Curtis Heffelfinger - The Peacemaking Church: 8 Biblical Keys to Resolve Conflict and Preserve Unity

Curt is adept at identifying and applying Scripture in winsome and practical ways to the many types of tensions and conflicts that plague human relationships, especially in the church. Most importantly, Curt loves the gospel of Christ and realizes that it provides the motive, the method, and the power for peacemaking.

from the foreword by Ken Sande , founder of Peacemaker Ministries and Relational Wisdom 360

The Peacemaking Church provides exactly what Christians need to stop fighting one another and instead turn their attention toward fighting to protect the peace and purity of the church. If you are exhausted from the devastation of church conflict, you will be refreshed. If you are discouraged, you will find hope.

Tara Barthel , coauthor of Redeeming Church Conflicts , Peacemaking Women , and Living the Gospel in Relationships

Dont miss this beautifully woven, transparent, amazing, and providential journey of grace! You and your church will be better prepared for the uncertain future we all face in a world and culture that seeks anything but unity.

David V. Edling , coauthor of Redeeming Church Conflicts

Out of the pain of church conflict comes a refreshingly biblical and practical guide for building peace, resolving conflict, and preserving unity in the body of Christ. Get this book!

Rev. Dr. Alfred Poirier , author of The Peacemaking Pastor

Now heres a topic too often overlooked but never taken for granted by healthy churches. The honesty and biblical wisdom shared by Curtis Heffelfinger will do great good in any church willing to walk this path of grace and peace.

Collin Hansen , editorial director of the Gospel Coalition and author of Blind Spots

Curtis Heffelfinger offers biblical help and counsel here. Pastors and church leaders will be instructed and edified as they think through his exposition and reflect on its application in their own local churches.

Ligon Duncan , PhD , chancellor and CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary

I am grateful for Curts timely and winsome book. Churches that lack a vision for peacemaking will find this book inspirational. Peacemakers seeking practical help on how to lead churches through conflict will find it rich with wisdom and guidance. I highly recommend church leaders read this gem and get a copy into the hands of their ministry team members as soon as possible.

Judy Dabler , president of Creative Conciliation

Pastor Curt casts a vision for every church to become a true peacemaking church. This book is a refreshing personal testimony about how to resolve conflict in a biblically faithful manner and love others as Jesus loves us. I didnt want to put it down!

Judy Steidl , COO of ICC Peace

Curt delivers a cornucopia of rich peacemaking produce cultivated over decades of life as a son, husband, dad, and pastor. Pastors, church leaders, church members, and believers of all stripes will benefit from reading it. Putting its eight biblical keys into practice will inevitably lead to a harvest of peace. This book, as with Curts life, has taught me much. It prompted a very healthy self-examination, one we all need regularly if we want to be agents of peace and unity within the relational matrices of our lives.

David A. Sims, JD , PhD , author of The Child in American Evangelicalism and The Problem of Affluence

Curt humbly springs from his own pastoring experience to call all of us to, as Paul instructs, maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. We are to liveand walk and worshiptogether in love, humility, gentleness, and patience. With vivid storytelling, Curt demonstrates how making these choices in all our relationships and in our churches can bring us together in healing, respect, and kindness. And thus reflect to our broken world a true image of our Savior.

Judy Douglass , director of Womens Resources, Cru