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Your friends add a lot to your life---but what do you do when things go wrong? In Peacemaking Women, Tara Barthel and Judy Dabler show you how to avoid gossip, bitterness, and spiteful actions as you look for resolutions that demonstrate Christ to believers and unbelievers alike. Filled with biblical guidance and practical advice for resolving conflicts and finding life-changing reconciliation! 352 pages, softcover, Baker.
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 320
Vendor: Baker
Publication Date: 2005
| Dimensions: 9.0 X 6.0 (inches)
ISBN: 0801064953
ISBN-13: 9780801064951
Availability: In Stock
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As professional Christian conciliators, Barthel and Dabler have seen individuals struggle with addiction, friendship and sexual sin; they've seen churches on the verge of schism, looming lawsuits and businesses gone awry. Now they apply principles of reconciliation and peace specifically to women because many Christian women today are not at peace. They urge women to become true peacemakers through repentance, faith, and rightful worship of God alone. Readers will find information on resolving conflicts with God first, then others, then themselves. The authors address the areas of marriage, family and the church, as well as conflicts arising from idolatry, suffering, shame, depression and fear. They use the Bible as the authority on resolving conflict, offering broad biblical concepts in place of how-to lists and step-by-step instruction. Each chapter includes questions for reflection and a resource list, and real-life examples appear throughout, including the authors own conflicts in writing the book. It is, however, a long-winded, back-door approach to the subject that seems to struggle with what it really is: a book about conflict resolution or a book about taking that resolution one step further to become proactive, peace-making women. There is plenty of good information about conflict, and a sound biblical foundation, but not enough specifics on how women can live in peace day by day. Copyright 2005 Publishers Weekly
Average Rating: 5 out of 5 stars(5 out of 5 stars)
7 of 7 Reviews Showing: 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Sandie Shubert (Loganville, Ga.), January 05, 2007 I bought this book because I am always trying to say and do the right thing to help others. I seen it as a good book for everyone else,( you know when you hear a message and it's always for someone else). This book has brought me to my knees alot asking for forgiveness.I have alot to learn as a peacemaker. I have shared this with my sister, she is a leader in a women's bible study and believes this would be a great study.This is a book for all people.It will make you take that second look in the mirror at yourself.I had to ask myself am I a peacemaker?
Thank you
Sandie 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Connie IannelliSmith (Goose Creek, SC), January 16, 2006 Tara Barthel succeeds in showing women how peacemaking starts within ourselves, our own hearts and then flows outward into our relationships through the never ending grace of God.
This book goes beyond the mere thought of Peacemaking and gives a hands-on, honest application of how we can become Peacemaking Women. 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Alice Pendell (Magalia California), January 13, 2006 Because of the hectic world we all live in, most of us are looking for ways to find Peace. She not only clarified the variety of issues that can cause everyday conflict, she outlined necessary steps to correct it... Our choice.
I appreciated the set of questions that followed each chapter, helping to guide you in your individual quest to apply the teachings to yourself.
I deeply appreciated her vunerability in sharing her own personal issues. It helped me to understand that I wasn't the only one going through that particular conflict.
I have been able to not only use this in my own personal life but to help other women develop these skills.
It is a book to be read again and again because of its relevancy. I am reading it for the third time and have discovered new teachings. It is a book worth having in a personal library.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Jana Peterson (Meridian, ID), January 09, 2006 I purchased this book thinking it would be good reading, but found it to be much more. My friends want to borrow the book and I'd rather just buy them a copy of their own as I've found this to be a key resource for working through and handling the conflicts I've had with others. Strong, Biblical, gentle, wise. I highly recommend this to anyone! 5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by L Johnson (Greenville, SC), December 20, 2005 As Christians we are to be a reflection of Jesus…a community of grace living out the purpose and personality of Jesus in our world. It is in relationships that others see Christ. But how do we do this in a world filled with strife and conflict…conflict in our marriages, our friendships, our churches…conflicts with God and conflicts within (shame, depression, fear)? Tara Barthel and Judy Dabler do an incredible job of showing us that we are called to be peacemaking women and “we become true peacemakers through repentance, faith and rightful worship of God alone.” This book does not give A-B-C’s to becoming a happy and peaceful woman. The authors are quick to admit that the journey to becoming a peacemaking woman is not an easy one, but it is possible. The book is full of scripture, scripture-based prayers and an extensive list of resources for further study. The discussion questions are not like the typical “fluff” that you find in many books…they encourage you to dig deep. Tara and Judy are more transparent than most authors and have already encouraged me to be more transparent myself. These ladies have worked through some tough conflicts themselves and are quick to share the lessons they have learned. The chapter on Female Leaders with Strong Personalities was perhaps the best I have read on the subject.
