State of Shalom: A Three Year Summary of Shalom at Drew By Michael J. Christensen, Ph.D., National Director, Communities of Shalom, Drew University December 31, 2010, marked the completion of three full years of having the National Shalom Resource Center at Drew Theological School. For each of these three years, the focus of the Shalom Initiative has been on the following priorities and activities: 2008—Consolidating the movement, visiting sites, creating a database of sites and