TY - BOOK AU - Brubaker,David TI - Promise and Peril: Understanding and Managing Change and Conflict in Congregations SN - 978-1-566-99382-1 PY - 2009/// CY - Herndon PB - The Alban Institute KW - Konfliktmanagement KW - Gemeinde KW - Veränderungsmanagement KW - Lobpreis KW - Leiter N2 - Congregations cannot exist without finances, priorities, leadership, worship, and decision making, yet these five aspects breed the most conflict between church members and clergy. These conflicts unfortunately tend to bring about the most negative consequences: drops in giving, resignation of leaders, and, perhaps most pointedly, loss of members. The importance of congregations and their effect on our lives is clear, yet what is less clear is what makes conflicts in faith communities inevitable. In Promise and Peril: Understanding and Managing Change and Conflict in Congregations, David Bruba ER -