Feb 12 2008

conflict

I’ve finally begun some much needed reading for a class I’m taking in March called Managing Conflict at Fuller. I’ve started with a book on church conflict using Bowen’s family systems theory approach to understanding how to deal with conflict in the church looking at the church as a family unit. Interesting thought and makes understanding how to deal with conflict when it arises a bit more manageable in the church by looking at the whole church as one big family. I’m really looking forward to the class and I’m hoping to gain some insight in managing conflict especially knowing that anyone in ministry will encounter conflict often and that it’s unavoidable.