The Great Conversation

The Great Conversation

An address at Hesston College's 2016 Homecoming Forum sharing three key important practices in approaching conversation across difference.

Compassion and Integrity in an Age of Fragmentation

Compassion and Integrity in an Age of Fragmentation

A speech delivered at Hesston College's 2016 Homecoming celebration sharing stories from personal and professional experiences illuminating the transformative power of compassion and integrity in embodied presence.

Thoughts on a Penny: Challenges to Creative Conflict in the Public Square

Thoughts on a Penny: Challenges to Creative Conflict in the Public Square

A lecture presented for the 26th Annual Lynch Lecture at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Compassionate Presence: Faith-based Peacebuilding in the Face of Violence

Compassionate Presence: Faith-based Peacebuilding in the Face of Violence

A lecture delivered in contribution to the Distinguished Lecture Series of the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice in February 2012.

Narratives of Care: The Social Echo of Community Transformation

Narratives of Care: The Social Echo of Community Transformation

A lecture presented at the conference, "Conversations on Attachment: Integrating the Science of Love and Spirituality," in which John Paul explores the nexus of conflict transformation, reconciliation, and attachment theory through the metaphors of sound and circularity.

Hesston Presidential Inaugural Address

Hesston Presidential Inaugural Address

An address provided for the inauguration of Dr. Howard Keim as President of Hesston College in 2005.

Developing the Capacity to Birth Something New

Developing the Capacity to Birth Something New

An interview in contribution to the Leadership Conference of Women Religious Winter 2020 issue of Occasion Papers entitled Leading with the Moral Imagination.

On the road with a wise man

On the road with a wise man

Story and reflections emergent from a roadtrip with John Paul’s father, John M. Lederach.

The Intervention in Somalia: What Should Have Happened

The Intervention in Somalia: What Should Have Happened

An interview with Joe Stork on the U.S. military intervention into Somalia and alternative avenues to provide assistance.