Moving towards the IEPC, what can you do?
Pray
Call your church, Bible study group and other friends to prayer and fasting for peace and the IEPC. Participate in World Sunday for Peace on 22 May 2011 and share your prayers in social media.
Study
Learn about violence and peace by using the Decade to Overcome Violence study guides in your church.
Donate
Funding continues to be needed for the IEPC, particularly to ensure participation from all around the world. Make a donation online or contact the IEPC coordination office to enquire about how best to help. Click here for more information.
Organize
Are you interested in a local event during the Ecumenical Peace Convocation? Would you like to be involved in such an event? Please visit the IEPC web pages and let the DOV/IEPC office know. You can also post a link to your event on our Facebook page.
Other ways to get involved:
- visit the DOV web site and sign up for e-news
- familiarise yourself and reflect on the need for peace in your own community
- incorporate peace as a theme in spiritual life and prayer
(the following are examples of resources from the 'DOV shared resources library') - collect and share stories and examples of peacemaking to encourage others
- organize discussion groups, peace vigils and studies on related topics
arrange workshops, seminars, artistic & cultural events to promote peace
Who can participate
- churches
- individuals interested in becoming peacemakers
- NGOs
- practitioners, activists
- peace institutes
- educational institutions (seminaries and other academic institutions)
- artists
- interfaith groups