Monthly Archives: April 2017

What Rules Govern Your Interactions with Others (Especially in Your Church Conflict)?

Posted on April 25, 2017 by David V. Edling

In the October 16, 2012, Wall Street Journal there was an article titled Big Explosions, Small Reasons.  The article reports recent research on “Why Social Rule Breakers Spark Angry Outbursts.”  I have written previously on this site about how secular research in the … Continue reading →

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Every time I think about my church conflict, all I feel is hopelessness. I just don’t see anything at all to hope in!

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Tara Barthel

Q: Every time I think about my church conflict, all I feel is hopelessness. I just don’t see anything at all to hope in! A. Hope in this: The longest part of our most “real” lives will be lived for … Continue reading →

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One Reason Why Your Church is Losing Its Youth: Look at How (Gracelessly!) You Treat One Another

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Tara Barthel

Just as I was posting Dave’s most recent article on “preserving your pastor,” my friend Melodee posted a link to this article on Facebook and I was struck by how much the two overlapped: Reaching Our Young People The article … Continue reading →

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Megan Hill’s Endorsement of “Redeeming Church Conflicts”

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Tara Barthel

Our family has been profoundly blessed by Megan Hill’s book on prayer: Praying Together – The Priority and Privilege of Prayer So I was profoundly blessed by her recent endorsement of Redeeming Church Conflicts (copied below). Thanks so very much, Megan! … Continue reading →

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Res Ipsa Loquitur: Destructive Church Conflict Reveals Worldliness

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Dave Edling & Tara Barthel

A few weeks ago I wrote that the most frequently used search term that brings people to this site is “how to fire your pastor.” I lamented that fact because we desperately need God’s supernaturally gifted and theologically trained leaders … Continue reading →

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When “Peacemaking” Causes Even More Conflicts

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Dave Edling & Tara Barthel

Q. I am afraid to go directly to the person who has seriously sinned against me as it says I should do in Matthew 18:15. I am afraid because I think by going it would make matters worse between us. … Continue reading →

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