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The P.E.A.C.E. Plan is an initiative begun by ] in Lake Forest, California. Pastor ]'s intention in launching the P.E.A.C.E. Plan is to involve every Christian and every church in every nation in the task of serving people in the areas of the greatest global needs. The tag-line is: "Ordinary people empowered by God making a difference together wherever they are."
The '''P E A C E Plan''' is a ] development program for churches and an ] ] from ] in ] in ] in the United States.


== History ==
Many Christian's are highly concerned about the methodology of Rick Warren's P.E.A.C.E Plan and the details involved. Many issues raised go unanswered.
The P.E.A.C.E. Plan has origins in the reading of an article on orphans of ] in Africa by Kay, the wife of ] ] ] and a meeting in 2003 of the couple with a pastor of a township of ] in ].<ref> Timothy C Morgan, , christianitytoday.com, US, September 23, 2005 </ref>
The program was founded in the same year by the ] and Warren to combat five development challenges.<ref> Sébastien Fath, ''Dieu XXL, la révolution des mégachurches'', Édition Autrement, France, 2008, p. 116</ref><ref> Justin G. Wilford, ''Sacred Subdivisions: The Postsuburban Transformation of American Evangelicalism'', NYU Press, US, 2012, p. 115</ref> For 18 months, pilot programs were tested with twinning of villages with small church groups.<ref> Claire Luna, , latimes.com, US, April 18, 2005 </ref> In 2005, the program was established in ] which was the first permanent partner.<ref> David Van Biema, , time.com, US, August 22, 2005 </ref><ref> Nicola Menzie, , christianpost.com, US, August 29, 2013 </ref>


In 2008, after listening to comments from church leaders in various countries on the effectiveness of the program, Rick Warren made several corrections to the program, including the addition of the church reconciliation component.<ref> Timothy C. Morgan, , christianitytoday.com, US, May 28, 2008 </ref>
==Links to information about the P.E.A.C.E. Plan==


== Programs ==
== Critiques of Rick Warren's P.E.A.C.E. Plan & UN Goals ==
The five challenges of the program are:<ref> Michelle A. Vu, , christianpost.com, US, December 2, 2005</ref>
* By Paul Proctor April 23, 2005 NewsWithViews.com
# spiritual emptiness;
* BY JAMES SUNDQUIST
# egocentric leadership;
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# extreme poverty;
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# pandemic diseases;
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# illiteracy and lack of education.
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*, ''Rick Warren disclosed on Larry King Live (March 22, 2005) what his ultimate "Purpose" (plan) was for the whole Purpose Driven movement. He has this all planned out: first the Purpose Driven Church, then the Purpose Driven Life, then the Purpose Driven Communities, and then'':


The five objectives of the program are:<ref>
:"''You know, half the world lives on less than $2 a day and half the world cannot read. And so we came up with the plan called the PEACE plan, p-e-a-c-e. Plant churches, equip the leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and educate the next generation.''
, thepeaceplan.com, US, retrieved June 27, 2020</ref><ref> Nicola Menzie, , christianpost.com, US, August 29, 2013</ref>
# Plant or support churches for reconciliation: Support or plant churches by providing resources to combat racism and injustice.
# Equip church leaders: Provide leadership training.
# Assisting the poor: Support savings groups, business projects, and orphans.
# Caring for the sick: Support access to clean water, sanitation, mental health care, people living with ].
# Educate the next generation: Support literacy programs in English.


In the fight against poverty in Africa, the program prioritizes the maintenance of contact of AIDS orphans with their communities by entrusting them to host families and avoids building orphanages.<ref> John Donnelly, , pri.org, US, July 30, 2012 </ref>
:''And we're right now doing a test pilot of the PEACE plan in 67 countries. We're about a year and a half into it. It's a two-year test plan. We plan to go public with it -- well, now, it's going public on LARRY KING -- but we plan to go public with it in 2006, which is to mobilize hundreds of thousands of small groups that have done the 40 days of purpose in churches and communities and civic groups and corporations -- churches that have done 40 days of purpose in groups to do these five things around the world. And that's really why I was in Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya, to test that.''"--Rick Warren (for entire transcript, go to: )

