Matthew 5:23-24
CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION SKILLS FOR CHURCHES
- That conflict need not be bad, but is an opportunity for growth.
- The Biblical basis for conflict transformation.
- Your own style of responding to conflict.
- The communication skills necessary to resolve conflict peacefully.
- Strategies for preventing destructive conflict in the church family.
- A model for working at congregational decision-making in a win-win manner.
Workshop Outline
To see the standard outline of this workshop, click on the Workshop Flyer. Please note that this workshop schedule can be customized for groups if needed.
Facilitator
The facilitator for Conflict Transformation Skills would be Richard Blackburn, LMPC Executive Director, or Bill Blank, LMPC Associate Director. In addition to their long involvement in issues related to Christian peacemaking and conflict transformation in churches, their experience in mediating congregational conflicts makes them uniquely qualified to lead conflict transformation workshops.
Hosting a Workshop
This all-day workshop in conflict transformation is one of LMPC’s more popular programs available to groups, and is suitable for church retreat days, Saturday workshops, or part of a weekly adult education series. This workshop would also be appropriate for Christian schools to consider for a faculty in-service program or retreat.
Would you like to provide this training for a group? Your church, judicatory, or organization can sponsor this event in order to provide this training to your staff, leaders, or members of your community. For more information about sponsoring and hosting this event in your area, call us at 630-627-0507, or email us at admin@LMPeaceCenter.org.
Conflict in the Church: Entrusted With the Message of Reconciliation
Description
The workshop Conflict in the Church: Entrusted With the Message of Reconciliation is an expanded version of the one-day workshop Conflict Transformation Skills for Churches.
This workshop in conflict transformation is suitable for church retreat weekends or Friday night and day-long Saturday workshops. It would be an appropriate workshop for churches which are currently experiencing conflict—or those who simply want to work at preventing destructive conflict in the future.
Hosting
Groups interested in exploring the possibility of hosting a workshop can call LMPC at 630-627-0507 or email us at admin@LMPeaceCenter.org. For more details and an outline of the workshop, read the workshop flyer.
This workshop can be adapted, depending on the nature and desires of the hosting group. Other possible topics include: Conflict Transformation Skills for the Family, Conflict Transformation Skills for the Classroom, and An Introduction to Mediating Interpersonal Conflict.
Facilitator
The facilitator for Conflict in the Church: Entrusted with the Message of Reconciliation would be Richard Blackburn, LMPC Executive Director.
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