I can’t help that I need God. It’s a fact. But wanting Him is a choice.
DSM
Is there anybody out there who does "not want" more satisfying and rewarding relationships. Is there anybody out there who is desperate for a better relationship with someone but doesn't know how to go about it?
This is why the most vital and essential equipping ministry the church has today is to equip believers how to communicate and resolve conflict in a biblical and Christ-like way. When we teach believers how to communicate and resolve conflict we are engaging in perhaps the most powerful and world changing form of discipleship in existence. If we fail here we will fail everywhere else. But if we succeed here, a power will be unleashed that can and will transform the world.
In this day when everything is becoming "relational" there seems to be an epidemic of failed relationships at every level of society. This is just as true for Christians as non-Christians. The single greatest obstacle keeping the church from becoming what Christ intended it to be are the broken relationships that exist among Christians. The strategic way to address this is to train and model how to bring Christ into our communication and conflict resolution processes. Doug Talk is platform where I share some of the most helpful principles and insights toward this endeavor.
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ABOUT DOUG
Doug has been married to his wife, Lisa, for 34 years and as two grown boys who are also married with children. He has been a pastor for 33 years and is currently the pastor at Valley Christian Church in Wilsonville, Oregon. Doug is a certified Christian Conciliator through Peacemakers Ministries and is an associate mediator with Bridge Builders Christian Mediation in Beaverton, Oregon.
DSM
A year or so ago I read Susan Scott’s book Fierce Conversations. I was impressed by her mission statement which is “to change the world one conversation at a time.” I thought it was absolutely brilliant. So I borrowed it.
iti’s Missions is to “expand Christ’s kingdom one truth in love conversation at a time.”
That’s the only way it is going to happen.
Thanks Susan.