Firestorm: Preventing and Overcoming Church Conflicts
Firestorm is a must read for every pastor in America today! Ron has over thirty years in ministry working with pastors and churches. This book will aid in resolving church conflicts in a biblical manner  --Dr. Jerry FalwellFor many years I have respected, encouraged, and commended the preaching and counseling ministries of my colleague, Ron Susek. I am delighted that he has now distilled the wisdom and experience of his days in the trenches in his new book Firestorm. It is a masterpiece of pastoralia. For seminary studentsand even senior pastorsthis book gives lessons, warnings, and insights rarely found in literature of this kind. It is a must read, and I warmly commend it to my colleagues in the ministry  --Dr. Stephen F. Olford, founder and senior lecturer, The Stephen Olford Center for Biblical PreachingIts a clear-cut issue: Evangelicals must either discover the importance of the unity of the Spirit as commanded in Ephesians 4:3 or discover what it means to live without the backing of God. In Firestorm Ron Susek proves that we can even disagree agreeably. His book is a significant and much needed contribution!   --Dr. John DeBrine, Host of Songtime USAMany a church and pastor have been deeply wounded as a result of conflicts which have produced a painful separation. Firestorm is a significant tool both for prevention and healing. It should be seriously studied by every congregation, pastor, and seminary student. The fire should be recognized before it becomes a firestorm  --Dr. Donald R. Hubbard, pastor emeritus, Calvary Baptist Church, New YorkRon Susek has one of the most fertile minds around. In Firestorm his writing is comprehensive and solidly scriptural. This book is not only needed but also essential, and it could not come at a better time. I wish it were required reading for every pastor and staff member in America, as well as for every deacon and elder. It is written with passion and precision, it has practical helps, and it will help your church avoid or recover from destructive division  --Vander Warner Jr., president, Home before Dark, Ltd.Ron Susek has written a most informative and helpful manual for pastors and church leaders. Because of its honesty, compassion, and authenticity, it is far above the level of other books dealing with the same issues. Leaders and nonleaders alike will greatly benefit from reading this detailed study of tensions, frictions, and devastations sometimes found in the Christian church, and they will learn how to overcome them  --Dr. Reinhold Kerstan, professor emeritus of preaching and communications, McMaster UniversitySimple mistakes, well-intentioned blunders, selfish ambition, power plays, dysfunctional ecclesiastical structuresfrom this volatile mix, firestorms can result. This book shows how firestorms may be prevented and how to recover from them  --Stuart Briscoe, senior pastor, Elmbrook ChurchSome Christians believe that Onward Christian Soldiers is a battle cry that allows them to firebomb their own troops. When churches split, the cause of Christ is hindered and the wounded bear the scars for the rest of their lives. How can a church keep that from happening? If it happens, can a congregation dig out from the debris and try it once more? There are no easy answers to those questions, but Ron Susek gives us a manual church leaders can follow to answer those questions and contain the damage  --Haddon Robinson, Gordon-Conwell SeminaryWith literary skill, spiritual insight, godly wisdom, and genuine concern for the body of Christ, my good friend, Ron Susek, has produced in Firestorm a unique book. I warmly commend it to pastors, elders, deacons, and all involved in leadership of a local church. Here is a classic work born out of firsthand observation and experience. It offers practical solutions to perennial problems which surface in any congregation of Gods people. To be forewarned is to be forearmed!  --Rev. Keith Skelton, senior pastor, The Open Door Church, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania