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Peter M. Sensenig has served with Mennonite mission agencies in majority-Muslim East and Central Africa since 2015. Born in Eswatini, he was ordained in Mennonite Church USA in 2008. He holds degrees from Eastern Mennonite University and Palmer Theological Seminary, and a PhD in Theology, Christian ethics concentration from Fuller Theological Seminary. Peter has done multi-faith peacebuilding work in Chad, Tanzania, and Somaliland. At the Zanzibar Interfaith Center (Tanzania), he and his team developed an interfaith peacebuilding diploma program. Additionally, he has taught and presented in such diverse contexts as Iran, Ethiopia, Denmark, Kenya, Sweden, Oman, Djibouti, Congo-Kinshasa, and the US. His book Peace Clan: Mennonite Peacemaking in Somalia describes an Anabaptist missiological approach in an Islamic society. In partnership with the organization Discover Islam, Peter was a writer and host of the Allies for Peace film series (2021).Along with his spouse Christy, Peter is a member of Eastern Mennonite Missions' Christian-Muslim Relations Team. With this team they connect to a broad network of Christians building life-giving relationships with Muslim people in many different parts of the world. They also relate to churches in North America, encouraging Christ-followers in every context to reach out to Muslim neighbors as guests and hosts.
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