Peacemaking Women - by Tara Klena Barthel & Judy Dabler (Paperback)

About the Book

After years of research in conflict resolution, this biblically based book is a practical help for women seeking to maintain deep relational connections through times of conflict.

Book Synopsis

Women have a strong desire for relational connections. Relationships between women can be especially enriching, but when conflict arises, they also can be especially damaging. Too many women approach conflict as if they were unbelievers-with gossip, spiteful actions, bitterness, and even hatred.

In Peacemaking Women, Tara Klena Barthel and Judy Dabler offer a meaningful, lasting message to lead women out of conflict to a state of peace where they can live as representatives of Christ to one another and well as unbelievers. With advice that is firmly rooted in Scripture, the authors bring sound, practical help for women who want to know what the Bible says about conflict resolution and how to achieve peace in their relationships with God, self, and others.

From the Back Cover

"Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace."--Ephesians 4:3

Friends let you down. A romance turns sour. Children rebel. A church is divided. You feel like you don't measure up. Is there really hope for living at peace?

Yes! Peacemaking Women offers a meaningful, lasting message to lead you out of conflict and into a state of peace where you can live as a representative of Christ to other women as well as to unbelievers. With personal stories and advice that is firmly rooted in Scripture, the authors guide you to peace with God, peaceful relationships with others, and genuine peace within.


"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 Colson, founder, 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. It is a delight to read and a joy to ponder."--Laura Mae Gardner, former international vice president, Wycliffe Bible Translators International

"This bold and compelling book 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

"Peacemaking Women is not just for women and is not just about peacemaking. This powerfully honest book is about the peace the gospel brings every heart that applies the truths of the gospel to past wounds and present brokenness."--Bryan Chapell, president, Covenant Theological Seminary

About the Author

Tara Klena Barthel (JD, MBA, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana) has served as a professional Christian mediator for over twenty years. She also maintains her license to practice law in the state of Illinois, with her work focused in the area of high net worth (charitable) estate planning and Christian ADR. Tara formerly led the Institute for Christian Conciliation during its tenure under Ken Sande, and she continues to accept Christian conciliation cases and speaking engagements as her schedule so allows. Tara is the author of the peacemaking women's video series Living the Gospel in Relationships and coauthor of the books Peacemaking Women and Redeeming Church Conflicts. Tara also delights in serving her family as a homemaker and her community as a rhetoric teacher. To learn more, please visit www.tarabarthel.com.

Judy Dabler (MA, MATS, Covenant Theological Seminary) works nationally and internationally as a Christian conciliator, trainer, educator, conference speaker, counselor, and consultant. Drawing on twenty years of leadership experience in two other counseling and conciliation organizations, Judy founded Creative Conciliation(R) (www.CreativeConciliation.org) to advance the field of Christian conciliation through education, training, and gospel-centered reconciliation services. Judy has coauthored Peacemaking Women and contributed a chapter called "Biblical Counseling, the Church, and Conflict Resolution" in Biblical Counseling and the Church: God's Care Through God's People. Judy is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri and a Certified Christian Conciliator(TM) with the Institute for Christian Conciliation(TM). Judy and Jim, her husband of nearly forty years, have recently opened their retreat center with a guest home available for hurting individuals and couples to receive intensive conciliation services in the beautiful Ozark highlands of Missouri.