Gangel, Communication and Conflict Management

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Kenneth O. Gangel and Samuel L. Canine, Communication and Conflict Management in Churches and Christian Organizations. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2002.

Referenced in: Managing and Resolving Church Conflicts

From the Publisher

Churches thrive on communication; they are stifled by conflict. Renowned Christian educator Kenneth O. Gangel joins his colleague Samuel L. Canine to bring good news to the church – communication skills can be learned and conflict can be managed. The church need no longer hide conflict nor excuse itself for poor communication, but can instead acknowledge where it has problems and seek transformation.

The authors offer scriptural strategies for overcoming conflict and for building trust in relationships – even relationships among deacons or between deacons and pastors. Drawing from recent studies in the social sciences, Gangel and Canine show the church how to manage strife and foster dialogue so that the church can flourish.

Chapter titles include “Learning To Listen,” “Power in Conflict Management,” “Negotiation and Bargaining in Conflict Management,” “Organizational Causes of Conflict,” “Coalitions in Conflict Management,” “Managing Conflict Destructively or Constructively,” “Stress: Cause And Cure,” and “The Workaholic Syndrome.”

This book is a valuable resource for training church leaders. It is also an important resource for those who are already pastors, for whom the issues are daily realities and not just academic theory. Through its use in churches and seminaries, the book is designed to lead God’s church through its conflicts to renewed vigor in ministry and growth.

About the Author

Dr. Kenneth O. Gangel is Vice President of Academic Affairs and Academic Dean at Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas. He is also Senior Professor of Christian Education. Dr. Gangel is a graduate of Taylor University, Grace Theological Seminary, Fuller Theological Seminary, Concordia Seminary, and the University of Missouri at Kansas City (Ph.D.). He is former President of the National Association of Professors of Christian Education and author of a number of books, including Leadership for Church Education, Competent to Lead, and Lessons in Leadership from the Bible.


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