22 October 2008

Join Community of Christ Peace Support Network
President Veazey launched the Community of Christ Peace Support Network to more than 1,000 youths and staffers from the USA and Canada at SPECTACULAR.

During July’s SPECTACULAR, with the stands full of enthused youth, President Steve Veazey launched the Community of Christ Peace Support Network. He introduced campers to its basic Web site and invited them to be an active part of it. Within the few months that have passed, it has become clear that the possibilities are even greater than imagined.

You are invited too!

Community of Christ Peace Support Network is a virtual, global network that links people and groups with peacemaking ideas, information, resources, models, education, and action opportunities.

YouTube Contest

Community of Christ Peace Support Network is hosting a contest to communicate peace in community. The grand prize is $1,000.

Film a one- to two-minute video on the theme “Create Peace” and post it to the network’s YouTube group at www.youtube.com/group/peacesupport. 

Videos will be judged on creativity, ability to communicate positive peace to a wide audience, and YouTube ratings and popularity. Videos must be posted by February 15, 2009. The grand prize winner and three runners-up will be notified by March 31.

Those who do not consider themselves filmmakers can participate by watching and becoming part of the discussion in the YouTube forum found at the same URL.

President Veazey explained, “It is a tangible response to the call in Doctrine and Covenants 163 to ‘create pathways for peace’ in the world and ‘challenge cultural, political, and religious trends that are contrary to the reconciling and restoring purposes of God.’ It is also a clear response to the call to ‘become a people of the Temple’ (Doctrine and Covenants 161:2) by pursing ministries of healing of the spirit, reconciliation, and peacemaking in the world.”

Discover Community of Christ Peace Support Network for yourself. Go to www.peacesupportnetwork.org:

1.  Register to get access to all the site’s benefits, including e-mail updates, a quarterly magazine, downloadable resources, and more.

2.  Explore models of ministry (organized by theme, alphabetically, and those initiated by Community of Christ) to get practical ideas that are right for you to “do” and “be” peace.

3.  Help build the network by submitting models of ministry, event information, and links to justice and peacemaking organizations.

4.  Share information about the network with your congregation, family, professional, and social networks. Help spread the word and share the peace of Jesus Christ!

The network supports all who want to respond to the call to share the peace of Jesus Christ in tangible and practical ways. Instead of researching multiple sources, you can get all the information, ideas, and connections you need via the network. This includes consulting and resources for Young Peacemakers Clubs, PeaceMobile, the Gospel Wagon, local expressions of the Children’s Peace Pavilion, and more.

Available in 10 languages, the network will continue to grow as a support for the church’s worldwide mission. President Veazey said, “I consider the Community of Christ Peace Support Network a vital part of the church’s identity and mission in the world.”

 

 

 

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