Managing Church Conflict

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. Halverstadt advocates a Christian vision a shalom for an ethical process of conflict management and shows how respectfulness, assertiveness, accountability, and a focus on a larger common good should all serve as Christian behavorial standards. His instructive and useful book, which can be used as a model for addressing ministries, church systems, and other nonprofit organizations in conflict, offers ways of constraining those who act as antagonists and ways of collaborating with individuals who act as opponents In this instructive book, Hugh Halverstadt advocates a Christian vision of shalom for an ethical process of conflict management. He shows how respectfulness, assertiveness, accountability, and a focus on the larger common good should all serve as Christian behavioral standards. The book is ideal for addressing ministries, church systems, and other nonprofit organizations in conflict.