Category Archives: Biblical peacemaking in the church

When “Peacemaking” Causes Even More Conflicts

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Q. I am afraid to go directly to the person who has seriously sinned against me as it says I should do in Matthew 18:15. I am afraid because I think by going it would make matters worse between us. … Continue reading →

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How to Preserve Your Pastor (Parts 6 and 7): Sharing Ministry…with Friends

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

For the past several weeks I have been posting articles that interact with Dr. Thom Rainer’s research titled The Top Seven Regrets of Pastors based on his interviews of twenty-plus pastors who had been in Christian ministry for at least … Continue reading →

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One Reason Why Your Church is Losing Its Youth: Look at How (Gracelessly!) You Treat One Another

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

Just as I was posting Dave’s most recent article on “preserving your pastor,” my friend Melodee posted a link to this article on Facebook and I was struck by how much the two overlapped: Reaching Our Young People The article … Continue reading →

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How to Preserve Your Pastor (Part 1) — Lack of Practical Training for Local Church Ministry: The Problem of Misguided and Misstated Expectations

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

My three part series “How to Fire Your Pastor” sadly continues to remain the most frequently searched title that lands people on this website. I hope the title of this series will change that statistic! Recently, Dr. Thom Rainer, president … Continue reading →

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NEVER Allow Gossip Against Church Leaders

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

I put a post up at my personal blog today that I thought might have a little cross-appeal here at RedeemingChurchConflicts.com. It has to do with praying for our church leaders—but really, it has to do with so much more … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Earthly Concerns Deny the Extravagance of the Gift

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

A missionary friend of mine recently sent to me his quarterly newsletter and in it told a story of Christmas past. It was a childhood event that has been etched into his memory not as a wonderful occasion but a … Continue reading →

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When Should a Pastor Leave His Church?

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

I was recently asked “When should a pastor leave his church?” What the person was really asking for was a set of principled guidelines she could use to convince others, and her pastor, that it was time for a pastoral … Continue reading →

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“Helping entrenched people is what we do and who we are.” (Pastor Whipple of Kossuth Street Baptist Church)

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

Dave and I were blessed this morning to read the following article by Pastor Whipple of Kossuth Street Baptist Church in Lafayette, Indiana: Redeeming Church Conflicts I especially appreciated Pastor Whipple’s encouragement for his church members to be prepared to redeem conflict … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness is at the Heart of Every Redemptive Encounter in the Church

Posted on December 8, 2012 by

In prior posts we have noted the distinctions drawn by the Scriptures between the wisdom of this world and the wisdom that comes down from heaven. James 3:13 through 18 is one place where we see that distinction being drawn: … Continue reading →

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Res Ipsa Loquitur: Destructive Church Conflict Reveals Worldliness

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

A few weeks ago I wrote that the most frequently used search term that brings people to this site is “how to fire your pastor.” I lamented that fact because we desperately need God’s supernaturally gifted and theologically trained leaders … Continue reading →

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