Ask ELCA bishops about the common illnesses that trouble congregations and the subject quickly turns to conflict. Conversations with 12 experienced synod bishops reveal 10 sources of the increased amount of congregational conflict they see.
• Sin: "How about sin? That's the core issue," says Bishop April
Ulring Larson, LaCrosse Area Synod. Bishop Robert Mattheis, Sierra
Pacific Synod, specifically cites "the failure to live out our
baptisimal vow of forgiveness of one another."
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