Dear
Friends,
One and
a half years ago Renewing
Our Minds (ROM) and Economic Diplomacy and Integrity Forum (EDI) formed a
new organization, Forum for Leadership and Reconciliation (Forum). Formed
in November 2011 in Seattle WA, Forum is now
taking the Renewing Our Minds and
Economic Diplomacy and Integrity Forum to a new level.
Forum builds
on the fourteen years of ROM experience, as well as on the
experience of Life
Center International (LCI), the umbrella organization based in Fuzine,
Croatia that supervised the work of ROM since
1999. The vision of Forum is, “Developing Leaders Transformed
by the Person of Jesus in a Divided World”.
Its mission is about advancing the Kingdom of God by nurturing international
leaders of noble, forgiving, reconciled and serving hearts, and in harmony with the
character of Jesus Christ.
Forum pursues its mission through transformative, holistic and
relational education, training and mentorship; as well as the advancement of
caring and serving communities.
Over the
years the transformative impact of ROM, the heart of the Forum mission,
has reached far
beyond Southeast Europe (Balkans), where everything started in 1999 in response
to the Balkan conflicts engulfing all former
Yugoslavian countries at the
time; and has since reached the Middle
East, the African continent, the former Soviet Union countries, the EU, USA.
For 600 young
lives, from 50 countries have
been directly impacted by ROM programs
over the years, the experience
was life defining and directing. Many ROM alumni have since emerged
as leaders of
substance, and are today making a difference in the political, social,
humanitarian and religious arenas of their countries.
In 2013
the Forum Board of
Directors is focused on setting a firm and sustainable foundation for future
growth of ROM and EDI by
finalizing its organizational and serving structure and by
setting realistic objectives that will lead us forward in our service. These
are our primary program objectives
for the current year:
1. ROM Leadership
and Reconciliation Gathering
2013: A two-week
reconciliation and leadership seminar, known as ROM Gathering, in Fuzine,
Croatia, July 13 – 29, 2013. A
selected group of fifty young leaders, from 15 countries, representing diverse
religious and ethnic backgrounds will attend. Objective: To teach young leaders
about forgiveness, reconciliation and leadership of integrity and service by
exposing them to the teachings of Jesus.
2.
FLR Regional
Leadership Summit: A
two-day Southeast European Leadership Summit, July 30
– 31, 2013, in Fuzine,
Croatia. A selected group of mature and
trusted leaders from the Balkans will meet
for a two day planning session leading to the establishment of a team of
coordinators who will throughout a year coordinate the spiritual and
vocational growth
of ROM alumni through coaching and mentoring.
3.
EDI Forum in Romania: Economic Diplomacy and
Integrity Forum is planned for September in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. A group
of 30 young leaders form Romania will learn about Jesus principles applied to
business, economics, and politics.
4.
ROM Middle-East Project: A
start-up ROM Middle-East weekend seminar is planned for December 2013. With a
group of ROM alumni from the Middle
East, and in partnership with a local organization that focuses on
reconciliation, Forum is
planning to set a ground work for
future ROM projects in the countries of the Middle
East.
All our
programs focus on building a new generation of leaders, reconciled
and transformed by the person of
Jesus. Forum is a new
organization, with
almost 15 years of
experience, and proven
programs and projects
(ROM, EDI). At this time when the potential for international conflicts
escalates by day, and
when the leadership informed by the character of Jesus is very
much a lacking
ingredient in today’s society, we consider our work
to be of primary importance.
The work
of Forum depends on the support of
churches, foundations, organizations and friends like you who appreciate the
value of investing the values of Jesus’ life into the lives of the young
leaders of today. Your generous donation will help
meet our objectives for 2013.
Please, direct your donation to
our partners: The
Antioch Partners.
If you
are sending your donation by check write ROM or Forum on the memo
line and send to:
The
Antioch Partners
7132
Portland Avenue, Suite 138
Richfield,
MN 55423.
If you would like to donate online, click on DONATE NOW and fill out the form completely. IMPORTANT: On the form under "Please direct your donation to:" select "Project Support", and under "Select project of your choice" select "Forum for Leadership and Reconciliation".
We will gladly answer
all your questions. Thank you for your generous donation. You are making
a difference in the world we live in. For more info write to forumforleadership@gmail.com
We are
looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Love and
blessings.
Martha S. Weiss, Forum for Leadership and Reconciliation, Chairwoman
Tihomir Kukolja, Renewing Our Minds, Director
