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Mission Rift

Leading through Church Conflict

ISBN-13: 9781506464770
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Imprint: FORTRESS PRESS
By David E. Woolverton
Price: AUD $49.99
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Local release date: 06/07/2021
Format: Paperback (216.00mm X 140.00mm) 216 pages Weight: 318g
Categories: Christian leaders & leadership [HRCX1]

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Google Preview: There are two types of conflict in congregations: conflict that kills and conflict that cultivates growth. So argues David E. Woolverton in Mission Rift: Leading through Church Conflict. Conflict that kills--that damages or destroys teams, ministries, missions, vibrancy--occurs when we as the people of God forget who we are, why we're here, and where we're going in carrying out the divine mission. Conflict that cultivates growth often begins with the same scenarios, but leaders see conflict as a context for learning how to live together as a people called to transform their neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces. In Mission Rift, Woolverton reorients our view of congregational conflict. In part 1, he examines conflict from a theological and ecclesiological framework, exploring why it is essential to discipleship and mission. In part 2, he presents six principles of missional leadership, challenging pastors and other leaders to define themselves within the frameworks of spiritual formation and family systems, and then to create environments that facilitate growth in faith communities. Rather than resolve conflict too quickly, Woolverton explains, lest we inadvertently sabotage the potential it has to draw a congregation toward spiritual growth, wise leaders recognize that a lack of conflict may be a symptom of missional decline, rather than congregational unity. When the church pursues its divine mission first, conflict may become essential for defining its mission priorities. Successfully leading through conflict toward a transformative end will empower a congregation's witness within its community and beyond.; David E. Woolverton is a United Methodist pastor who serves churches facing turnaround ministry situations. He has a doctorate in conflict leadership (Trinity Theological Seminary, Newburgh, Indiana), and has had intensive clinical training in hospital chaplaincy. Woolverton is affiliate professor of leadership studies at Evangelical Theological Seminary, Myerstown, Pennsylvania, and a sought-after workshop leader and church consultant in conflict leadership and transition.; Google Preview content