Christianity, Conflict
and the Soul of the Nation

Following the success of the Aviemore Conference, Christianity, Conflict and the Soul of the Nation, we are now able to make some of the resources from that conference available through this website.  You will notice that we have established this website, dedicated to A Place for Hope, and we will continue to maintain and use this as a place to share ideas and resources over the next three years.

The conference was, of course, the launch pad for A Place for Hope which is being sponsored jointly by the Ministries Council and The Guild in order to establish both a mediation service, which can be used by the churches in Scotland, and a Centre for Peace and Reconciliation.

The conference was a great success in itself.  Feedback forms indicate that participants saw this as one of the most important events they had ever attended.  Comments such as, “This was a life-changing experience” and “This was a hugely significant event, increasing my enthusiasm for the work of conflict resolution”, were commonplace and many people felt that we had reached a tipping point from which we can successfully extend this work as a gift that the churches in Scotland can give to the communities they serve.

Mediation Training

Now, it is crucial that we follow this up with the training of the first cohort of mediators. Accordingly, we have set aside the week beginning 8 March 2010 to hold a four-day training event which will be provided by Core Solutions; this training event will give potential mediators the opportunity to experience one of the best mediator training schemes in the country. READ MORE>