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Section 10: MEMBER CARE AND COUNSELING, Pastoral Level 2a

10 2a: Resolve conflicts and correct unruly behavior in love and meekness

Correct faults without condemning.

Help those who cannot get along to forgive and be reconciled.

Find in 1 Corinthians several examples (in almost every chapter) of how the apostle Paul corrected serious sins without condemning.

Find in Hebrews 12 why we should appreciate God's punishment.

*Find in Genesis chapters 37 - 45 ways in which Joseph serves as an example for reconciliation between family members. Note how he refused to brood over being a victim, to seek revenge, nor be manipulated.

*Find in Luke 15:11-32 an example of the dangers involved when a person, like the prodigal son's older brother, resents or enjoys being a victim?

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* Stories (better, for letting the Word flow from friend to friend)

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For video courses that you can take at home, contact Jon Raibley at Western Seminary's Center for Lifelong Learning. Ask about courses related to resolving conflicts. Call (503) 517 1899, or e-mail CLL@WesternSeminary.edu or view courses offered on http://www.westernseminary.edu/. On the home page click on Enter, then Academic Programs, then Distance Education, then Course Listings.

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T&M Student Activity Guide page 31a

2(Optional Documents, to view, download or translate, for additional help)

Several very practical, specific articles for dealing with various kinds of church conflicts and stress, Leadership, winter, 1993 (used with permission).

If you work cross-culturally, then learn from wise older people what are the cultural means of reconciliation.

For help: Research

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