George is a Ministry Partner and Strategic Coordinator with The Columbia Partnership which seeks to transform the Church for vital ministry. His passion is to empower congregations and congregational champions to reach their full kingdom potential.
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- Affiliation:
- The Columbia Partnership
- Location:
- Columbia, SC, 29223-6934
- Phone:
- 803.622.0923
- Birthday:
- July 22, 1950
Continually Changing the Focus of Your Journey A Travel Free Learning Article by George Bullard at GBullard@TheColumbiaPartnership.org Download Bullard's Ministry Leadership is a Moving Target Have you ever seen the confidence game on the streets of a city somewhere around the world that involves...
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Just as in marriages, one of the top three sources of conflict is money; so, if a congregation is struggling financially, this provides an open door for unhealthy conflict. Congregations with careless processes for handling finances are subject to unhealthy conflict...
Congregations who regularly have fun with one another are healthier congregations emotionally. Laughing together has great benefits for worshiping and ministering together. Just as laughter is good for the health of individuals, laughter is great for the health of congregations...
Congregations who focus deeply on adult discipleship development and make it the highest possible value are unlikely to experience unhealthy conflict...
Develop an ongoing prayer culture in the life and ministry of the congregation in which members pray for one another, pray for the life and ministry of the congregation, pray for the clergy and lay leaders, and pray that the Evil One will find no place of comfort in this congregation...
Congregations should learn how to embrace diversity of viewpoints, theology, culture, socioeconomics, birth generations, and tenure consistent with their core ideology. A decreasing number of congregations are composed of people with just one dominant viewpoint...
Your Congregation May Never Experience Unhealthy Conflict If They Learn How to Not Escalate Conflict
All congregational leaders need to learn how not to fall into the trap of escalating conflict unnecessarily. Too many pastors, staff ministers, and laypersons do this. An earlier factor focused on their patterns. Let’s focus in this post on lay leaders. ...
Congregations need well-written governing documents and policies that activate to deal with any approaching unhealthy conflict situations...
Senior or solo pastors and staff ministers need to have a personal mission statement and future story of their ministry that projects beyond their current place of service, is not dependent on it, and definitely sees beyond any current conflict situation...
Senior or solo pastors and staff ministers need a BAMP. This stands for a Best Alternative Ministry Placement. It means if the current conflict situation does not work out, what is the best alternative ministry placement for each minister to continue in Christian ministry service...
Senior or solo pastors and staff ministers need coaching by an outside third-party by the time conflict reaches intensity three of seven intensities. Pastors and staff ministers have adeep investmentin their ministry in a congregation...
Processes that are open, healthy, and respected are as important as the principles being upheld. When congregations are clear about their principle base involving mission, purpose, values, and vision, and then use great processes for making decisions, they are likely to escape unhealthy conflict...
