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The Peacemaking Pastor: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict is unavailable, but you can change that!

Seminaries generally are not very effective in equipping pastors to be ministers of reconciliation, says pastor and experienced mediator Alfred Poirier. The result is pastors trained in biblical exposition, well-ordered worship, and good theology, but with little practical know-how about one of the most important functions they will be expected to perform: conflict resolution. The Peacemaking...

results when my desires, expectations, fears, or wants collide with your desires, expectations, fears, or wants. This definition is brief, making it memorable, and broad enough to cover a multitude of conflicts! However, take special note that this definition does not automatically equate conflict with sin. Conflict is not necessarily a consequence of sin, though it is assuredly a frequent occasion for it. Most important, this definition directs our attention to the heart of much conflict by speaking
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