Leading God's Flock from Rough to Still Water: The Role of the Pastor in Eatonton First United Methodist Church's Tensions Over Worship Open Access
Terrell, Jessica (Spring 2018)
Abstract
Within every church there will be conflict. The pastor is often viewed by the congregation as the one to handle the conflict by creating compromises and offering solutions. However, taking such roles often leaves a pastor at the center of the conflict and as the antagonist. The better role a pastor can take is to break with the default role of pastor often assigned to us by congregations, embody healthy qualities of leadership, and to teach and develop with our congregations a model and practice of peacebuilding. By teaching our congregations a process for engaging conflict, we give them the ability to transfer such models to handle new conflicts that arise.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction Page 1
Section 1 The History and Sources of Conflict at Eatonton First Methodist Page 4
Section 2 The Why and How to Use Peacebuilding and Community Building Models for
Ordained Leadership in Congregational Conflict Page 11
Section 3 A Plan for Building Peace Together Page 20
Section 4 Response of the Small Group and
Responding to a New Contentious Situation Page 24
Conclusion Page 27
Bibliography Page 30
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