What would happen if Christians devoted the same discipline and self-sacrifice to nonviolent peacemaking that armies devote to war?
CPTNET Releases
Upcoming Events
Title | Start Time: | End Time: |
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Steering Committee Meetings - Toronto | March 18, 2010 | March 21, 2010 |
Colombia Delegation (for Colombians) | March 27, 2010 | April 3, 2010 |
Palestine / Israel Delegation (Reformed Church/Christian Reformed Church) | April 6, 2010 | April 19, 2010 |
Iraq delegation - Kurdish North - APPLY NOW!!! | April 15, 2010 | April 29, 2010 |
Applications Due for Summer Peacemaker Corps Training | May 1, 2010 | May 1, 2010 |
About CPT
Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) arose from a call in 1984 for Christians to devote the same discipline and self-sacrifice to nonviolent peacemaking that armies devote to war.
The original vision has grown, deepened, and become more challenging as we struggle to embody an inclusive, ecumenical, and diverse community of God's love.
Enlisting the whole church in an organized, nonviolent alternative to war, today CPT places violence-reduction teams in crisis situations and militarized areas around the world at the invitation of local peace and human rights workers. CPT embraces the vision of unarmed intervention waged by committed peacemakers ready to risk injury and death in bold attempts to transform lethal conflict through the nonviolent power of God’s truth and love.
CPT understands violence to be rooted in systemic structures of oppression. CPT is committed to undoing oppressions as part of our violence reduction work, starting within our own organization.