Pilgrimage to Peace with Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore is the director of Peace With Justice at the General Board of Church and Society for the UMC. She joins us today to talk about a recent Young Adult Pilgrimage of Peace she helped facilitate in South Korea. What can we learn from bearing witness to spaces and places where there has been great suffering? How might walking with others in places very different from our usual bring about personal and communal transformation? Colleen shares about her own personal guides, her deep call to peace and dignity for all, and her commitment to sharing stories to shape real change.
Stuff we mention in this week’s episode (or meant to anyways):

• Contact Colleen Moore
• Social Principles of the UMC
• Young Adult Pilgrimage of Peace - South Korea
• Korea Peace Now!
• Book - The Bridge at No Gun Ri: A Hidden Nightmare from the Korean War
• WomenCrossDMZ - Christine Ahn
• The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation
• UMC Action Alerts
• Pages for Progress - UMC Book Studies (Faith in the Face of Empire study)

Chapters
00:00 Opening Reflections and Poetic Introduction
01:06 Acknowledging Global Pain and Unrest
02:26 Introducing Colleen Moore and Her Work
03:59 Personal Reflections on Heavy Times
06:39 Finding Joy Amidst Struggles
08:26 Understanding the Pilgrimage Experience
08:38 The Young Adult Peace Pilgrimage Explained
10:04 Witnessing History: The Gowlingeol Massacre Site
12:19 Activating Change Through Pilgrimage
15:43 Surprises and Emotional Impact of the Pilgrimage
18:43 Power, Empire, and Advocacy Challenges
24:24 The Importance of Storytelling in Advocacy
27:20 Personal Narratives and Activism
28:11 Guides and Mentors in the Journey
30:56 The Importance of Bearing Witness
33:56 Christian Nationalism and Its Implications
38:58 Pilgrimage as a Spiritual Journey
41:03 Connecting with Community and Action