HELP! I’m in a Conflict, Ernie Baker

 

A small book helping people who are caught up in unresolved conflict situations

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A Strongly Endorsed Title

If I found myself in an unresolved relational conflict, one of the first people I would reach out to is Dr. Ernie Baker. In Help! I’m in a Conflict, Ernie combines his pastoral heart, his biblical counseling wisdom, and his conflict resolution experience to offer a robust and relevant biblical approach to conflict resolution. He diagnoses the heart issues and prescribes a gospel-centered mindset for becoming an ambassador of reconciliation—in our conflicted relationships. This is a book that every pastor, biblical counselor, conflict resolution mediator, and every person experiencing conflict needs to have, read, and apply.
—Robert W. Kellemen, Ph.D., Executive Director, Biblical Counseling Coalition, Author of Gospel-Centered Counseling: How Christ Changes Lives

“Writing from personal and pastoral experience, Ernie Baker brings biblical wisdom to the difficult topic of relational conflict and calls us to practice Christ-centered attitudes and actions to seek reconciliation.”
—Robert Jones, Southeastern Seminary, author of “Pursuing Peace”

“Dr. Baker’s mini-series book, HELP! I’m in Conflict provides timeless biblical truths for conflict resolution along with contemporary examples of their application. His personal transparency and winsome approach to the oft’ times difficult topic helps the reader engage the material with introspection. I very much appreciate the deep use of Scripture, not as a hammer but rather the message of hope and truth. This very quick read does not require a theologian’s mind or degree but it is quite relevant to pastors, counselors, theologians and the rest of us broken vessels. I heartily recommend it.”
—Dale Pyne, CEO Peacemaker Ministries www.peacemaker.net

“In a fallen world full of anger, hatred and fighting, we need help to figure out how to sort through the mess. Thank you, Ernie Baker, for providing a biblically sound treatment of a very hard topic—conflict.”
—Deepak Reju, Ph. D, Pastor of Biblical Counseling and Families, Capitol Hill Baptist Church (Washington, DC), Author of “The Pastor and Counseling: The Basics of Shepherding Members in Need”

“In his helpful booklet, “Help! I’m in a Conflict,” Ernie Baker raises the following questions: “How are we supposed to respond to others when we are in conflict?” “What kind of guidance can the Bible give us?” “What practical steps should we take if we’re experiencing relationship difficulty?” After asking these questions, Ernie gives thoughtful help, transparently revealing his struggles in conflict, and giving hope to those who feel lost in problems they don’t know how to resolve.
—Steve Viars , D.Min. Senior Pastor, Faith Ministries, Lafayette, IN

 

The Questions That Are Addressed Include

Sleepless nights, loss of appetite, broken relationships, and emotions going crazy with anger, bitterness, and anxiety: all are symptoms of times of conflict. Unfortunately, churches and Christians are not immune. How are we supposed to respond to others when we are in conflict? What kind of guidance can the Bible give us? Does gospel-grounded truth address tension in our relationships? What practical steps should we take if we’re experiencing relationship difficulty? These are some of the questions this mini-book will answer.

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Dr. Ernie Baker joined The Master’s College in 2005 as a faculty member in the College’s Biblical Counseling department.  He received his M.Div. from Capital Bible Seminary, and his D.Min. from Westminster Theological Seminary.  Dr. Baker has been in ministry since 1980 with extensive experience of twenty-five years as a pastor and in training and equipping pastors and laymen in the skills of Discipleship counseling and conciliation. He is a Certified Conciliator with Peacemaker Ministries teaching a number of conflict resolution courses and doing conciliation. He is certified as a biblical counselor with The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and a Council Board member of The Biblical Counseling Coalition.  He is a frequent speaker nationally and internationally at conferences, churches and retreats addressing issues related to marriage and counseling.  At TMC, Dr. Baker is responsible for teaching a wide range of the Biblical counseling courses in both the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs.  He is married to Rose and they have three sons and three daughters (four of whom are married, and seven grandchildren).

Ernie enjoys, reading, studying the American Civil War, hunting and gardening. He is the author of: Help! I’m in a Conflict (Shepherd Press); Contributing author to Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling (Harvest House); Scripture and Counseling, God’s Word for Life in a Fallen World (Zondervan); Men Counseling Men (Harvest House) and numerous journal and magazine articles. His associations include:

The Master’s College (masters.edu)
The Biblical Counseling Coalition (biblicalcounselingcoalition.org)
The Association of Certified Biblical counselors (biblicalcounseling.com)
Peacemaker Ministries (peacemaker.net)
The Biblical Counseling and discipleship Association of Southern California (BCDAsocal.org)

Short biography:

Ernie Baker (M.Div., D.Min.) is Professor of Biblical Counseling at The Master’s College and Seminary in Southern California. He served as a pastor for 25 years, is a certified conciliator with Peacemaker Ministries and a Fellow with The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). Ernie and Rose have six children (five married) and seven grandchildren.