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. “There’s a problem with most of our confessions.“Growing churches handle conflict directly, biblically, humbly, and healthily.”.Divisiveness is taken very seriously, indeed.” “Paul also warns that those who cause division should be warned twice and then excluded (Titus 3:10).“Behind every badly burned pastor will be found a long, slow burn that took place before they became engulfed in the final flame.”.In our experience, conflict comes more from the pews than the pulpit.”
Think of the last argument you were in.Have you ever been in a discussion and felt like the other person wasn’t listening? Why didn’t they hear you?.Have you ever been in a discussion and someone said something hurtful? Did it help the discussion at all?.Questions to prompt discussion, journaling, essays for high school health class and social emotional development lessons:
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