Search for Common Ground
Transform the way the world deals with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and towards collaborative problem solving.
Transform the way the world deals with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and towards collaborative problem solving.
Give rise to new generations of leaders uniquely inspired and equipped to build lasting peace.
Be a centre of transformative thinking and teaching that addresses the major challenges facing the Jewish people and elevates the quality of Jewish life in Israel and around the world; Realise the significance of Jewish ideas, the power of applied scholarship, and the conviction that great teaching contributes to the growth and continual revitalisation of the Jewish people.
Promote the values of peaceful coexistence and cooperation through the works of philanthropic foundations, and places great value on the contributions that each individual can make toward life on our planet.
Achieve positive change both in the lives of individuals and society as a whole through wide-ranging community initiatives to foster a culture of peace, empowering people, and forging links.
Help, in all ways, the Christian communities of the Middle East which, for centuries, have lived in the heart of Islam and contributed to the social, cultural, and religious development of the Arab and Eastern civilisations (Churches of the Middle East, Christians of the Middle East, Arab Christians, Copts, Syriacs, Armenians, Ethiopians...).
Foster the spirit of communion within the universal Church and between the particular churches; provide the bishops of the territories with facilities for consultation and united action in such matters of common interest to the Church as consultation and co-operation with other hierarchies; foster priestly and religious vocations; form clergy, religious and laity; promote missionary activity, catechetics, liturgy, lay apostolate, ecumenism, development, justice and reconciliation, social welfare, schools, hospitals, the apostolate of the press, radio, television, and other means of social communication; issue statements of common policy; promote and foster any movement, institution or undertaking that shall be deemed consistent with its aim; negotiate with the government or with any other person or body; provide appropriate means for the achievement of its purpose.
Nurture a flourishing monastic community in the US, where learning and practising Buddha's ancient teachings cultivate peace in the hearts of the residents and visitors and -by extension- in the world.
Promote justice, peace and creation from a standpoint of solidarity with the poor; promote dialogue between Christians and those from all other religious traditions; facilitate interchange between local Churches; help local Churches grow into evangelising communities open to all peoples; establish the Church where the gospel has not been preached.
Be an Anglican community of education, hospitality, pilgrimage, and reconciliation. Through study, site visits, engagement with the local Christian community, prayer and reflection, lives are transformed and faith renewed.