An Accelerator
for the Christian
Peacebuilding Field
The Center for Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation (CPCT) at Fuller Seminary exists to strengthen the field of Christian peacebuilding so the Church is better equipped to navigate conflict, cultivate peace, and bear faithful witness in a divided world.
A crisis of
fragmentation
The challenges facing congregations and communities today are far too complex for a single organization to solve alone. Lasting peace requires wisdom, trust, shared learning, and the Church collaborating across divides
Still, much of the Christian peacebuilding field remains fragmented, making it harder to faithfully respond to the challenges of our time. CPCT exists to help strengthen this ecosystem through research, formation, and collaboration..
“The toxicity of hostility and proliferation of polarization will not simply subside. Disciples of Jesus around the world must answer the call to transform conflict and build peace.”
Rev. David Emmanuel Goatley, PhD
President, Fuller Theological Seminary
RESOURCESFeatured stories & events
Stories and events from CPCT and our partners across the peacebuilding ecosystem
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Why Peacebuilding Fails Without Friendship
ARTICLES
On life, loneliness and the pursuit of sustainable peace. Read our latest post on the CPCT Substack. -
Peace in Practice National Listening Study
NEW RESEARCH
We spent a year listening to Christian leaders across the country. What we heard surprised us.
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(Re)union conference returns in 2027
CPCT EVENTS
(Re)union 2027 returns after a break in 2026. Subscribe to receive notifications when registration opens.
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Christy Vines featured in HKS Magazine
NEWS & PRESS
CPCT Executive Director, Christy Vines, is interviewed for the Spring 2026 edition on embracing disagreement.
WHO WE AREStrengthening the
Christian peacebuilding field
As an initiative of Fuller Seminary, CPCT serves as a convener, research hub, and catalyst to advance the work of restoration and reconciliation.
WHAT WE DO-
Discernment
We help leaders make sense of complex challenges by listening deeply and asking often overlooked questions. Our discernment process brings clarity to what is happening beneath the surface of a conflict or crisis so that responses are rooted in wisdom rather than reaction.
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Formation
We attend to the inner formation of leaders as an essential foundation for peacebuilding. We focus on who leaders are becoming as well as what they do. Formation cultivates the inner resilience and moral courage needed for sustained leadership.
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Connection
We create spaces for leaders to learn, engage in dialogue, and reflect together. Bringing together a diversity of leaders fosters relationships across difference and creates the conditions for trust, collaboration, and collective wisdom to emerge.
THE ANATOMY OF PEACEBUILDING
Every leader and organization has a
role to play in a crisis.
Discover yours.
Conflict rarely moves directly from crisis to healing. It often requires different forms of care, leadership, and collaboration.
The Anatomy of Peacebuilding helps leaders understand the journey, identify their role, and connect their work to the broader field.
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CPCT INITIATIVES
The Christian
Peacebuilding Collaborative
The Christian Peacebuilding Collaborative is an initiative of the Center for Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation
Founding Partner Organizations
