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Avoiding Splits – Fighting Fair in Church: Guidelines for an Effective Church Peacemaking-Mediation Process
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Description
This article addresses the problem of church conflict and the lack of training for pastors to handle it.
Features
overview of the ministry of reconciliation, biblically-based resolution process, benefits and steps of mediation
Recommended Audience
clergy and lay leaders of evangelical and African American congregation
Cost
Free
Practical Applications
- Consider if your congregation needs to hire an outside mediator after gaining a deeper understanding of how mediation works and situations that should not be handled by a mediator.
- Resolve conflict through a biblical approach by applying the suggestions of this article to the situation at hand.