Thriving Through Ministry Conflict - Part 1
In a survey published in 2004. Leadership journal reported that 95% of pastors reported experiencing conflict in the course of their ministries. The survey respondents listed the following as the top four sources of conflict: control issues, vision and direction disagreements, leadership changes, and the pastor’s style.
Issues regarding conflict are confusing. Is conflict good or bad? Should it be avoided or embraced? Is conflict usually the fault of pastor or board? Should conflict be managed or ended?
Conflict is necessary and even beneficial if it is correctly focused. Even painful conflict can become a positive force when it is caused by substantive questions about values and issues. Conflict becomes destructive and unmanageable when it strays away from substantive issues and begins to involve our personal stories. Read the rest of part one.
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