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I don\u2019t like conflict. And, I can so fret about conflict that I let it consume me and rob me of sleep. It\u2019s as if I simply can\u2019t let it go, even though I try my best to leave it with the Lord. I know better, but it\u2019s still hard. I know better because I can point back to conflict after conflict and talk about several truths that I\u2019ve learned over the years.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, the Lord truly is bigger than anything I\u2019ve ever faced.<\/b> All of us know that truth intellectually, but clinging to that truth in the midst of conflict isn\u2019t always easy. The immediate anguish of the moment overshadows any faith in our heart\u2014until, that is, that we come through the pain and see that God was in control all along.<\/span><\/p>\n

Second, the conflict often wasn\u2019t nearly as serious as I thought it was.<\/b> Sometimes, others I worried about weren\u2019t thinking about the situation nearly as much as I was. In some cases, they had never viewed it as negatively as I had. In other cases, they had forgivingly moved on quickly while I dwelt in the quicksand of my own leadership regrets. The problem was that I often didn\u2019t realize these realities until after I had allowed the situation to eat at my soul.<\/span><\/p>\n

Third, the source of the conflict was seldom more than a handful of people. <\/b>It might have felt like a \u201cchurch bus load\u201d of people who were frustrated and increasingly problematic, but that seldom was the case. In almost 45 years of ministry, in fact, I can\u2019t recall any situation where the \u201copposing\u201d group was numerous. There haven\u2019t ever been many of them; it\u2019s just that they\u2019ve been loud. Really loud at times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since then, here\u2019s the lesson I have often run toward in times of disagreement and conflict: <\/span>\u201cDon\u2019t worry so much about the level of the volume; instead, pay attention to the number of the voices.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

I realize, of course, that even a single voice of opposition can be trouble, especially if that voice is a persuasive one. At the same time, though, it\u2019s been helpful for me to remember that loud voices in the congregation don\u2019t always equal influential voices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some church members regularly stir up folks to join their causes, but that support isn\u2019t always lasting. Sometimes, the loud voices sound louder simply because others are so tired of the troublemakers that they just silently ignore them; what the problematic members perceive as quiet support is really just apathy and fatigue toward them. And, frankly, I\u2019m also convinced that sometimes Satan and his forces magnify the volume of the opposition in our own heads to stifle our leadership. We give our critics more power because we pay attention to their volume\u2014and that\u2019s not always the best move.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some years ago, Thom and I were co-leading a Doctor of Ministry seminar when a pastor\/student expressed his heartache about ongoing conflict in his church. He had also told us about good things happening in his church, but he kept returning to the conflict issue. Thom stopped him almost midsentence and asked him, \u201cHow many people do you estimate are the troublemakers in your church?\u201d The student\u2019s response was, \u201cProbably about five out of about 200 regular attenders.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Thom pressed back, and the student finally recognized what he had been doing: he was giving too much clout to his critics not because they were numerous, but because they were always in his ear. He had been listening to the few louder voices more than the voices of the other 195 people who were in his court. He had allowed the few to rob him of his joy.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, pastor, don\u2019t get too stressed about the volume if the critics are few. Listen instead to those who faithfully stand with you, even if they do so too quietly at times.<\/span><\/p>\n

And, church member, be sure to tell your pastor today how much you appreciate him. One way to drown out the critics in your pastor\u2019s ears is to let him hear some positives once in a while.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I don\u2019t like conflict. And, I can so fret about conflict that I let it consume me and rob me of sleep. It\u2019s as if I simply can\u2019t let it go, even though I try my best to leave it with the Lord. I know better, but it\u2019s still hard. 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