How to Confront a Person/Issues in the Church

One of our greatest challenges as a pastor is in the area of confronting.  As a pastor, the spiritual leader of the church, there are times when we must confront others, especially when something is definitely contrary to the Word of God or is causing division within the church.  We have discovered that most pastors feel uncomfortable in the area of confronting.  We understand that issues are better to address before they become larger ones, but still there seems to be reluctance.  Perhaps we need to re-think about the word confront or have a better understanding on how to confront others. 

The word “confront” usually has negative meanings associated with it.  “Someone is going to get angry, someone will lose, someone may leave the church or stop paying their tithes, confrontation may cause a division or dissension within the church creating a power struggle to see which one is the strongest, someone is going to be hurt, etc.”  The list goes on and on. 

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