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“Only the gospel frees us from concealing our sin and our weaknesses and allows us by faith to stand on Christ’s promises and obey his commands to make peace. Only”
― Alfred J. Poirier, The Peacemaking Pastor: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict

“When our words are disconnected from the hardships of life, from the conflicts of heart and home, we become mere purveyors of knowledge, not pastors.”
― Alfred J. Poirier, The Peacemaking Pastor: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict

“The sins we preach against are rarely our own. The”
― Alfred J. Poirier, The Peacemaking Pastor: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict

“Second, we tend to assume that peacemaking is meant to be merely corrective and not something constructive.Yet the ministry
of reconciliation God gives us is chiefly to build Christ's people to be peacemakers and his church to be a culture of peace.”
― Alfred J. Poirier, Peacemaking Pastor, The: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict

“Seminary did not prepare me for conflict in the ministry. We are taught well how to exegete Scripture, but we are given little guidance in learning to exegete people. We”
― Alfred J. Poirier, The Peacemaking Pastor: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict

“The Bible is all about conflict and Christ the great Peacemaker.”
― Alfred J. Poirier, The Peacemaking Pastor: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict