To Stave Off Conflict at Church …… develop these skills Source: Abilene Christian University Centre for Conflict resolution

• Communication: Basic sharing of information that helps identify opportunities, challenges, strengths and weaknesses. Communication scholars say some forms of communication are ineffective or incomplete, but they agree that any kind of communication is better than none. • Conversation: Enhanced communication; an environment where communication can be explored, massaged and experimented with. Conversation is where people seek to understand others, ... (read post)

When Conflicts Arises Source: Brian Bethel on Spirituality

Conflict is inevitable. It’s not a matter of if it will happen, but when it will happen. It’s impossible to bring any amount of people together in an effort to head in the same direction without at least some conflict. Conflict does not necessarily have to be negative. In one sense conflict is good because it reflects the passion people have about church  Go back to what the apostle Paul said about ’speaking the truth in love. R... (read post)