This is not a book you read once and then put it on your shelf. Even though I had a hard time putting it down, I found myself needing to stop and reflect on an illustration, statement or Biblical reference. This is a book that I will turn to again and again and will share with others. I have already given it to several friends and am planning discussion groups around it in our church. I wish it had been around 20 years ago! Thank you for sharing your hearts, Tara and Judy!
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Jerry & Ann (Paradise, Ca.), August 24, 2005
This book was so influential that several ladies are going through it together as a study trying to put the biblical ways into practice.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Lilly of the Valley (colorado Springs), July 27, 2005 I found the author and co-author to be candid,funny, and full of wisdom in providing for women a path out of confict not only internally but in their relationships. It contains some very thought-provoking and soul-searching questions at the end of each chapter so can be used for personal study as well and for small groups. Read it, apply it, it works! Write a review of Peacemaking Women: Biblical Hope for Resolving Conflict
Author: Tara Klena Barthel Located in: Billings, Montana Submitted: July 09, 2005 Tell us a little about yourself. Tara Klena Barthel formerly served as the
Director of the Institute for Christian
Conciliation, a division of Peacemaker
Ministries. As such, she oversaw the delivery of
all conciliation services and advanced
conciliator training. Currently, she serves her
family as a homemaker while regularly mediating,
speaking, and writing on biblical peacemaking.
Baker Book House Co. published her first book in
June 2005: Peacemaking Women—Biblical Hope for
Resolving Conflict. Prior to joining the staff
of Peacemaker Ministries, Tara worked as an
attorney and business consultant in Chicago.
Tara, Fred, and their daughter Sophia Grace are
members of Rocky Mountain Community Church
(PCA).
Judy Dabler is the executive director of the
Center for Biblical Counseling & Education a ministry of Kirk of the Hills
Presbyterian Church (PCA) in St. Louis, and is a
mentor and Certified Christian Conciliator™ with
the Institute for Christian Conciliation™, a
division of Peacemaker® Ministries. Dabler also
serves as visiting professor in practical
theology at Covenant Theological Seminary. A
licensed professional counselor and a national
certified counselor, Dabler is pursuing her
Ph.D. in educational studies at Trinity
Evangelical Divinity School and holds an M.A. in
theological studies and an M.A. in counseling
from Covenant Theological Seminary.
What was your motivation behind this project? We wrote it for Christian women who are lonely,
hurting, and not at peace. Peacemaking Women
offers practical and biblical hope because it
systematically applies the peacemaking passages
of the Bible to hundreds of real-life conflicts
in order to give its readers the help they need
to experience real peace with God, others, and
within.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? We pray that women will learn how to turn any
conflict into an opportunity to build deeper and
closer relationships. And we pray that instead
of trying to "work harder" in their own strength,
women will rest more fully and confidently in
the redeeming work of Christ.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? “This book tells the truth. The authors know
the struggles of women and they offer hope
rooted in God's Word to transform conflict into
grace in lives, families, churches, and
communities.”
Charles W. Colson
Prison Fellowship
“If I could put one book in the hands of every
Christian woman, in addition to the Bible, it
would be this one. The book is marked by
courage, vulnerability, integrity, respect,
variety, and scholarship. It is a delight to
read and a joy to ponder. Reading it has been
beneficial to me as I am sure it will be to
many.”
Dr. Laura Mae Gardner
Past Vice-President, Wycliffe International
“Peacemaking Women is not just for women and is
not just about peacemaking.”
Bryan Chapell
Covenant Seminary
“This bold and compelling book by two wise
Christian mediators and peacemakers is a tour de
force in offering a pathway for rebuilding
broken relationships.”
Dan B. Allender Ph.D
President, Mars Hill Graduate School
Author, The Wounded Heart and To Be Told
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: Peacemaking Women is unique because it combines
rigorously biblical, scripturally sound counsel
with practical and engaging illustrations in
order to make the principles clear and
applicable to real-life. Questions for
reflection, scriptural prayers, and recommended
resources at the end of each chapter help you to
actually apply the material and make the book
ideal for personal reflection and use in a small-
group study.
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