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Communication Strategies for Addressing Conflict

by W. Craig Gilliam. Lewis Center for Church Leadership, 2008.

Description

This article discusses the role that miscommunication plays in congregational conflict and offers an intervention process for reducing conflict and enhancing communication.

Features

six communication skills and strategies, the role miscommunication plays during congregational conflict, intervention process for reducing conflict and enhancing communication

Recommended Audience

Clergy and lay leaders

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

  • Reduce miscommunication and frustration by establishing a "Listening to Each Other" session, following the process outlined in this article.
  • Conduct effective listening sessions by applying the six communication skills described.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Janet Hoover

Janet Hoover is a certified spiritual director in private practice and an American Baptist pastor. She graduated from the University of Indianapolis and earned her MDiv and DMin from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. 

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