{"id":1340,"date":"2015-09-02T21:10:04","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T21:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pa2015.mwc-cmm.org\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2026-03-28T00:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:35:47","slug":"peace-commission-enemies-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/peace-commission-enemies-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace commission engages enemies and friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work of Peace Commission includes prayer, advocacy and resourcing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeace is free,\u201d says Paulus Widjaja, outgoing Peace Commission member. \u201cConflict has a price but the gospel is free.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Peace Commission, formed as one of the chambers of the MWC heart (Peace, Deacons, Faith &amp; Life, Mission) in 2009, held a workshop 23 July 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are the commission\u2019s activities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pray<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Mennonite conferences and other Christian bodies have requested prayer from MWC, which passes along the appeal to its members. Many of churches don\u2019t have the resources North Americans have, said a brother from Latin America, but they can \u201cpray, and fast, and cry with those who are suffering conflicts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Political advocacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2015 MWC General Council gathering approved the Peace Commission\u2019s guidelines for political advocacy. This document can guide policy for MWC officers, conferences and churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Peace Commission has sent letters of support on behalf of Iglesia Evang\u00e9lica Unida Hermanos Menonitas de Panam\u00e0 (Panama Mennonite Brethren conference) whose members\u2019 livelihood is threatened by illegal logging, and H\u00f4i Th\u00e1nh Mennonite Vi\u00eat Nam (Vietnam Mennonite Church) where pastors and churches are persecuted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the Commission is developing a declaration of solidarity with indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Develop resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe claim to be a peace church, but so many Mennonite churches are split into pieces,\u201d said Widjaja. The Peace Commission is creating resources (stages of conflict chart, guidelines for MWC response to conflict, \u201chealing of memories\u201d) soon to be available through the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Future initiatives include developing a Global Anabaptist Peace Network (the subject of a 24 July 2015 workshop, one of nine by the Peace Commission) and engaging the Historic Peace Churches network. We dialogue with ex-enemies, said Widjaja (referring to the Faith &amp; Life Commission\u2019s trilateral discussions with Lutherans and Catholics), why not with friends?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Peace Commission is also partnering with Conrad Grebel University College to hold a Global Mennonite Peacebuilding conference and festival in Ontario, Canada, June 9\u201312, 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Karla Braun is editor of <\/em>Courrier-Correo-Courier<em>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" data-id=\"125610\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSC_0342-PeaceCommission-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125610 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSC_0342-PeaceCommission-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSC_0342-PeaceCommission-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSC_0342-PeaceCommission.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/197;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peace Commission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" data-id=\"125624\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0576-4-300x129-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125624 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/129;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Peace Commission members:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Joji Pantoja (chair) \u2013 Mennonite Church Canada (works with Peacebuilders Community in Mindanao, Philippines)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrew Suderman (secretary) \u2013 Mennonite Church Canada (works with Anabaptist Network, South Africa)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robert (Jack) Suderman \u2013 Mennonite Church Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jenny Neme \u2013 Iglesia Christiana Menonita de Colombia (works with Justapaz)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Garcia Pedro Domingos \u2013 Igreja de Comunidade Menonita em Angola<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kenneth Hoke \u2013 Brethren in Christ Church in the U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/commissions\/peace-commission\/\">Peace Commission<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:200\" class=\"taxonomy-post_tag has-link-color wp-elements-c156640d9bee56933ae7a5b97a71238b wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-gray-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/assembly\/\" rel=\"tag\">Assembly<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/global-anabaptist-peace-network\/\" rel=\"tag\">Global Anabaptist Peace Network<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/global-mennonite-peacebuilding-conference-and-festival\/\" rel=\"tag\">Global Mennonite Peacebuilding conference and festival<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/historic-peace-churches-network\/\" rel=\"tag\">Historic Peace Churches network<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/pa2015\/\" rel=\"tag\">PA2015<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/pa2015-workshops\/\" rel=\"tag\">PA2015 workshops<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/paulus-widjaja\/\" rel=\"tag\">Paulus Widjaja<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/peace-commission\/\" rel=\"tag\">Peace Commission<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/political-advocacy\/\" rel=\"tag\">political advocacy<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/prayer\/\" rel=\"tag\">prayer<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/tag\/tomigrate\/\" rel=\"tag\">tomigrate<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work of Peace Commission includes prayer, advocacy and resourcing \u201cPeace is free,\u201d says Paulus Widjaja, outgoing Peace Commission member. \u201cConflict has a price but the gospel is free.\u201d The Peace Commission, formed as one of the chambers of the MWC heart (Peace, Deacons, Faith &amp; 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