Over 80 educators and ministry heads affirm efforts to negotiate lasting peace, and warn of consequences of failure.

Thomas Armiger, General Superintendent, The Wesleyan Church; Gayle D. Beebe, President, Westmont College; David Black, President, Eastern University; Marilyn Borst, Director of Global Ministry, Peachtree Presbyterian Church; Ed Boschman, Executive Director, U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches; David C. Brown, Chair, Evangelical Child & Family Agency; George K. Brushaber, President, Bethel University; Gary M. Burge, Professor of New Testament, Wheaton College; Tony Campolo, President/Founder, Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education; R. Judson Carlberg, President, Gordon College; Joseph Castleberry, President, Northwest University; Paul A. Cedar, Chairman, Mission America Coalition; Thomas A. Curry, Senior Minister, Round Lake Community Church; Craig C. Darling, U.S. Director, India Rural Evangelical Fellowship; Murray Dempster, President, Vanguard University; G. Blair Dowden, President, Huntington University; Robert P. Dugan, Jr., Retired, National Association of Evangelicals; Merrill Ewert, President, Fresno Pacific University; Leighton Ford, President, Leighton Ford Ministries; Arthur Evans Gay, Minister-at-Large, Evangelical Initiatives International; Jules Glanzer, President Elect, Tabor College; Vernon Grounds, Chancellor, Denver Seminary; Ronald Habegger, President, Fellowship of Evangelical Churches; Jack Haberer, Editor, The Presbyterian Outlook; Mike Hagan, President, Sioux Falls Seminary; Stephen A. Hayner, Professor, Columbia Theological Seminary; Dennis Hollinger, President, Evangelical Theological Seminary; Jim Holm, President, Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary; John Hubers, Former Director of Reformed Church Mission Program; Middle East and South Asia, Reformed Church in America; John A. Huffman, Jr., Pastor, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Newport Beach, Board Chair, Christianity Today International; Ken Hunn, Executive Director, The Brethren Church; Joel Hunter, Senior Pastor, Northland Church; John K. Jenkins, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Glenarden; Bruce W. Jones, National Association of Evangelicals; J. Ellsworth Kalas, President, Asbury Theological Seminary; John F. Kim, Interim President, Northern Seminary; Peter Kuzmic, President, Evangelical Theological Seminary (Osijek, Croatia); Duane Litfin, President, Wheaton College; Jo Anne Lyon, CEO, World Hope International; V. James Mannoia, President, Greensville College; Molly T. Marshall, President, Central Baptist Theological Seminary; Kevin T. McBride, Senior Pastor, Raymond Baptist Church; Larry J. McKinney, President, Simpson University; Gregory A. Monaco, Associate Field Director; Youth for Christ/USA; Royce L. Money, President, Abilene Christian University; Richard Mouw, President, Fuller Theological Seminary; Shirley A. Mullen, President, Houghton College; Mike O'Neal, President, Oklahoma Christian University; David Neff, Editor-in-Chief, Christianity Today; Glenn R. Palmberg, President, Evangelical Covenant Church; Earl F. Palmer, Minister, University Presbyterian Church; Linda Pampeyan, Consultant, Leadership Renewal Center; Ted W. Pampeyan, Director, Leadership Renewal Center; David L. Parkyn, President, North Park University; Roger Parrot, President, Belhaven College; Jerry Pence, General Superintendent , The Wesleyan Church; Rita Rihani, Professor of Arabic, North Park University; Bob Roberts, Pastor, Northwood Church; Bill Robinson, President, Whitworth University; Haddon W. Robinson, President, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; Leonard Rodgers, Executive Director, Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding; Andrew Ryskamp, Director, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee; Michael G. Scales, President, Nyack College/ATS; Chris Seiple, President, Institute for Global Engagement; Robert Seiple, Former Ambassador-at-Large , for International Religious Freedom; Ronald J. Sider, President, Evangelicals for Social Action; James Skillen, President, Center for Public Justice; Wallace Smith, President, Palmer Theological Seminary; Glen H. Stassen, Lewis Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics, Fuller Theological Seminary; Gary W. Streit, President, Malone College; Joseph Tkach, President, Worldwide Church of God; Paul Vicalvi, Chaplains Commission Executive Director, National Association of Evangelicals; Harold Vogelaar, Professor Emeritus, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago; Berten Waggoner, National Director, Vineyard USA; Don Wagner, Professor, North Park University; John Wagner, Pastor, Andover Congregational Church; Jon R. Wallace, President, Azusa Pacific University; Jim Wallis, Editor, Sojourners; Bob Wenz, Renewing Total Worship Ministries; Luder G. Whitlock, Executive Director, The Trinity Forum; John P. Williams, Jr., Regional Director, Evangelical Friends International - North America; Craig Williford, President, Denver Seminary; Earl L. Wilson, General Superintendent, The Wesleyan Church; Larry E. Yonker, Vice-President, The Elevation Group.

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