Swords Into Plowshares bible study Archives

March 6, 2012

From Story to Skills: Advocating with Women in Rural Areas

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A Parallel Event at the 56th Commission on the Status of Women During this parallel event women from rural contexts shared their stories connecting experience to issues, Global North to Global South, and the Bible to advocacy, with small group opportunities to learn more and determine actions we can take during the Commission on the… Read more »

March 6, 2012

Action plans from the parallel event From Story to Skills: Advocating with Women in Rural Areas

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During the parallel event From Story to Skills: Advocating with Women in Rural Areas, held at the 56th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, participants were invited to share action plans that they plan to implement: look at laws that limit movement of women raise voices beyond the CSW; go beyond our… Read more »

March 6, 2012

Key insights from the parallel event From Story to Skills: Advocating with Women in Rural Areas

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During the parallel event From Story to Skills: Advocating with Women in Rural Areas, held at the 56th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, participants were invited to gather and discuss and share key insights they gleaned: share, connect, net and work about resources go beyond the group gathered for the CSW… Read more »

May 14, 2011

Blessed are the peacemakers

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From across the Presbytery of New York City they came to First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn for the Presbyterian Women’s Spring Gathering. The 2011-2012 Horizons Bible Study, Confessing the Beatitudes by the Rev. Dr. Margaret Aymer, provided the theme and…

September 15, 2010

The Biblical Witness to Peacemaking

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The Biblical Witness to Peacemaking, 2010-2011 is a daily lectionary bearing witness to God’s gift of peace and Christ’s call to peacemaking. Peacemaking is a central declaration of the gospel. Though Jesus Christ, God grants us the gift of grace….

April 22, 2010

Contextual Bible study

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Re-membering Peace: Still the Believers’ Calling 2010 Peacemaking Seminar Presbyterian Peacemaking Program Ghost Ranch Conference Center, Abiquiu, NM August 25—28, 2010 (depart August 29) Register now for the seminar. Each morning the seminar community will gather for prayers and plenary…

January 29, 2010

A Christian Peace Witness Study and Invitation to Act

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Christian Peace Witness is ready to bring: Tony Campolo, Sr. Dianna Ortiz, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Kathy Kelly, Joshua Casteel, Liz McAlister, Noah Baker Merrill & Ken Butigan to YOUR CHURCH for Lent! Along with a dvd featuring profound inspiration from…

October 12, 2009

Isaiah and the work of the United Nations

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Check out the new study on the United Nations from The Thoughtful Christian. In three sessions, this group Bible study for adults discusses the biblical hope for peace among the nations in Isaiah and the work of the United Nations….

August 31, 2009

Examine food sovereignty at home and abroad

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This weekend is the September fast for the global food crisis. Presbyterians will come together during the weekend of September 4 through 6 to fast in recognition of food sovereignty. Use the September fast materials to examine food sovereignty, a…

July 2, 2009

Simple Dinner, Amazing Ministry

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The Big Tent Friday, June 12 Dinner Friday evening, peacemakers gathered for a simple meal at Atlanta’s North Avenue Presbyterian Church, sponsored by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and hosted by the Peacemaking Committee of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. The…

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