Friday, August 26, 2011

Conflict - A Time to Teach & Learn

The purpose of conflict is to teach, and learn. Ministering in the midst of conflict is not easy, and when conflict is not approached properly, it can lead to feelings of inadequacy; which may evolve into the feeling of burn-out. The Apostle Paul encourages us with this purposeful statement, “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:18 NIV).