Why has church conflict become such a major issue today?
Much of the church is not aware that they are in a fierce spiritual battle with the powers of darkness . The result is our defenses are down, the enemy is underestimated, and the people of God become vulnerable. Conflict is a strategy that he uses to paralyze and immobilize the church. There are those in the church that have a me-centered mind set, instead of Christ-centered. This is fertile ground for the enemy to plant seeds of jealousy and strife. On top of this, pastors have not been trained to deal with conflict, and are many times caught not knowing what to do. So they do nothing, hoping it will work itself out. This usually results in the problem growing out of control beyond the ability of the leadership to handle. This level of church conflict will result in a church split, or forced resignation of the pastor.
