2012 Peacemaker Conference

Paul Smith

kgoss — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:40:19 +0000

Paul Smith is in his thirteenth year as Lead Pastor of CrossPoint Alliance Church in Lewiston, Idaho. During these 13 years, CrossPoint has grown from about 100 to over 800 in worship, completed a facility relocation project, and is currently seeking the Lord’s wisdom and provision for two church plants- one local and one overseas. Paul and the leadership teams see the development of “peacemakers” within the congregation as a key element which has brought health and allowed growth. Paul earned an M.Div. from Bethel Seminary, and in 2007 was awarded the Beeson Fellowship from Asbury Seminary resulting in a Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Preaching and Church Leadership in 2010. Paul and his wife Heather, who is a Certified Christian Conciliator™ with the Institute for Christian Conciliation™ (a division of Peacemaker® Ministries), have a daughter Elliott (8) and a son Quinn (5).

Ted Kober

kgoss — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:20:17 +0000

Ted Kober serves as President of Ambassadors of Reconciliation, an international ministry founded to serve Lutherans in peacemaking. A Certified Christian Conciliator™ since 1992, he consults with business and church leaders and conciliates a wide variety of cases, including complex church interventions. Ted teaches personal biblical peacemaking, trains leaders in coaching and mediation, and leads board governance workshops. His international work includes equipping church body leaders from 33 different countries and 6 continents. Ted has published articles, Bible studies, devotions, and his books Confession & Forgiveness (CPH, 2002) and Cultivating Lifestyles of Reconciliation (Ken Sande, co-author; Ambassadors of Reconciliation, 2009).

Nina Balmaceda

kgoss — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:18:11 +0000

Vilma “Nina” Balmaceda, PhD, is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Scholarship and Global Engagement at Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary in New York. Nina serves as one of Peacemaker Ministries’ representatives for Latin America. Born and raised in Lima, Peru, she is the co-founder and former president of the Christian Legal Society of Peru and of the Latin American Christian Lawyers Network/Advocates Latin America. She currently serves as a board member of Advocates International, Inc., and as a member of the advisory board of the Institute for Public Service and Policy Development in Washington, DC. Nina is happily married to Roberto W. Chia; their son Roberto Alfredo is 12 years old.

Ken Sande

Heather Feuerhelm — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:47:38 +0000

Ken Sande is president of Peacemaker Ministries and author of The Peacemaker, which has been translated into eleven languages. Since 1982 he has been passionate about bringing the life-changing power of biblical peacemaking principles into the lives of Christians and their churches. God has given him opportunities to speak on every continent about the gospel of peace. Ken has also ministered to parties in hundreds of conflicts ranging from simple personal disputes to complex church and legal conflicts, and has written a variety of books, articles, and other resources on biblical conflict resolution. He and his wife, Corlette, have a teenage son, a married daughter and a new grandson. Their favorite activity is hiking in the mountains.

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