Tag: Conflict
Peer group to focus on healthy relationships
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Explore how your family system impacts work and relationships and learn practical methods to bring calmness to life when feeling stuck or anxious.
Navigating conflict and building resilient churches
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In this op-ed, three Michigan Conference laity offer their Calm approach as a practical roadmap for church leaders to pivot after disaffiliation toward a future of renewed vitality.
Ministry transitions call for coaching
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Naomi García outlines the coaching and conflict resolution resources available to those in ministry transition in the Michigan Conference.
Mediation skills events planned
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Several events and workshops helping leaders deal with conflict in the church setting are planned for this fall, winter, and next spring.
A personal “Aha!” epiphany
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The Rev. Glenn Wagner reflects on the history of epiphany, the Christian season of Epiphany, and a personal epiphany that has made a difference in his life.
Views on GC2019 and mission
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Directors of the Board of Global Ministries express pain over the divide that has occurred since the special General Conference.
Resources to manage stress
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Some individuals and congregations are coping with stress in the wake of the 2019 General Conference. Here are some resources that may help resolve conflict.
Bishops call for Christ-like behavior
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United Methodist bishops call for respectful conversations in this time of uncertainty.
There is a gardener
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“Perhaps a bent-over church or a bent-over nation, unable to stand up straight, needs Jesus,” says Bishop Christian Alsted.