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When Things Get Ugly
What's a leader to do when followers are revolting?
by Gordon MacDonald
Leadership Journal, Spring 2007
Organizational Pain
Symptoms that your group isn't functioning well—and treatments for the deeper problems.
by Branimir Schubert
Leadership Journal, Spring 2006
To Discipline Touchy Tom
He was a patriarch, leader, and sexual predator. Was the church ready to stand up to him and his family?
by Name Withheld
Leadership Journal, Fall 2005
Change Makers
What have you learned about bringing change to your church—and at what price? 5 leaders respond.
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
One Small Step
One giant lesson about introducing new ideas.
by Gordon MacDonald
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
Creative Tensions
Three inevitable conflicts will face every innovative leader.
By Ed Young
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
New Ideas, Old Church
Five steps for giving change a chance.
By Todd Pylant
Leadership Journal, Winter 2005
The Good Fight
4 spiritual disciplines to keep fights from scarring your soul.
By Mark Buchanan
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
The Conversation You Dread
A nasty outburst led to a more constructive approach for those difficult confrontations.
By Denise Van Eck
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
The War of Online Words
There's nothing virtual about e-conflict.
By Chad Hall
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
Ghosts of Conflicts Past
This church had been stalking its pastors for generations. Now it was time to stop.
By Dan Cooley
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
Water from Home
Parched and hurting, I stood alone.
By Ted Traylor
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
Navigational Errors
A thriving church sank, not because it hit an iceberg, but because of six leadership mistakes afterward.
[ Name Withheld ]
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
Six Steps to Settling Differences
After two failed attempts, I asked a pro to lead the meeting. Here's what he did.
By Steve Larson
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
The Heart of Stone Church
When one member stonewalls growth and outreach, what is a church to do?
By John R. Throop
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
Keeping Conflict Healthy
The Leadership Forum
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
Leadership Surveys Church Conflict
Bad news: 95% experience conflict.
Good news: 94% report positive results.
By Eric Reed
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
Back-seat Fighter
Would I ever learn to keep my comments about church antagonists to myself?
By Nancy Nicewonger
Leadership Journal, Fall 2004
War of the Baseball Caps
To end it, I had to change the way I was leading.
by David Hansen
Leadership Journal, Spring 1998
Mopping Up After Confrontation
After our fight, Doug and his wife left the church. So why do I, and they, still care?
by Clark Cothern
Leadership Journal, Winter 2004
The Church of Cards
When it all falls down, who will be left standing? The story of a three-way church split, regrets, and costly reconciliation.
by Harry McGee
Winter 2003
Case Study: Trying the High Road
When the conflict turns personal, does a pastor have a right to self-defense?
Winter 2003
Preacher in the Hands of an Angry Church
Jonathan Edwards's church kicked him out after 23 years of ministry, but the crisis proved his greatness was not merely intellectual.
by Chris Armstrong
Leadership Journal, Winter 2003
Divorce Wars
One couple's breakup threatened my church's unity and my sanity.
by Dan Schaeffer
Spring 2002
Killer Church Fight
After a lawsuit, a knife attack, and a tragic death, what good could come from this fatal conflict?
by Mark Tabb
Fall 2001
Confronting the Shameful
How you should respond—legally and responsibly—when a staff member is accused of child molestation.
by Mike Woodruff and Dennis Kasper
Summer 2001
Why People Divorce Their Pastors
What's behind a member's unexplained departure.
by Paul Hogue
Leadership Journal, Spring 2001
Deciding Without Dividing
How to keep tough choices from fracturing the church.
by Stephen Lim
Leadership Journal, Spring 2001
The Emotions of Conflict
The way to handle the most dangerous aspects of conflict is from the inside out.
by Chris Stinnett
Leadership Journal, Fall 2000
Pastor, I'm Offended
The part of ministry I wasn't prepared for.
by Lanny Kilgore
Leadership Journal, Spring 2000
When to Back Off
Sometimes the best defense is no offense at all.
by Gary D. Preston
Leadership Journal, Summer 1999
Healing Underground Anger
How one church untangled 22 years of bitter roots.
by Kenneth Quick
Leadership Journal, Winter 1999
Shielding Your Heart from Strife
5 ways to limit conflict's impact on you.
by Jock E. Ficken
Leadership Journal, Spring 1998
Resisting the Urge to Hit Back
When revenge tempts you, here's how to forgive completely.
by Gary D. Preston
Leadership Journal, Spring 1998
Making Changes without Getting People Steamed
How to do what's needed, yet keep the pressure low.
by Larry W. Osborne
Leadership Journal, Spring 1998
The Day Rev. Henderson Bumped His Head
The conflict traced back to one small, accidental blow. A parable.
by William H. Willimon
War of the Baseball Caps
Choose your battles carefully, they said. I chose this?
by David Hansen
Leadership Journal, Spring 1998
Leadership Journal, Spring 1998
6 Rules for a Fair Fight
How to keep tension healthy.
Leadership Journal, Spring 1998
Peacemakers
Professional help for churches in conflict.
by Marlin Thomas
Leadership Journal, Spring 1998
A Crash Course in Conflict
What your leaders need to know.
by Gary Fenton
Leadership Journal, Fall 1996
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