Firestorm: Preventing and Overcoming Church Conflicts

by Ron Susek, D. James Kennedy

Overview

Shows how to avoid and overcome destructive interpersonal conflicts which many churches have experienced with members, officers, and pastors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801090912
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	12/01/1999
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.54(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ron Susek is an ordained minister with the North American Baptist Conference. He has pastored three churches and is now director of the Susek Evangelistic Association in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Susek speaks extensively around the world and is the author of Seeing Is Not Believing and You Can Handle Stress.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	9
	Introduction	11
Part 1	Life Cycle of a Firestorm
1	Phase 1: Sparks	17
2	Phase 2: Sparks Igniting a Firestorm	30
3	Phase 3: Firestorm in Full Fury	39
4	Phase 4: Consuming Winds	48
5	Phase 5: The Final Burn	54
6	Phase 6: Rebuilding on Burnt Timbers	60
Part 2	Causes of a Firestorm
7	TRIM: The Pastor's Four Pillars of Strength	69
8	Social Pyromaniac Madness: Understanding Family and Psycho-Social Needs	81
9	Identifying Common Causes	90
10	Fire from the Abyss	106
11	Fire from On High	115
Part 3	Fighting a Firestorm
12	Fighting Fire with Fire: Actions the Board Can Take	125
13	Bold Spiritual Leadership: Actions the Pastor Can Take	135
14	How Followers Can Lead: Actions the Church Can Take	147
15	Stopping the Hot Wind from Hell	155
16	Firestorm Consultants	165
Part 4	Out of the Ashes
17	Assessing the Damage	177
18	The Church's Responsibility to the Pastor	187
19	Care for Badly Burned Pastors	195
20	Self-Help for Badly Burned Pastors: Guarding Your Heart	202
21	Self-Help for Badly Burned Pastors: Rebuilding	212
22	Care for Badly Burned Churches	218
23	The Intentional Interim Pastor	224
24	Coming Forth as Gold	231
Appendix	A Plan of Action Guide	237
	Notes	248
	Recommended Resources	249
	My Debt of Love	251