Oregon Christian Home Education Association Network

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Annette Friesen

Annette Friesen

Annette Friesen is the Christian and Home School Advisor for Peacemaker Ministries as well as Intake Administrator for the Institute for Christian Conciliation, the division of Peacemaker Ministries that handles dispute resolution cases. She and her husband Rick, who is the Director of Ministry Relations for Peacemaker Ministries, began homeschooling their children in 1984. They have both served as support group leaders, convention coordinators, Legislative Day coordinators and on three state homeschooling boards. Annette speaks to Christian school teachers, homeschool conferences and retreats. She has contributed articles to Crosswalk.com, Lifeway.com, and various homeschool publications. Rick and Annette have spoken around the country at numerous conferences and events, both for homeschooling and for Peacemaker Ministries. They have both conducted numerous conciliations including conflict coaching, mediations, and church conflict and organizational interventions. They graduated their three oldest children from homeschooling and are currently homeschooling their 4th child, Christina, 16, who was adopted in 2006. Having personally experienced the power and benefit of God's peacemaking principles, both Annette and Rick are deeply committed to sharing with homeschoolers how they to can impact their families, their church, and the world through peacemaking.