Conflict

Star Wars and Personal Accountability

January 4, 2012

So I’ve been watching parts of the original Star Wars with my young son as he’s been getting into it. I realized there is some great typology and examples of how people deal with conflict, stress, or adversity. So here we go: Luke Skywalker: The Whiner Degenerates into complaining and whining when things don’t go [...]

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Bad Blurbs, Diversity,&Conflict Resolution

December 28, 2010

Have you thought about the “right” way to handle conflict in your relationships lately?I’ve been thinking about conflict in the midst of cross-cultural dynamics lately as I’ve been privy to hear some people processing through some of the ways they’ve struggled to find a voice in the midst of conflict and tension because their preferred [...]

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Do Your Words Heal Lightly or Deeply?

November 4, 2010

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a good “Prophets vs. Posers” quote. I was re-reading a book I read before I started blogging a few years ago and wanted to submit this quote for your reflection, “Throughout these events [anxiety times] God sends prophets to open the people’s eyes and to expand their horizon. [...]

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Angry Words Part 2: Bad Words

August 24, 2010

This is a follow up to my recent post on “Tips for Working With Teams: Angry Words.” You might want to read that first, but this will stand on its own.This week there was a little mild controversy in the sports world where famous football coach and outspoken follower of Christ Tony Dungy took a [...]

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Tips for Working With Teams: Angry Words

August 23, 2010

Earlier this summer I was having a conversation with someone who was wanting some tips for coaching ministry teams and in particular in contexts where there might be some stress and pressure. One of the things that I pay attention to when I’m coaching or mediating or facilitating communication on a team is the words [...]

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The Ethics of Empathy – Pt. 2 (Guest Post)

August 20, 2010

I’m hijacking a comment to yesterday’s post on the dynamics of how the U.S. delegation should enter into the victim’s sufferings in Hiroshima on the 65th anniversary of the nuclear attacks. My good friend Nolan Sharp, who is ministering currently in Zagreb, Croatia to young professionals and business folks, left this as a comment – [...]

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Thoughts on Silos (Review)

August 5, 2010

I just finished Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars by Patrick Lencioni. I have heard him speak a bit on the topic and have read some HBR articles in which he summarizes his theory, but never read the book.This past year I’ve been thinking about some of the dynamics illustrated and covered in the book, but [...]

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Conflict, Peace, and Power

April 13, 2010

You can still participate in the blogference, just head over to this link.While “researching” some blog stuff, I found a new web site that I got a few laughs at. I wouldn’t worry about going to it since there’s some raw stuff over there, but I found this demotivator poster that made me think of [...]

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Non-Confrontive Confrontation

December 28, 2009

Here’s another great thought from Invitation to a Journey, “The church is not called primarily to be confrontive, but to be obedient and faithful to God’s presence and purposes in the culture. The result will be confrontive, but that should not be the purpose. Our purpose should be to live out the values and dynamics [...]

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