{"id":16,"date":"2023-12-27T16:16:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T16:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2023-12-29T16:22:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T16:22:33","slug":"peacebuilding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/index.php\/peacebuilding\/","title":{"rendered":"Peacebuilding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16\" class=\"elementor elementor-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108f4ff3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"108f4ff3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c20ea84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c20ea84\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Peacebuilding<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2371b27c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2371b27c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>Peacebuilding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of those words that mean many things to many people.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca4ec4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ca4ec4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a78bfd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a78bfd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kirsten-at-the-sea-level.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-189\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kirsten-at-the-sea-level.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kirsten-at-the-sea-level-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af1c122 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5af1c122\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d282ff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d282ff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While peacebuilders can be involved in a wide variety of programs, we should always <\/span><b>aim to nonviolently transform individual and societal conditions that lead to injustice, oppression, and destructive conflict<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2063701f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2063701f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5efeab6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5efeab6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349f3015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"349f3015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/how-did-we-get-there.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-197\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/how-did-we-get-there.jpg 390w, https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/how-did-we-get-there-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e130a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21e130a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ab605f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ab605f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I just want peace. \u201cJust peace,\u201d the positive peace that encompasses all these things.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37353630 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37353630\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ab2404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38ab2404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sarajevo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-193\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sarajevo.jpg 565w, https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sarajevo-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b22e15b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b22e15b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b32d81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20b32d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amplify<\/span><\/i><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been nearly 25 years since bombs fell on Serbia, almost 30 since the Dayton Agreement ended the war in Bosnia . . . yet these countries and those surrounding them are still permeated by a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">negative peace<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Violent conflicts occur on the border with Kosovo, cities are still divided along ethnic lines, and nationalist rhetoric allows authoritarian leaders to remain in power. Without connections, without communication, divides will never be bridged, healing will never occur, and reconciliation will remain forever out of reach.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A number of nonprofit organizations in the former Yugoslavia seek to restore broken relationships and establish positive peace by bringing together people of different ethnic groups and gathering those willing to speak out against divisive nationalist tendencies. However, a number of factors including lack of time, language barriers, and limited networks prevent them from reaching potential participants and possible donors.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By volunteering my writing, editing, organizational, and content creation skills, I <\/span><b>amplify <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">these existing nonprofits\u2019 voices, increasing their reach and freeing their leaders to engage and educate the public about their vision.<\/span><\/p><h2><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspire<\/span><\/i><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Young adults continue to leave the traditional Christian church in high numbers\u2014but not because they no longer believe. They are worn out, tired of congregations and denominations that don\u2019t speak of the God they\u2019ve encountered, an inclusive God who desires equity and freedom for all creation. Many find others experiencing the same type of evolving faith on the internet and through social media.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a neurodivergent millennial with chronic illness and limited mobility, I understand the importance of the internet to connect with those who feel outside the norm. The peacebuilding movement I\u2019ve created, #BeGracefullyPunk, is a form of digital ministry that combines spiritual practices and calls to create social justice, offering hope to believers seeking a different vision of God.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>inspire <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">others to view faith differently, I write <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gracefullypunk.substack.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Substack newsletters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, host Zoom courses, and use digital platforms like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gracefullypunk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@gracefullypunk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kdschlewitz\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to engage with Christians in every stage of belief. I also offer free facilitated group discussions centered on the \u201cIntroduction to Christian Peacebuilding\u201d curriculum created by Peace Catalyst.<\/span><\/p><h2><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revitalize<\/span><\/i><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For many of the same reasons, my own denomination, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is dying; current trends suggest it <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/faithlead.org\/blog\/decline\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may cease to exist by 2050<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Yet it can offer exactly what believers who have disaffiliated desire. Through the Word, through Holy Communion, through prayer and praise and worship and wonder, the Lutheran liturgy offers glimpses of God. At the same time, by heeding Martin Luther\u2019s own belief that Christians should respond to the love God freely bestowed upon them by loving their neighbor through acts of service, congregations should actively engage with social justice issues.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ELCA congregations are perfectly poised to become \u201cthird spaces,\u201d a bridge between work and family life and state and international institutions, where communities can come together. The goal is not <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">conversion<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">conversation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contemplation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Such interactions with their neighbors sets up the next step: actively working alongside the community to create positive change and lasting peace.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can <\/span><b>revitalize <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the ELCA, and provide a model for other Christian denominations, by encouraging the denomination to adopt peacebuilding as a framework that provides a way for them to engage with their communities while remaining true to their Lutheran traditions, strengthening members\u2019 faith to remind them of God\u2019s promises and give them hope as they go out into the world.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Credentials<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program Director, Peace Catalyst International<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graduate student in Justice and Reconciliation, Luther Seminary<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20+ years of nonprofit involvement in a variety of roles<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15+ years of professional writing and editing experience<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BA, International Political Economy, emphasis development in the Global South<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JD, International Humanitarian Law, emphasis self-determination<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training in Kingian nonviolence<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training in conflict resolution<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training in digital ministry<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certificate, Peace and Conflict Studies in the Former Yugoslavia<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certificate, Youth and Family Ministries<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd4af6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kirsten-1-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f3f75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79f3f75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5418c62a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5418c62a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kirsten-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-172\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kirsten-2.jpg 472w, 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362w, https:\/\/gracefullypunk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kirsten-3-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd1be42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fd1be42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349625e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"349625e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These identities and experiences have coalesced to form who I am now: a program coordinator with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacecatalyst.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peace Catalyst International<\/a> and a graduate student at Luther Seminary. I amplify the voices of reconciliation and social changemaking nonprofits in the Balkans; I engage in digital ministry to persuade Christians to adopt peacebuilding as a way to live out their faith; and I educate current and future pastors and church leaders on how peacebuilding can bridge their congregations\u2019 spiritual practices and active engagement in their communities.\u00a0<\/p><p>I spend most of my time in Belgrade, Serbia, where I live with my husband, two cats, and an ever-growing number of plants. Video calls, virtual events, and regular visits to the US keep me connected to family, friends, and the church. When not actively peacebuilding, I relentlessly pursue rest as a form of resistance; I read nonstop, rewatch the same five TV shows, subversively cross-stitch, and listen to my noughties scenekid playlists. You might also find me dancing, hopping a plane to Italy, screaming at a soccer match or commiserating over lost baseball games, searching for a new craft beer or lingering over a tiny coffee for two hours at a cafe by the Danube.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peacebuilding Peacebuilding is one of those words that mean many things to many people. 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