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Church conflict is neither isolated nor uncommon. Pastors, governing boards, and denominational leaders spend a major portion of their time each year assessing, mediating, and reconciling church conflicts. You may be facing some level of conflict in your church right now. Making Peace collects the lessons and experience of more than ten years of work in church conflict resolution. Jim Van Yperen...

Part 2 WHY ALL CONFLICT IS ABOUT LEADERSHIP A Christian psychologist recently told me that she was going to stop accepting Christians for counseling. When I asked her why, she gave three reasons: “Because Christians do not want to get well, their identity is linked to being sick, and they want everything for free.” “Sounds like most of the churches we work with,” I replied. As I meet Christians around the country and I’m asked about our ministry to conflicted churches, a common first response is,
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