Conflict Management Support Team The Conflict Management Support Team (CMST) was formed to help congregations, pastors and conference leaders within Central Plains to manage conflict in ways that lead toward reconciliation and forgiveness. Our purpose is to instruct, model and lead constructive methods of conflict management that are consistent with our Anabaptist Mennonite faith.
I hope you take advantage of the benefits the Conflict Management Support Team offers by attending our workshops and inviting the team to help your congregation. --Susan Janzen, Conference Minister for Ministerial Leadership |
Workshops and Resources for congregations
Finding our way through conflict to reconciliation by Tim Detweiler The mediator’s perspective by Lois Janzen Preheim Contact Us: Susan Janzen susanjanzen@centralplainsmc.org |
Introducing the team
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Elizabeth Troyer-Miller works for Central Mediation Center in Kearney and as a trainer for the Nebraska Mediation Association. Elizabeth earned a B.A. in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies from Goshen College in 2006, and an M.S. in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution from Creighton University in 2011. She is a member of Wood River Mennonite Church in Wood River, Nebraska.
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Charity Brubaker lives and works on a farm in rural Marion, South Dakota. She earned her B.A. in Social Work from Goshen College in 2004, and has worked intermittently since then facilitating mediations with juveniles and adults in the criminal justice system through the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program in Elkhart, IN and with Restore, Inc. in Sioux Falls, SD. She attends Salem-Zion Mennonite Church outside of Freeman, South Dakota.
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Jeanette Harder is a social work professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and is a co-founder and board member for Dove's Nest. She provides training and consulting for faith communities on issues of child abuse prevention and response. She is a member of First Mennonite Church in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Ted Lewis (Duluth, MN) is a Restorative Justice consultant and trainer with the Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. Since the mid-90's, he has mediated cases in both criminal and civil realms. Between 2004 and 2009, he served churches in the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference. Ted also writes articles for The Mennonite on conflict and communication themes.
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Lon Marshall is a licensed marriage and family therapist. He works in private practice and is the founder and owner of Cornerstone Brief Therapy in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City corridor. He has worked in critical incident debriefing, conflict resolution, counseling and therapy in many contexts for 25 years. He attends West Union Mennonite Church in Parnell, Iowa.
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Lois Janzen Preheim was director and mediator for Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (now Restore) in Sioux Falls for 17 years. During that time, Lois took mediation training from Lombard Mennonite Peace Center, with Victim Offender Mediation Association, and the University of Minnesota. Lois also has pastoral and teaching experience. She attends Salem Mennonite Church near Freeman, South Dakota. She writes about the perspective of the mediator here.
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Sharon Waltner farms with her husband and daughter. In addition, she works part time with the Avera Healthcare System in leadership training and facilitates mediations/interventions. She has taken multiple mediation courses with the Lombard Peace Center and KIPCOR.
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Susan Janzen is the Conference Minister for Ministerial Leadership. Susan works alongside the Conflict Management Support Team.
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