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This instructive, useful book, which can be used as a model for addressing ministries, church systems, and other non-profit organizations in conflict, offers ways of constraining those who act as antagonists and ways of collaborating with opponents.
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Unless otherwise marked, scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission.
Scripture quotations marked JB are from The Jerusalem Bible, copyright 1966, 1967, 1968 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd., and Doubleday & Co., Inc. Used by permission of the publishers.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Halverstadt, Hugh F. (Hugh Fleece), 1939 Managing church conflict / Hugh F. Halverstadt. 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-664-25185-4 1. Church controversies. I. Title. BV652.9.H42 1991 254dc20 91-15211
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CONTENTS
Preface
ix
1. Can Church Conflict Be Christian?
1
Christian Sources of Church Conflict
2
Making Church Conflicts Begin to Be Christian
3
A Fair Church Fight
6
Managing as Intervening to Cut the Costs or Reap the Benefits of Church Conflict
7
Distinguishing Concepts of This Book
10
How to Use This Book
13
Part One Step One: Becoming a Conflict Manager
2. Step One, Task One: Rethinking Gut Theologies of Conflict
19
Registering Feelings to Detect Their Underlying Messages
19
Understanding Family Systems as Theological Teachers
22
Christian Perspectives for Rethinking Gut Theologies
24
Rethinking Our Gut Theologies of Conflict
29
3. Step One, Task Two: Practicing Christian Assertiveness
34
A Christian Ethic of Assertiveness
34
The Barrier of Shame to Practicing Responsible Assertiveness
38
Practicing Christian Assertiveness
40
An Illustration of Step One Work for Assertiveness
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