We enjoyed this post from Kevin DeYoung:
The Starting Point for Christian Unity
And were reminded of this classic article from Roger Nicole:
Polemic Theology: What do I Owe the Person Who Differs from Me?
Both of which reminded us of this (gracious) disagreement within our own denomination (the PCA):
The Case for Commissioning (not Ordaining) Deaconnesses
The Case for Our Current Policy on Female Deacons
Oh! That every Christian in every church and denomination would disagree about important topics with such humility and charitable presumptions.
Two more RedeemingLINKS for this week:
A great article by Dr. Tim Lane on Helping “Difficult” People in Your Church
And another excellent article by Carolyn McCulley on a topic that can cause a lot of conflict in churches: How to Serve the Unmarried People in Your Church
Dave’s blog post for the week should be coming soon–so stay tuned!
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About Tara Barthel
Tara Klena Barthel formerly served as the Director of the Institute for Christian Conciliation, a division of Peacemaker Ministries. As such, she oversaw hundreds of conciliation cases (including conflicted church interventions) through the Peacemaker Ministries staff as well as its international network of trained conciliators. Tara also provided oversight and leadership for all advanced conciliator training. Currently, she serves her family as a homemaker while occasionally accepting cases as a mediator, arbitrator, and conflicted church intervention team member.
Tara consults with businesses and ministries on the legal risk management issues attendant to conflict; designs and presents custom training on biblical conflict resolution for churches, missions agencies, and parachurch organizations; speaks frequently at women’s conferences and retreats; and is an active member of her church’s Peacemaking Team.
Tara is the author of the Peacemaker Ministries’ women’s study video series (Living the Gospel in Relationships) and co-author of Peacemaking Women—Biblical Hope for Resolving Conflict (Baker Books, 2005), and Redeeming Church Conflicts--Turning Crisis into Compassion and Care (Baker Books, 2012). Prior to moving to Billings, Montana to join the staff of Peacemaker Ministries, Tara worked as an attorney and business consultant in Chicago. Tara earned her law degree and M.B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and her B.A. in psychology from Augustana College (Illinois). Tara serves as an Adjunct Instructor and is a Certified Christian Conciliator with Peacemaker Ministries.
