How Does Prayer Relate to Mission and Unity?: Andrew T. Lincoln on Jesus’ prayer in John 17

While studying for my message this past week, "Praying One: learning to pray for unity from Jesus’ Prayer," I encountered this insightful explanation from Andrew T. Lincoln about how Jesus' prayer for unity relates to the mission of the church. Jesus’ first petition for all believers, ‘that they may all be one’ (v. 21), is …

The Slippery Slope of Peacemaking: a resource for understanding conflict resolution by Ken Sande

As we walk through a series on unity, I was reminded of a message I gave several years ago about working through conflict in relationships. I utilized a resource developed by Ken Sande, author of The Peacemaker and Resolving Everyday Conflict, called "the slippery slope of peacemaking." I still find this to be a helpful resource, …