

Amy Gallo, HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict (HBR Guide Series) (p. Carey Nieuwhof, Lasting Impact: 7 Powerful Conversations That Will Help Your Church Grow. Jonathan Leeman, Church Discipline (9Marks: Building Healthy Churches) (p. Ken Sande, and Kevin Johnson, Resolving Everyday Conflict (pp. Edling, Redeeming Church Conflicts: Turning Crisis into Compassion and Care. Michael Hare, When Church Conflict Happens (p. Alfred Poirier, The Peacemaking Pastor (p. Don’t mistake the absence of conflict for the presence of God.” even if the people in the church are getting along and having no fights or scandals, a church in neutral is making minimal contributions to Christ’s mission on earth. Pick up the phone and call your colleague, or schedule a time to do a video call.” Our sinful self-righteousness compels us to play down our faults, minimize our guilt, and make excuses for our wrongs.” We naturally make weak and evasive apologies.


Church conflict happens in most congregations-and for that reason, many authors have written on this topic.
