Comments on: Embracing Conflict https://mikebonem.com/embracing-conflict/ consultant, coach, speaker, author Fri, 10 Mar 2017 02:38:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mike https://mikebonem.com/embracing-conflict/#comment-96 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 02:38:38 +0000 http://mikebonem.com/?p=2624#comment-96 In reply to Eric McKinney.

Thanks for sharing, Eric. As you know, you’re not alone in the category of pastors who are people pleasers.

]]> By: Mike https://mikebonem.com/embracing-conflict/#comment-95 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 02:37:32 +0000 http://mikebonem.com/?p=2624#comment-95 In reply to Jim Herrington.

Thanks, Jim. Sounds like a great resource. I’ll check it out.

]]> By: Eric McKinney https://mikebonem.com/embracing-conflict/#comment-94 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:34:04 +0000 http://mikebonem.com/?p=2624#comment-94 Being a self-avowed “pleaser,” it took me the first 25 years of my active pastoral ministry to discover the necessity of embrassing healthy conflict. Helping the congregation fulfill God’s dreams is the reason we lead. That is job number one.

]]> By: Jim Herrington https://mikebonem.com/embracing-conflict/#comment-93 Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:13:17 +0000 http://mikebonem.com/?p=2624#comment-93 Great article Mike. Thanks for putting this out there. I want to recommend a resource to you that complements Lencioni’s work. I learn more through stories and this book is a story of a pastor who is struggling to lead in the midst of conflict. It’s easy to read, only about 160 pages, and the story is one that I find in almost every ministry setting today. The book is Thriving Through Ministry Conflict: A Parable on How Resistance Can Be Your Ally by Osterhaus, Jurkowski, and Hahn. It’s another great resource.

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