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Resolving Conflict: How to Make, Disturb, and Keep Peace (Lou Priolo)

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Many Christians see conflict as a dirty word—something wrong to be avoided at all costs. After all, aren’t Christians to be peacemakers who strive to maintain unity? But, as Lou Priolo reminds us, many other things that the Bible exhorts us to do—including its commands to convict, rebuke, and admonish other Christians—make conflict a necessary part of the Christian life.

Lou takes us through the biblical principles of conflict resolution, beginning before conflict even starts. He shows us the prerequisites we must have as we go into conflict, what is at the heart of our conflict, when it is biblical and unbiblical, and how we should respond to it.

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Resolving Conflict

How to Make, Disturb, and Keep Peace

Many Christians see conflict as a dirty word—something wrong to be avoided at all costs. After all, aren’t Christians to be peacemakers who strive to maintain unity? But, as Lou Priolo reminds us in Resolving Conflict, many other things that the Bible exhorts us to do—including its commands to convict, rebuke, and admonish other Christians—make conflict a necessary part of the Christian life.

Lou takes us through the biblical principles of conflict resolution, beginning before conflict even starts. He shows us the prerequisites we must have as we go into conflict, what is at the heart of our conflict, when it is biblical and unbiblical, and how we should respond to it.

He also shares practical steps and advice, giving us specific talking points to resolve conflict and journaling exercises to help us to grow when it happens. Learn how to “make every effort” to maintain unity—even when that effort involves conflict first!

Endorsements

“Conflicts are like forest fires. If you can put them out while they’re still small, you can save an enormous amount of time and effort. That’s why this book is so valuable: it provides simple, biblically sound, and incredibly effective insights for resolving conflict in its earliest stages, when it still involves only two people. If you learn and practice these principles, you will spend more time enjoying the people around you—rather than fighting prolonged relational fires.” — Ken Sande, President, Relational Wisdom 360; Author, The Peacemaker

“Everything Lou writes is helpful, practical, and biblical because of his wisdom gained through years of counseling experience and his love for God’s Word.” — Jim Newheiser, Executive Director, Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship

About the Author

Lou Priolo is the founder and president of Competent to Counsel International and is an instructor with Birmingham Theological Seminary. He has been a full-time biblical counselor since 1985 and is a fellow of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors. Lou has been married to his wife, Kim, since 1987 and has two daughters, Sophia and Gabriella.  He is the author of numerous books, including Danger Signs of an Unhealthy Dating Relationship, Pleasing People, and The Heart of Anger.

Contents

  1. Humility
  2. Gentleness
  3. Patience
  4. Loving Forbearane
  5. Three Types of Conflict
  6. Love Communicates
  7. Responding to Reproof
  8. Getting to the Heart of Conflict
  9. Unbiblical Responses to Conflict: Internal
  10. Unbiblical Responses to Conflict: External
  11. Conflict-Resolving Questions
  12. You Put the Words Right Into my Mouth
  13. Have We Gone too Far?
  14. The Hidden Prerequisite

Appendices

  • A) How to Use a Conflict Journal
  • B) Conflicts with Unbelievers
  • C) Biblical Alternatives to Commonly Used Terms for Sin