Speaking

Jim Van Yperen’s reputation as a speaker is built on his ability to speak the truth in love, exploring difficult topics with heart, humility and humor. His leadership insight and practical stories challenge and equip audiences to think deeply and to grow through change.

To schedule Jim for an event, please submit the inquiry form below, or contact Jim directly at jim@restoringthechurch.org.

We look forward to your request!

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Jim is the Founder and Executive Director of Metanoia Ministries, a faith-based organization serving churches and Christian ministries in conflict reconciliation.

Jim is a recognized authority in church conflict reconciliation, serving hundreds of churches, mission groups, and the marketplace leaders across North America, Europe and Asia. Jim is a dynamic speaker and gifted communicator on Christian leadership and biblical community.

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Is reconciliation possible?  Here is what others say

“I am currently reading your book “Making Peace” for the second time. I had to write and tell you what a difference this book is making in my own life and in the life of the church.”

“You helped us create a circle of trust that was life-changing and showed us the way to begin the journey of forgiving one another. We learned how to be a community of believers.”

“I was a young, arrogant, recent graduate from bible college who believed he was equipped to conquer the ministry world. I couldn’t have been more wrong. God gave me a front row seat to the most difficult yet most rewarding aspects of ministry. Words can’t express how grateful I am to God and his workers in Metanoia for reviving our body as a church and reshaping me as a follower of Christ.”

“The last four years have been four of the hardest years of my life. At the same time, we have been greatly blessed and have learned in ways seminary could never teach.  Jim mentored us through a six-week restoration process and a Solemn Assembly.  The theme for the past four years has been reconciliation, forgiveness and unity. We have a long way to go but have made great strides.”

“As we went through the process of confessing, cleansing and forgiving the sin in our church, we saw God’s love restored. The glory of God that ultimately prevailed and put our church where it is today, was worth the pain.”

Since 1993, we’ve seen God’s transformational power in . . .

  • more than 115 conflicted churches
  • 50+ denominations
  • more than 20,000 interviews
  • lives changed and leaders trained

Metanoia Ministries exists to restore and grow redemptive community in the church by inviting people into a way of life shaped by the cross under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Our mission is to invite Christ-followers to discover and embrace reconciliation as a way of life so that the church may flourish in true community.

We critically engage the way Christians think about and practice being the church in order that the church might be restored to its biblical, communal roots.

To accomplish this, Metanoia Ministries provides a comprehensive array of services designed to help a church see itself truthfully, think biblically and to act redemptively.