Lewis B. Smedes, Forgive and Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don’t Deserve. HarperOne, 1996. Also The Art of Forgiving: When You Need to Forgive But Don’t Know How. Ballantine Books, 1997. Referenced in: Church Conflict – Communication, Healthy Behavior, Forgiveness LifeandLeadership.com Summary Many resources on forgiveness set forth an ethic that seems unrealistic, almost Herculean.
Robert Jeffress, When Forgiveness Doesn’t Make Sense. Waterbrook Press, 2008. Referenced in: Church Conflict – Communication, Healthy Behavior, Forgiveness LifeandLeadership.com Summary A theologically rich and pastorally sensitive approach to the subject of forgiveness. It is one of the most highly recommended recent books on the subject. From the Publisher When Forgiveness Doesn’t Make Sense effectively
David Augsburger, Caring Enough to Forgive, Caring Enough Not to Forgive; True Forgiveness, False Forgiveness. Regal Books, 1981. Referenced in: Church Conflict – Communication, Healthy Behavior, Forgiveness LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is actually two books in one. Both are written by best-selling author, David Augsburger, Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Fuller Theological Seminary. The
Francis Schaeffer, The Mark of the Christian, one of several essays in The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer: A Christian Worldview, vol. 4. Crossway Books, 1982. Referenced in: Church Conflict – Communication, Healthy Behavior, Forgiveness LifeandLeadership.com Summary Tucked away in Volume 4 of this work is the essay, “The Mark of the Christian,” a
Jack R. Reese, The Body Broken: Embracing the Peace of Christ in a Fragmented Church. Leafwood Publishers, 2005. Referenced in: Church Conflict – Communication, Healthy Behavior, and Forgiveness LifeandLeadership.com Summary A complete development of the biblical theme of unity. Dr. Reese’s thesis: Christians ought to be able to talk to one another. A hallmark of
Church Conflict – Forgiveness, Communication, Healthy Behavior Part of the LifeandLeadership.com ministry resources on Church Conflict The following ministry resources focus on spiritually mature and missionally productive behavior among church members, both during periods of church conflict and as ongoing habit. One of the more important emphases is forgiveness. The resources address both the preventive
Handout: Telling the Story Conference, Workshop on Navigating Church Conflict Handout: Conflict Inventory Peacemaking, Conflict in Church – Introduction Introduction Index to Ministry Resources on Conflict in Church Education for Peacemaking and Church Conflict Strategies for Managing and Resolving Church Conflict Dialogue, Healthy Behavior, Forgiveness Leadership, Preaching and Worship in Church Conflict Criticism, Difficult People,
