Our Mission
The mission of Peacemaker Ministries is to equip and assist Christians and their churches to respond to conflict biblically. We prepare church leaders, adults, and children for peacemaking through educational resources, seminars, and training. We also provide conflict coaching, mediation, and arbitration services to resolve church and ministry disputes, lawsuits, family divisions, and business conflicts.
Our History
Peacemaker Ministries was founded in 1982 under the auspices of the Christian Legal Society, which helped to establish many similar ministries throughout the United States. In 1987, many of these conciliation ministries joined together to form the Association of Christian Conciliation Services (ACCS), which was designed to coordinate national networking, education, and conciliation activities. From 1989 to 1993, Peacemaker Ministries served as the national headquarters for the ACCS. To improve the efficiency of the national ministry, the ACCS merged into Peacemaker Ministries in 1993.
How We Are Organized
The mission of Peacemaker Ministries is carried out through three primary divisions.
The Institute for Christian Conciliation™ works with people who are in conflict and helps them to obtain conflict coaching, mediation, and arbitration services. The ICC also works with gifted peacemakers to provide the conciliation training and certification they need to develop and use their spiritual gifting.
The Ministry Relations division works with churches and Christian organizations to provide them with the resources, training, and consulting/risk management services they need to build a Culture of Peace™, where their people are eager and able to resolve conflict and reconcile relationships in a way that clearly reflects the love and power of Jesus Christ. This division also works with parents and teachers and provides them with resources for equipping children to respond to conflict biblically.
The International division coordinates the work of Peacemaker Ministries in countries outside the United States. Activities include providing materials and training to churches, parachurch organizations, and individual Christians, and assisting in the development of peacemaking ministries.
Endorsements
Since its establishment in 1982, Peacemaker Ministries has sought to provide the Christian community with conflict resolution resources and services that are biblically faithful, legally sound, and easily accessible. God's blessing on this effort is revealed by the endorsements we have received for two of our most popular resources.
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