Jim Van Yperen, Making Peace: A Guide to Overcoming Church Conflict. Moody Press, 2002.
Referenced in: Understanding the Dynamics of Church Conflict
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
Van Yperen is the founder and executive director of Metanoia Ministries. Among the many contributions of this volume is Van Yperen’s distinction between peace-making and peace-keeping, and his bold call for church leaders to engage conflict, not run and hide. He also provides resources to help leaders engage problems responsibly. Gems from this work include his separate chapters on each of four different kinds of responders (passive, evasive, defensive, and aggressive) and the five types of counterfeit peace. I refer to Van Yperen quite often in my classes and consultations.
From the Publisher
Conflict abounds in the church of Jesus Christ. Reconciliation within the body, however, will not happen with the right “method” or “set of principles.” In Making Peace, readers are challenged to place their church and all of its dissension under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
About the Author
Jim Van Yperen is the President of Metanoia Ministries. He is a leader, teacher, and skilled facilitator who has personally served hundreds of pastors and dozens of conflicted churches since 1994, including seven churches as an Intentional Interim Pastor—leading each church out of conflict into a living community of Christ.
Jim is a gifted speaker who has been featured on various radio and television broadcasts, including: In The Studio with Michael Card; Prime Time America, Open Line with Moody Radio; and the Church Communication Network with Christianity Today. He has led many workshops, seminars and pastor conferences across the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.
Jim’s style of learning, teaching and leading springs from a dynamic spiritual discovery process guided by God’s Word, His Spirit, and His people rather than human technique or methodology. This interpretive approach leads from “why”—the theological and biblical principles underlying a topic—into “what” and “how” of applying Scripture.
Jim is the author of two books, Making Peace: A Guide to Overcoming Church Conflict (Moody Press 2002) and The Shepherd Leader (ChurchSmart Resources 2003). He has written and produced numerous resources on Christian leadership and biblical community, including Strategic Leadership Formation (ChurchSmart Resources 2003), a comprehensive spiritual character formation curriculum and Pathways to Peace: How to Conduct Church Discipline with Grace and Truth (ChurchSmart Resources 2006).
Prior to founding Metanoia, Jim spent 17 years leading his own creative communications business serving leaders of national and international non-profit organizations.
Jim graduated from Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Theology and in Interpersonal Communications in 1978 and a Master of Arts degree in Cross-Cultural Communications in 1980.
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