Eddy Hall

When Church Conflict Happens

Church Leadership & Ministry

“For more than twenty years Mike pastored churches that had been decimated by conflict, guiding them through healing and restoration to growth. Seeing that most of the devastation these churches had suffered could have been prevented inspired Mike to return to school to earn a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution with his research and dissertation focusing on church conflict. As a church consultant I have often walked alongside churches reeling from unhealthy conflict, but this work takes its toll on me. Mike is that rare person who is not only unusually gifted at this work but also energized by it. As I've heard him say more than once, "I never heard of a train wreck that I didn't want to go see." In this book Mike distills the principles he has learned and practical skills he has honed through decades of ministry as a pastor, professional mediator, and church consultant helping churches transform painful conflict into a catalyst for healing and transformation.”