3 Ways to Avoid Church Conflict During Uncertain Times

Wayne Oakes, minister/church relations consultant for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, says uncertain times bring anxiety into the church. When everything around them is changing, Christians often cling to an unchanging local church for security.

So, when church leadership suggests change, the anxious member feels the last leg of security kicked out from under him.

Read this practical article excerpted from BPNews.net by Norman Jameson.

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