Circles and Pollination: A New Way to Engage Conflict — John Paul Lederach
Episode description
What if peacemaking meant moving into people’s lives instead of waiting for them to come to the table? In this profound conversation, renowned peacemaker Dr. John Paul Lederach shares how presence, story, and deep listening can transform conflict—and why this “circulation” approach looks a lot like Jesus.02:29 John Paul Lederach’s journey with conflict transformation
07:48 How do we approach conflict today?
10:01 Humiliation and dehumanization
12:20 The way of Jesus with conflict
16:01 A story from Maze prison in Belfast
19:25 What formation is needed? Looking at Defensiveness
24:52 The Pause of Curiosity
26:16 The Vocational Pause
30:22 Fixing conflict vs. wounded companions
36:58 This moment in time?
42:29 Hope in the Everyday and the Local
46:28 Circulatory Approach
48:24 Learning from insects
55:31 Deepening in circles vs. linear “fixing
59:49 Jesus’ circulatory “along the way” ministry
01:02:23 Final encouragement
01:07:49 Closing reflection
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