Resolving Disputes in Christian Groups

By Marlin E. Thomas

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1895308151
• ISBN13: 9781895308150
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Windflower Communications
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.5" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Very User-Friendly Tool for Church Leaders

The author beautifully integrates scripture with insights on conflict escalation, conflict levels, and conflict styles. He also presents a thoughtful biblical theology on conflict resolution. This is followed by how personality differences affect conflict outcomes, using insights from Type A/B, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and the Personal Profile System (DiSC). There is also a chapter on how to manage emotions in conflict. The final section of the book includes several suggestions for leadership improvement and mediation. Chapter ten is a well-organized role play that can be used in a learning setting with church leaders, and chapter twelve discusses how to integrate many of the insights from the book in a weekend leadership planning retreat. The book is designed for group study, with a complete study guide at the end (thirteen chapters for a one-quarter study). Thomas does a good job utilizing some of the top sources in our recommended list such as Halverstadt, Leas, Shawchuck, Friedman, and Haugk.