Firestorm: Preventing and Overcoming Church Conflicts [NOOK Book]

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Overview

Will your church be part of the thirty-three percent unable to spot the kindling of conflict before it flares up and results in the dismissal of a pastor? Firestorm describes the six successive phases of conflict and explains the causes of that conflict, strategies to cope with controversy, and what can be done in the firestorm's aftermath to restore faith and hope.
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Overview

Will your church be part of the thirty-three percent unable to spot the kindling of conflict before it flares up and results in the dismissal of a pastor? Firestorm describes the six successive phases of conflict and explains the causes of that conflict, strategies to cope with controversy, and what can be done in the firestorm's aftermath to restore faith and hope.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781441201065
  • Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 12/1/1999
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 327,405
  • File size: 533 KB

Meet the Author

Ron Susek is an ordained minister with the North American Baptist Conference. He has pastored three churches and is now director of the Susek Evangelistic Association in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Susek speaks extensively around the world and is the author of Seeing Is Not Believing and You Can Handle Stress.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9
Introduction 11
Part 1 Life Cycle of a Firestorm
1 Phase 1: Sparks 17
2 Phase 2: Sparks Igniting a Firestorm 30
3 Phase 3: Firestorm in Full Fury 39
4 Phase 4: Consuming Winds 48
5 Phase 5: The Final Burn 54
6 Phase 6: Rebuilding on Burnt Timbers 60
Part 2 Causes of a Firestorm
7 TRIM: The Pastor's Four Pillars of Strength 69
8 Social Pyromaniac Madness: Understanding Family and Psycho-Social Needs 81
9 Identifying Common Causes 90
10 Fire from the Abyss 106
11 Fire from On High 115
Part 3 Fighting a Firestorm
12 Fighting Fire with Fire: Actions the Board Can Take 125
13 Bold Spiritual Leadership: Actions the Pastor Can Take 135
14 How Followers Can Lead: Actions the Church Can Take 147
15 Stopping the Hot Wind from Hell 155
16 Firestorm Consultants 165
Part 4 Out of the Ashes
17 Assessing the Damage 177
18 The Church's Responsibility to the Pastor 187
19 Care for Badly Burned Pastors 195
20 Self-Help for Badly Burned Pastors: Guarding Your Heart 202
21 Self-Help for Badly Burned Pastors: Rebuilding 212
22 Care for Badly Burned Churches 218
23 The Intentional Interim Pastor 224
24 Coming Forth as Gold 231
Appendix A Plan of Action Guide 237
Notes 248
Recommended Resources 249
My Debt of Love 251

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