Activities for Individuals

• Pray daily for peace in the world, in your community, in your home, in your family, in your heart
  
• Study scripture regularly
  
• Attend worship and participate in Christian education regularly
  
• Create a plan for peace to use at home, in your neighborhood, in your congregation, and in places of work (see Pledge of Nonviolence at http://www.ipjppj.org/pledge.html)
  
• List things you do each day or week that contribute to a peaceful family, community, and world. Continue to do them, or challenge your self to go deeper by expanding your list or taking greater risks for peace.
  
• Plan time for confession and reconciliation with those closest to you
  
• Ask for forgiveness and extend forgiveness to others
  
• Practice weekly affirmation of those closest to you by focusing on your own words and actions
  
• Consider the impact of toys, games, television, and material goods designed for children and youth by visting http://iccr.org/
  
• Advocate for products designed and produced with peace and justice issues in mind.
  
• Learn about and act on public policy issues related to peace and justice
  
• Become active with or help organize a congregational, synodical or regional Peace Team or Committee.
  
• Learn about groups and individuals who are leaders in peacemaking efforts in their communities and the world
  
• Join with peacemaking efforts of local and synodical groups including ecumenical partners, community groups, and others
  
• Attend or help organize a training event related to peace, justice and/or nonviolence issues
  
• Join the ELCA Equipping for Peacemaking Network
  

• Share your peacemaking story with the Equipping for Peacemaking Network  by contacting Jean Morehouse at jean.morehouse@hotmail.com