Sometimes it can feel like in every season of pastoral life, controversy is just around the corner, if not something that’s crashed unbidden into our experiences. Sometimes that can be denominational conflict. Sometimes it can have to do with culture and politics, but often, maybe most of the time, it just has to do with pastoring a local church, shepherding sheep in a sheep pen.
Conflict is inevitable in pastoral ministry—but how pastors handle it shapes the health of their church.
In this episode, Ligon Duncan and Matt Smethurst explore theological controversy, denominational tension, and local church conflict, offering biblical wisdom for leading with courage, humility, and love.
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