Michael Hare, When Church Conflict Happens (p. Alfred Poirier, The Peacemaking Pastor (p. Don’t mistake the absence of conflict for the presence of God.” even if the people in the church are getting along and having no fights or scandals, a church in neutral is making minimal contributions to Christ’s mission on earth. Pick up the phone and call your colleague, or schedule a time to do a video call.” Our sinful self-righteousness compels us to play down our faults, minimize our guilt, and make excuses for our wrongs.” We naturally make weak and evasive apologies. “There’s a problem with most of our confessions.“Growing churches handle conflict directly, biblically, humbly, and healthily.”.Divisiveness is taken very seriously, indeed.”
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