Breaking the endless cycle of unforgiveness is the focus of a newly published book co-written by SA国际传媒鈥檚 Dr. Mark Rockenbach [1], associate professor of Practical Theology. [2] explores the journey from unforgiveness to forgiveness through a Christ-focused approach.
Rockenbach co-authored the book, published by Concordia Publishing House, with Ted Kober, a Certified Christian Conciliator鈩� who has taught reconciliation worldwide.
鈥淥ur book Unforgivable? is intended to show how God鈥檚 forgiveness transforms people鈥檚 lives and frees them from the cycle of unforgiveness,鈥� Rockenbach said. 鈥淓ach chapter of the book addresses common questions about unforgiveness and provides a biblical approach for each question. The cycle of unforgiveness can only be interrupted by godly forgiveness that was accomplished by the shedding of Christ鈥檚 blood and His joyous resurrection.鈥�
Rockenbach has been a faculty member since 2014. His areas of expertise include pastoral care, Christian counseling, gender dysphoria, forgiveness and reconciliation, congregational conflict and congregational field research.
Since 2005, Rockenbach has served The Lutheran Church鈥擬issouri Synod (LCMS) as a hearing facilitator. He has been a conflict intervention team member for Ambassadors of Reconciliation in Billings, Mont., and worked as an executive for the LCMS Nebraska District for church worker health and reconciliation.
He is a regular speaker at conferences presenting on a variety of topics, including conflict reconciliation, 鈥淭he Practical Theological Framework,鈥� 鈥淐are for Souls as a Seelsorge,鈥� 鈥淯nforgivable? How God鈥檚 Forgiveness Transforms our Lives鈥� and 鈥淕odly Response to Gender Dysphoria.鈥�
Rockenbach and Kober 鈥渁re well qualified to lead you on the not-so-easy journey from unforgiveness to forgiveness,鈥� writes Seminary President Emeritus Dr. Dale A. Meyer [3] in the book鈥檚 forward. 鈥淭hey write clearly and to the point. The content is laid out in short paragraphs, with space that invites you to think about what you鈥檝e just read and jot notes on the page. The authors鈥� regular encouragement to write about unforgiveness and forgiveness will help you focus your struggles.鈥�
鈥淯nforgivable? How God鈥檚 Forgiveness Transforms Our Lives is available for purchase at [4] or at [2].
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