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Mending a Fractured Church: How to Seek Unity with Integrity is unavailable, but you can change that!

What does it really mean for the church to have unity? How should we deal with diversity? Which differences are worth dividing over? In Mending a Fractured Church, editors Michael Bird and Brian Rosner seek to answer such questions, looking to the Bible for examples of how to behave when Christians differ. Speaking to pastors, churches, and seminary students, they provide a guide to maintaining...

Brian Rosner When the Christians in Rome were squabbling over what the Apostle Paul called “disputable matters,” he summed up his advice to them in this way: “Let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.” The implication is clear; to behave badly in such circumstances will lead to strife and demolish the church. It will also impede the progress of the gospel. Like it or not, the reputation of God and the gospel are tied to the behavior of his people. When I became principal
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