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Transforming the capacity of the North American Church to pursue and sustain Christ-centered ministry
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Travel Free Learning Dialogue
Weekly dialogue. Digital recordings of dialogues available.
Dialogue Connection Information:
605.715.4900 then access code 954492#.
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Contact Ministry Partners and Associates
Norman Jameson
Ruben Swint
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Follow The Columbia Partnership on Social Media
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Leaving, Staying, and Becoming Well Following a Lose/Leave Conflict in a Congregation
By George Bullard at GBullard@TheColumbiaPartnership.org
A major conflict situation
has just occurred in your congregation. You are upset. It is impacting your
spiritual and emotional well being. It is having a negative effect on your
family. What do you do? Do you stay? Do you leave?
The most crucial time for
congregations is the six to 18 months following a lose/leave incident. This is
an incident when some people lose and some people leave. It often involves
voting, or the legislative process of the congregation or its board. It is known
as an intensity five conflict situation in my book Every Congregation Needs a Little
Conflict. Seven intensities of conflict exist. As bad as it is, it
could be worse; although on some days that is hard to believe.
This article deals with a specific type of
lose/leave incident. This is when a senior or solo pastor is terminated by
direct or indirect action. [Click HERE to read more and download the article.]
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Travel Free Learning Dialogue
- Wednesday, May 19th: Weekly telephone dialogue at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- This Week: George Bullard
- Subject: Leaving, Staying, and Becoming Well Following a Lose/Leave Conflict in a Congregation
- Call Number: 605.715.4900 then access code 954492#.
- Digital Recordings: Hear digital recording of previous dialogues by clicking HERE.
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TCP Learning Experiences
 Registration and Information at
www.EssentialsConference.info
When: June 25-26, 2010
Where: CBF General Assembly; Westin Hotel, Charlotte, NC
Being a leader in church can be difficult. The Essentials Conference offers practical sessions that are sure to help.
For more details and registration information, click HERE. |
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Travel Free Learning Resource
 How to Never Experience Unhealthy Conflict Again
The typical congregation
is unwilling or unable to proactively and positively address conflict before it
becomes unhealthy and does significant damage.
As an extension of the work he introduced in his book, Every Congregation Needs
a Little Conflict, George
Bullard has written a series of articles about 22 ways for congregations to
never experience unhealthy conflict again.
This material comes in a Personal Edition, Presentation Edition, Premium Edition, and Coaching Edition.
To learn more and to purchase, click HERE. |
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TCP Leadership Series Book of the Week
 David Emmanuel Goatley, executive secretary-treasurer for the Lott Carey
Baptist Foreign Mission Convention, a premier international Christian
missions agency of African American Baptist heritage, has authored a
book on the his predecessor at Lott Carey. David is also president of the
North American Baptist Fellowship of
the Baptist World Alliance
A Divine
Assingment: The Missiology of Wendell Clay Somerville was
published this month through Lucas Park Books with Chalice Press. The
book is part of the TCP Leadership Series books with The Columbia
Partnership.
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TCP Speakers Bureau
Norman Jameson is a Ministry Partner with The Columbia
Partnership. He is also the editor of the Biblical Recorder newspaper
for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. He has extensive
writing, editing, communication, marketing, and capital campaigns
experience.
Topics Norman can address through plenary and seminar presentations include the following:
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TCP Appearance Schedule
Ruben Swint: Capital Campaign Follow-Up Consultation, First
Baptist Church, Conway, SC, May 17th.
George Bullard: Attending presentation
on relationship networking research report for congregations, Decatur,
GA, May 18th and 19th.
Eddie Hammett: Leading Reaching, Keeping event at First Baptist
Church, Springfield, VA, May 21st - 23rd.
Bob Dale and Ken Kessler: Leading workshops at Church
Leadership event, Raleigh, NC, May 22nd.
View current list of upcoming appearances and events HERE.
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