The Peacemaker Workbook, How to Apply Peacemaking Principles in an Actual Conflict

by Ken Sande

This workbook is designed to help you resolve conflict in an effective and Biblically faithful manner. In particular it can help Understand how a particular conflict began and how to confess your wrongs and repair any damage you have done; decide when and how to confront others and help them take responsibility for their role in the conflict; plan what you will say to others and how you will respond to what they say to you; identify and overcome roadblocks to forgiveness and reconciliation; negotiate just and reasonable agreements; get help from Christians if you and your opponent cannot resolve a conflict in private; determine whether a dispute should be taken to court if it cannot be resolved through informal efforts; decide how to respond to people who refuse to deal with conflict in reasonable manner. The principles in this workbook are taken from The A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict (Ken Sande, 3d ed., Baker Books, 2004)

46 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2004

About the author

Ken Sande is the founder of Peacemaker Ministries and president of a new ministry, Relational Wisdom 360. Trained as a mechanical engineer and lawyer, Ken is passionate about bringing the life-changing power of the gospel into the lives of Christians and their churches. He has used biblical peacemaking principles to minister to parties in hundreds of conflicts ranging from simple personal disputes to complex legal conflicts. He is the author of The Peacemaker, which has been translated into 15 languages, and has written numerous books, articles, and training resources on biblical conflict resolution and relational wisdom. He is a Certified Christian Conciliator, an Editorial Advisor for Christianity Today International’s Church Management Team, and a Certified Emotional Intelligence Instructor. He and his wife, Corlette, are delighted to be grandparents and love to hike with their family in the mountains near their home in Billings, Montana.