Resources for Biblical Counseling: Biblical Peacemaking

Title: Biblical Peacemaking: Building Real Relationships

Authors: Ken Sande & Gary Friesen

Publisher: Peacemaker Ministries, 2003; 26 pp. $1.75

Type of Resource: Booklet

Resource Categories: Conflict Resolution, Marriage, Forgiveness, Confession/Repentance

Recommendation: 5 stars

Summary:

This little booklet is a concise yet surprisingly thorough overview of Ken Sande’s groundbreaking book, The Peacemaker (a book easily in the top ten "must reads" for every biblical counselor). In a day and age when surprisingly few Christians really understand and practice biblical conflict resolution, Ken Sande’s work is both timely and exceedingly helpful. The booklet is also a great tool because it allows the biblical counselor to teach the basic principles of biblical conflict resolution without having to have the counselee read Sande’s entire book. I have also found it to be very useful as a homework assignment.

Topics include: a biblical view of conflict (the three opportunities conflict provides), the biblical process of conflict resolution (the four G’s), the steps of confessing sin (the seven A’s of confession), and what it means to actual forgive someone (the four promises of forgiveness).

This booklet is part of a series of booklets called the Culture of Peace Series. Other works in the series include: Judging Others: The Danger of Playing God, Words that Cut: Learning to Take Criticism in Light of the Gospel, Transforming Workplace Disputes: The Vital Role of Christian Conciliation, and Church Discipline: God’s Search and Rescue Plan.

Please note that these resources are only available through Peacemaker Ministries .