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Intensity Three and Four

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  Every Congregation Needs a Little Conflict (TCP Leadership Series) Bullard, George W., Jr. Beginning Highlight ( pink ) - Location 483 third intensity of conflict, in which the conflict between people becomes competition within or between groups in the congregation. Highlight ( pink ) - Location 490 The streams of issues that once were easy to identify are now impossible to distinguish. Issues of various kinds flow toward the valley, forming conflict concerns and causes in the life of the congregation. Highlight ( pink ) - Location 492 For the first time people want to win. They realize that winning means other persons have to lose. They are not necessarily happy that their fellow congregational participants have to lose. But, they realize that for them to win, someone has to lose. Highlight ( pink ) - Location 495 Competition within a group, or between groups, in the congregation is often at the core of intensity three conflict situations. Highlight ( pink ) - Location 504 a pattern

Intensity One and Intensity Two

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  Notes and highlights for Every Congregation Needs a Little Conflict (TCP Leadership Series) Bullard, George W., Jr. Beginning Highlight ( pink ) - Location 264 Image of Intensity One Intensity one conflict is like a single stream flowing from the mountains toward a valley. Highlight ( pink ) - Location 267 Intensity one conflict is a single, identifiable, task-oriented issue with many solutions. It is not person-oriented. Nothing is wrong with or disagreeable about people. Something is not as good or right as it could be about how the issue is addressed. Highlight ( pink ) - Location 271 The issue may involve confused or otherwise unclear communication. Highlight ( pink ) - Location 275 People who cannot manage their own emotions and behavior at intensity one are signaling something deeper may be going on with them. Highlight ( pink ) - Location 280 Congregational Illustrations of Intensity One Staff and Worship Conflict in Good Shepherd Church An example of intensity one conflict is