Philip M. Hellmich is the Director of Peace at The Shift Network and director of the ?The Summer of Peace,? which is in its third year. The Summer of Peace is recognized for helping create a new narrative of peace - from inner peace to international peacebuilding. In 2012, Philip presented on the Summer of Peace at the first United Nations High Level Forum on the Culture of Peace. Philip has dedicated most of his life to global and local peacebuilding initiatives, including 14 years with Search for Common Ground. He also served for four years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone where he lived and worked in small remote bush villages. A published writer, Philip is author of God and Conflict: A Search for Peace in a Time of Crisis with a Foreword by Lama Surya Das. He serves as the adviser to The Global Peace Initiative of Women. A long-time meditation practitioner, Philip enjoys studying and teaching about the parallels between inner and outer peace. Visit http://summit.summerofpeace.net and http://Godandconflict.com. Register for the Summer of Peace, a free online event from June 13th – September 21st at https://shiftnetwork.infusionsoft.com/go/sop14SJ/bkgc Get the OFF TO WORK CD by Sister Jenna Like America Meditating on Facebook and Download our FREE Pause for Peace app. Follow us on Twitter