Peacemkng Church Small Group Participant

The small group participant guide for The Peacemaking Church DVD seminars. God calls every Christian to be a peacemaker, but what does that look like in real life? Most of the time, biblical peacemaking simply means two friends meeting together over a cup of coffee and asking each other, "How does the gospel of Jesus Christ affect how you should respond to this conflict?" As you learn to live a lifestyle of reconciliation, you'll see that peacemaking sometimes comes with cream and sugar. This Peacemaking Church small group kit includes everthing your church needs to pursue peace together in ministry.

The Resolving Everyday Conflict small group Bible study is an eight-week DVD study that unpacks the amazing things the Bible has to say about conflict and relationships in an open and nonthreateningway. DVD sessions are about 35 minutes in length; there are discussion questions, personal application, and each of the eight sessions has four devotionals for use during the week to solidify that week's message. In addition to use in the church, you can use it in your workplace or neighborhood. The study is also useful for: - Prison work - Church or parachurch training - School staff training - Pastor/elder training - Neighborhood group study You'll find the powerful and practical answers you are looking forto forever change how conflict looks in your life.

A groundbreaking argument for recovering Jesus for Christian ethics.

This planning and leader training handbook offers a distinctive broad-based, small-group approach to building community. From the Jewish havurot to Christian koinonia, you will gain a thorough understanding of community, learn how to plan an effective small-group ministry, how to select and train leaders for all kinds of small groups, and how to start small groups that are a part of and not apart from their congregations. Appendices provide an overview of the sociological, psychological, and biblical theological literature on community and a wealth of presentation and leader training resources.

Reconciliation and conflict management from a Christian Perspective.

Ken Sande, author of the bestselling classic The Peacemaker, has long been a trusted resource on the topic of conflict resolution. In Resolving Everyday Conflict, Sande distills his message to the essentials, quickly equipping readers with the tools they need to bring peace to their relationships. Everyone encounters conflict--whether it be with a coworker, family member, friend, or complete stranger. And yet we all desire harmony in our relationships. Resolving Everyday Conflict is a practical, biblical, concise guide to peacemaking in everyday life that can turn tumultuous relationships into peaceful ones.

Rooted in Freire's pedagogy for the poor, the authors provide educational models aimed at transforming the non-poor and breaking down the ideology of privilegeÓ. Includes eight case studies followed by teaching guides, discussion questions, commentaries and authors' analysis.

When human beings are involved in any endeavor, conflict is inevitable. But the best fight is the one a church never has to have because its members have been intentionally cultivating practices that lead to peace and preserve unity. Whether they are dealing with conflict right now or hoping to avoid it later, church members, pastors, and ministry leaders will benefit from the proactive approach to peacemaking found in The Peacemaking Church, which will equip them with the knowledge and practices they need to instill in their church leadership and membership. Foreword by Ken Sande.