A mission statement was crafted: “As followers of Jesus Christ, we pursue God’s mission of reconciliation as we embody its vision in our network and inspire the global Christian community to engage a world of brokenness and destructive conflicts.”
A membership commitment was drafted.
A new core leadership team was unanimously elected. Individuals in each position can serve up to three years:
International Coordinator: CELESTIN MUSEKURA, President, Africa Leadership & Reconciliation Ministries, Rwanda/USA.
Administration and Communication Coordinators: LISA LODEN, Managing Director, Caspari Center for Biblical and Jewish Studies, Israel, and BEATRICE MWAKA, Project Director (Africa), International Centre for Reconciliation, Coventry Cathedral, UK.
Resource and Organizational Development Coordinator: BILL LOWREY, Director, Peacebuilding & Reconciliation, World Vision International, USA.
Policy and External Relations Coordinator: DAVID PORTER, Director, Center for Contemporary Christianity in Ireland, Northern Ireland.
Projects and Program Coordinator: CHRIS RICE, Co-Director, Duke Divinity School Center for Reconciliation, US. Rice will also serve as liaison to the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization (LCWE).
