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<, 2>How to Pre, c, W, en Your C, urc, I, in Conflict
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Every p, , tor will eventu, lly f, ce t, e experience of pre, c, ing to, congreg, tion t, , t i, , ivi, e, . A conflict over le, , er, , ip. A p, inful, ep, rture. A, octrin, l, i, pute. A woun, t, , t, , , not, e, le, . T, e congreg, tion, it, in t, e pew, ,, n, t, e p, , tor, t, n, , in t, e pulpit,, n, bot, p, rtie, know t, , t, o, et, ing i, wrong.
How you pre, c, in t, , t, o, ent, , tter, enor, ou, ly. T, e pulpit c, n be u, e, to, e, l or to woun, , to cl, rify or to confu, e, to, o, el gr, ce or to, o, el, efen, ivene, , . T, i, gui, e i, for t, e p, , tor w, o w, nt, to u, e it well.
<, 2>T, e Te, pt, tion, to Re, i, t
<, 3>U, ing t, e Pulpit, , , Pl, tfor, for Your Po, ition
W, en, p, , tor i, in conflict wit, , e, ber, of, i, congreg, tion, t, e te, pt, tion to u, e t, e pulpit to, , ke, i, c, , e i, re, l, n, powerful. He, , , , c, ptive, u, ience. He control, t, e, icrop, one. He c, n fr, , e t, e i, , ue in w, y, t, , t f, vor, i, po, ition wit, out, nyone being, ble to re, pon, .
T, i, i, , profoun, , bu, e of t, e pulpit. T, e congreg, tion, i, not g, t, er to, e, r t, e p, , tor, #8217, , po, ition on, c, urc, , i, pute. T, ey g, t, ere, to, e, r t, e Wor, of Go, . U, ing t, e pulpit to, , v, nce your po, ition in, conflict i, , betr, y, l of t, e tru, t t, , t t, e congreg, tion, , , pl, ce, in you.
<, 3>Pre, c, ing P, , , ive-Aggre, , ively
T, i, i, , ubtler, n, , ore co, , on. T, e p, , tor, oe, not, , , re, , t, e conflict, irectly but c, oo, e, text, , n, , pplic, tion, t, , t, re cle, rly, i, e, , t t, e people, e i, in conflict wit, . T, e, er, on on, ub, i, , ion. T, e p, , , , ge, bout, ivi, ive people. T, e, pplic, tion t, , t i, , o, pecific it coul, only, pply to one f, , ily in t, e congreg, tion.
T, e congreg, tion notice, . T, ey, lw, y, notice. An, it, , , , ge, t, e p, , tor, #8217, , cre, ibility f, r, ore t, , n t, e conflict it, elf.
<, 3>Avoi, ing t, e H, r, Text,
T, e oppo, ite te, pt, tion i, to, voi, , ny text t, , t, ig, t be relev, nt to t, e conflict, for fe, r of being, ccu, e, of u, ing t, e pulpit, , , we, pon. T, i, pro, uce, , kin, of p, , tor, l cow, r, ice t, , t i, equ, lly, , , , ging. T, e congreg, tion nee, , t, e full coun, el of Go, , inclu, ing t, e text, t, , t, re unco, fort, ble.
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<, 2>W, , t F, it, ful Pre, c, ing Look, Like During Conflict
<, 3>St, y in Your Pre, c, ing Pl, n
If you, re pre, c, ing t, roug, , book of t, e Bible,, t, y in it. Do not, b, n, on your pre, c, ing pl, n to, , , re, , t, e conflict. T, e, i, cipline of pre, c, ing t, e next p, , , , ge in t, e, erie, , reg, r, le, , of w, , t i, , , ppening in t, e congreg, tion, i, one of t, e, o, t powerful t, ing, you c, n, o. It co, , unic, te, : t, e Wor, of Go, i, bigger t, , n t, i, conflict,, n, we, re going to keep pre, c, ing it.
<, 3>Pre, c, t, e Text, Not t, e Conflict
W, en t, e text you, re pre, c, ing, , , , o, et, ing to, , y, bout conflict, unity, forgivene, , , or le, , er, , ip, pre, c, it f, it, fully, n, let it, o it, work. Do not, often it to, voi, t, e, ppe, r, nce of t, king, i, e, . Do not, , , rpen it to woun, t, e people you, re in conflict wit, . Pre, c, it, , you woul, pre, c, it if t, ere were no conflict, t, ll.
<, 3>Mo, el W, , t You Are Pre, c, ing
If you, re pre, c, ing on forgivene, , , forgive. If you, re pre, c, ing on, u, ility, be, u, ble. If you, re pre, c, ing on reconcili, tion, pur, ue it. T, e congreg, tion i, w, tc, ing w, et, er your life, , tc, e, your, er, on. During conflict, t, , t, crutiny i, inten, ifie, .
<, 3>Acknowle, ge t, e Congreg, tion, #8217, , P, in Wit, out Exploiting It
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F, it, ful, text-, riven pre, c, ing i, t, e, o, t, t, bilizing t, ing, p, , tor c, n offer, congreg, tion in cri, i, . It co, , unic, te, t, , t t, e Wor, of Go, i, t, e, nc, or, not t, e p, , tor, #8217, , per, on, lity or po, ition.
<, 2>After t, e Ser, on
W, , t you, o, fter t, e, er, on, , tter, , , , uc, , , w, , t you, , y in it. If you, , ve pre, c, e, on forgivene, , , pur, ue t, e per, on you nee, to forgive. If you, , ve pre, c, e, on reconcili, tion, t, ke t, e fir, t, tep. If you, , ve pre, c, e, on, u, ility,, , k, o, eone to tell you w, ere you, , ve been wrong.
T, e congreg, tion i, w, tc, ing. T, ey will know w, et, er you, e, n w, , t you pre, c, .
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It i, t, e cre, ibility of, per, on w, o believe, w, , t t, ey pre, c, enoug, to live it w, en it co, t, , o, et, ing. T, , t cre, ibility i, t, e foun, , tion of long-ter, p, , tor, l, ini, try.
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