Managing Church Conflict Book

Halverstadt's book is one that should never be read by a seminarian. For the student simply can't grasp the realities of the struggles or the clothe the nomenclature in lively forms. The book is dense. It involves in-depth-steps to a programmed process that I can't see myself having the discipline to fully apply. But I learned about about the family system of the church, trying to encourage people to fight fair, and letting people go when overall church health is at stake. He also spends time in theory and anecdote to ward pastors away from triangulation and "simple fixes". Worth the time, even if it is not one you read from page 1 to the end.