Summary Of Church Conflict From Contention To Collaboration

According to the writer antagonist is a virulent disease in the church (Hug. 23). A body cannot regard attack on a single part as an inconsequential threat requiring no response by other parts. This case study is conflict over a woman as a pastor or in authority. Congregations face these type of issues, which is belief issues (Everist. 17).

Level one: Problem solves the traditionally, fundamentalism has often held that women are not permitted to teach, men or to hold office of authority over men in the church. However, the church that has held these beliefs is now conforming to allowing women to pastor and hold office. The problem is the committee consists of all men with the chairperson being 90 years of age. They are the founding member and are very rigid and authoritative in their belief concerning women in authority. The 90 years of age

One must ask themselves, what is the nature of the church? What do they believe about God? A congregation may face conflict over the issue of evangelical issues to the issue of women as pastor. According to the writer, Norma Cook Everist; in his book” Church Conflict from Contention to Collaboration. These issues are distinguished as “intergroup conflict”, conflicts within one, and “intergroup conflict, “between and among groups (Everist. 17). the decision has created strife and anger between the committee and layperson(s). The atmosphere in the church has become unpleasant and uncomfortable in the presence of one another. The younger congregation has been waiting for an opportunity to express their concerns and convictions. The straightforwardness of the younger parishioner causes the committee to feel threatened, that the church will divide. The meeting has caused division and hurt feeling on both sides. The participant must be able to listen and think logically before the conflict become worst, dividing the congregation into “two