel retaliated with airstrikes against the crowded cities of Gaza, soon to be followed by a ground invasion and blockade that cut Gaza’s access to food and fuel. Why do we care? Why don’t we just look away and trust these far-off countries to sort it out themselves? 

The war in Gaza has been going on for almost a full year. At Peace Catalyst, we believe that God’s mission is to build a holistic and just peace and that our calling as Christians is to follow Jesus in the work of peacebuilding. Watch this video to hear our peacebuilders talk about what the Church should be learning and doing, and how everyday people can be engaged.

In this talk, Professor Drew J. Strait unpacks key concepts and insights from his new book, Strange Worship: Six Steps for Challenging Christian Nationalism. In addition to defining Christian nationalism, Strait discusses how it is impacting global faith communities and how faith leaders can challenge its threats to democracies and human flourishing with strategic nonviolence.

The Rick Love Young Innovator Awards are for peacebuilders under the age of 30 who are up-and-coming leaders and who have recently started or will soon be starting innovative peacebuilding efforts that promise to be transformative in their context. Meet one of this year’s Rick Love Young Innovator Award recipients, Moses Abolade…

The Rick Love Young Innovator Awards are for peacebuilders under the age of 30 who are up-and-coming leaders and who have recently started or will soon be starting innovative peacebuilding efforts that promise to be transformative in their context. Meet one of this year’s Rick Love Young Innovator Award recipients, Thanh Nguyen…

To honor Rick’s legacy, to further his vision, and to raise up more peacebuilders like him, Peace Catalyst presented the 3rd annual Rick Love Peace Awards atAlliance for Peacebuilding’s annual gathering, PeaceCon, on September 11, 2024. Meet this year’s Rick Love Peace Award recipient, Munther Isaac…

The church is called to be more than it is. We Christians, the church, are called to love others fiercely, the way Jesus did.

How do we understand the shared need for justice in both Minneapolis and Palestine? And how should the church be showing up and speaking out? Watch this conversation with Palestinian pastor Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac and local Twin Cities clergy and racial justice activists about liberation and solidarity across borders.