Forum for Leadership and Reconciliation: November 2016

Tuesday, 29 November 2016

EDI Transylvania a Big Inspiration and Success

Mihaela Kovacs reporting from Romania

Sighisoara, Romania, November 25-27, 2016, Hotel Central Park was the place of the third edition of Economic Diplomacy and Integrity Seminar in Transylvania, Romania. The Theme for this year was "Involvement Brings Transformation". We where honored to have 50 professionals coming together from different backgrounds including politics, social engagements, education, health system and pastoral care. Our speakers Tudosie Liviu, Dan Nichita, Bogdan Burghelea, Adrian Moldovan, and Lars Rise challenged and inspired the participants with their presentations. Some of the themes included discussions on the reality of Romanian politics, the perspectives of Jesus followers, and Jesus’ principals in politics. During those 2 days we had the opportunity to share our experiences in small groups. The highlight of the event where the interviews shared by various participants involved in practical community building activities and projects.

Mihaela Kovacs, EDI Transylvania, Director

Sunday, 13 November 2016

Coming Event: Ambassadors for a Better World, Houston 2016

Welcome to a special evening of learning, inspiration and sharing “Ambassadors for a Better World Houston 2016”, Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church (MDPC) Parlor, Houston, on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, starting 6.30pm.

Tihomir Kukolja, ROM (Renewing Our Minds) Director; Hope Manley, TAP (The Antioch Partners) Communications Coordinator; and Liviu Bocaniala, a well-known Romanian Christian musician will share the latest stories of grace and transformation in the lives of young leaders in Southeast Europe (Balkans) who have encountered Jesus through the ministry of Forum for Leadership and Reconciliation, and its leading projects ROM – Renewing Our Minds and EDI – Economic Diplomacy and Integrity Forum.

The special highlight of the evening will be the transformational stories of refugees who took part in ROM and EDI gatherings in the summer of 2016. Having a group of refuges integrated in our 2016 summer projects was a blessing to the refugees and everyone attending our leadership gatherings.

A special treat of the evening will be the music interpreted by Liviu Bocaniala from Romania. Liviu will share some of his music and music of his close friends involved in the ministry of ROM over the past years.

We are looking forward to seeing you at MDPC Parlor, Tuesday,, November 15, at 6.30pm. Invite you friends. Your RSVP will help us plan the evening program even better.

Video Feature

Meet the Renewing Our Minds Core Group Leaders: Heather Staff is a director for the youth leadership board of Christians in Politics UK. She is a legal associate with a conflict resolution think tank and a consultant with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. She works on Conflict resolution, human rights, political engagement and rule of law programs. Heather is a regular speaker at events around the UK and Europe and a panelist for national and international media. She is often on Christian media channels UCB, TWR, TBN. Most importantly she is a committed follower of Jesus. Heather Staff serves also in the Renewing Our Minds Core Leadership team. She was also one of the key speakers at the 2017 ROM Gathering in Fuzine, Croatia, and at other ROM events in the past few years. This is what she said about the ROM Gathering 2017.