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== Critics ==
* ''Last week we saw Pastor Rick Warren join forces with secular and religious leaders to speak-out against Malaria. It's part of his P.E.A.C.E. Plan aimed at solving many of the world's chronic problems including poverty and disease. What about the 16th century Reformers, what was their 'peace plan'?''
In 2009, a study by the ] noted that the health component of the program, in ] in Rwanda, had certain weaknesses, including the lack of cooperation between the churches of different names, lack of staff to manage outcome evaluation data, and reluctance to collaborate with secular groups (governments, NGOs, universities).<ref> Robert E. Ford, , National University of Rwanda, Rwanda, November 8, 2009, p. 29 </ref>

==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website| https://thepeaceplan.com/}}

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Not to be confused with Peace process.

The P E A C E Plan is a humanitarian development program for churches and an evangelical Christian mission from Saddleback Church in Lake Forest in California in the United States.

History

The P.E.A.C.E. Plan has origins in the reading of an article on orphans of HIV/AIDS in Africa by Kay, the wife of Baptist pastor Rick Warren and a meeting in 2003 of the couple with a pastor of a township of Johannesburg in South Africa. The program was founded in the same year by the Saddleback Church and Warren to combat five development challenges. For 18 months, pilot programs were tested with twinning of villages with small church groups. In 2005, the program was established in Rwanda which was the first permanent partner.

In 2008, after listening to comments from church leaders in various countries on the effectiveness of the program, Rick Warren made several corrections to the program, including the addition of the church reconciliation component.

Programs

The five challenges of the program are:

  1. spiritual emptiness;
  2. egocentric leadership;
  3. extreme poverty;
  4. pandemic diseases;
  5. illiteracy and lack of education.

The five objectives of the program are:

  1. Plant or support churches for reconciliation: Support or plant churches by providing resources to combat racism and injustice.
  2. Equip church leaders: Provide leadership training.
  3. Assisting the poor: Support savings groups, business projects, and orphans.
  4. Caring for the sick: Support access to clean water, sanitation, mental health care, people living with HIV/AIDS.
  5. Educate the next generation: Support literacy programs in English.

In the fight against poverty in Africa, the program prioritizes the maintenance of contact of AIDS orphans with their communities by entrusting them to host families and avoids building orphanages.

Critics

In 2009, a study by the National University of Rwanda noted that the health component of the program, in Karongi District in Rwanda, had certain weaknesses, including the lack of cooperation between the churches of different names, lack of staff to manage outcome evaluation data, and reluctance to collaborate with secular groups (governments, NGOs, universities).

See also

References

  1. Timothy C Morgan, Purpose Driven in Rwanda, christianitytoday.com, US, September 23, 2005
  2. Sébastien Fath, Dieu XXL, la révolution des mégachurches, Édition Autrement, France, 2008, p. 116
  3. Justin G. Wilford, Sacred Subdivisions: The Postsuburban Transformation of American Evangelicalism, NYU Press, US, 2012, p. 115
  4. Claire Luna, PEACE Is Cause for Church's Celebration, latimes.com, US, April 18, 2005
  5. David Van Biema, Warren of Rwanda, time.com, US, August 22, 2005
  6. Nicola Menzie, Saddleback Pastor Rick Warren Visits Rwanda to Advance PEACE Plan, christianpost.com, US, August 29, 2013
  7. Timothy C. Morgan, Rebooting PEACE, christianitytoday.com, US, May 28, 2008
  8. Michelle A. Vu, Church, HIV/AIDS Conference: Global P.E.A.C.E. Plan Presented, christianpost.com, US, December 2, 2005
  9. The PEACE Plan Model, thepeaceplan.com, US, retrieved June 27, 2020
  10. Nicola Menzie, Saddleback Pastor Rick Warren Visits Rwanda to Advance PEACE Plan, christianpost.com, US, August 29, 2013
  11. John Donnelly, Analysis: For faith leaders, a new turn in AIDS fight, pri.org, US, July 30, 2012
  12. Robert E. Ford, INTEGRATING GIS INTO eHEALTH INITIATIVES IN AFRICA, National University of Rwanda, Rwanda, November 8, 2009, p. 29

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