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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