Managing Church Conflict By Hugh Halverstadt

Analyse using sacred scripture and a variety of sources the principle teachings about peace in Judaism and Christianity and how these teachings impact on the life of each adherent’s tradition, as a means of achieving inner peace.

If a church is not serving its indvual communities preferences it will not experience growth.

By the 1830s, the Protestant denomination which I am personally familiar with, had begun a few violent attacks against the Catholic, because of their republican values. Later in the same decade, the Protestants again ignited fire into a convention, here in Massachusetts related to difference in views. Within these 35 diverse Christian denominations, 50,873,000 members are Roman Catholic (Catholic) hence the largest. Other equally functional denominations are Baptist, Pentecostal, and several others; says a recent American Religious Identification Survey. (35 Largest Christian Denominations in the United States). While there are numerous varieties of their divide, the onset of Christian community emphatically, traces to only one unified community. Since its establishment in the 1st century, the Christian community was founded on the doctrines of Jesus of Nazareth, which rather contributes to the wellbeing of communities, regardless of whether their views aligned with theirs or not. Starting with the apostle Paul, several

The periods during the Reformation, Industrial Revolution, and the World at War all experienced religious and church conflicts. During the Renaissance and Reformation (1330 – 1650), the fundamental practices of the church came under fire. The church at this time was the largest and most political body. The pope, himself, was the most recognizable political figure. It was due to this authority that the church and its pope were more interested in political issues and less with the spiritual needs of the people (McGraw-Hill, p. 76). Many of the Roman Catholic Church’s high priests had bought their way into position and had very little religious experience. Often the only members of the community that were literate were the clergy thus

Social life was the second major aspect of a cleric’s university experience. As we know, the student body greatly impacts the surrounding town’s economy; however social issues arise as well. When students and townspeople are in the same atmosphere, and drinking, fights are bound to break lose. These battles came to be known

The Preference-Driven Church. People cared more about their preference, than being servants, and living out obedience to the mandate for all Christians, that Christ gave. Preference driven churches are self-serving, self-giving, and self-entitled. It was about me, myself, and I.

Value #2: The first source informs readers that the Clergy discouraged rigid debates. This piece reflects that the Reformation impacted the clergy by having them see different views on how to solve conflicts. This was the clergy are more peaceful and make a better representation of

The Holy Spirit can guide and we can use the Trinity as a model, but that has not prevented 2000 years of previous dissension. Harmon, understanding that the Trinitarian model is not enough, offers ten solutions for ecumenical unity. First and foremost, Harmon expects Christians to pray for unity and to pray for those who are in disunity (57-59). Secondly, Harmon believes Christians should embrace one denomination while being fully aware of others (61-65). Third and finally, our author encourages Christians to live out the Gospel with preaching and teaching as well as helping to bring God’s kingdom through social justice and environmental care (66-70).

The bible also offers guidance on the importance of inner peace and how to achieve it. Jesus taught to seek reconciliation

Paul begins by addressing the divisiveness in the church (1:10-4:21). The divisiveness was a result of loyalty to a person and the influence of their own distinct

However, conflict within the Church in the 1800's loosened its strength. In the next century, changes

Smith and Pattison reminded us that an “emphasis on homogeneity seems to imply that [the church growth movement] sets its sights on something less than God’s reconciliation of all humanity and all creation (Smith & Pattison, 2014, p. 110). In my own ministry, I have focused on reconciliation

The final part of the book is based on the response of the church to various forms of

Throughout society, there is an immense amount of religious organizations and groups. Though some may have been derived from ancient times, one may ask what is it that makes these groups exist so strongly today? In this paper, I will explain the components within religious groups and organizations and relate it to a contemporary example.

The message of peace is a fundamental universal concern which is relevant throughout our world today. Peace is not merely the ‘absence of war’, but a state of mind in which a sense of tranquillity comes from actively working towards right relationships with individuals and God. To understand the way in which Muslims and Christians view peace it is imperative to understand the source of the teachings for each religion. The principles teachings of peace for Both Christianity and Islam are primarily found in the sacred texts of both religious traditions. Christianity looks to the bible and specifically the New Testament for teachings about peace, whereas Islam focuses’ on the Qur’an and Hadith to guide their beliefs of peace. These sacred