Books

A Lay Person’s Guide to Conflict Management, 1985, the Alban Institute (Paperback) by Speed Leas (Author)

Antagonists in the Church: How to Identify and Deal With Destructive Conflict, (Paperback) by Kenneth C. Haugk (Author) Augsburg 1988 – This an oldie but goodie. Still well worth reading. There is also an excellent study guide co authored by Scott Perry.

Clergy Killers: Guidance for Pastors and Congregations Under Attack, (Paperback) by G. Lloyd Rediger (Author) “Abuse of pastors by congregations and the breakdown of pastors due to inadequate support are now tragic realities

Discover Your Conflict Management Style, 1983, The Alban Institute, Revised 1998 (Paperback) by Speed Leas (Author)

Managing Church Conflict, (Paperback) by Hugh F. Halverstadt (Author)

Lucifer Grows In Our Garden: An Anatomy Of Clergy Abuse – a scathing indictment of the institutional church and the manner in which parish ministers are regularly abused by ‘killer congregations’, a must read for every theological student and member of the clergy, as well as anyone who has ever suffered from the kind of gossip, fear-mongering and bureaucratic hypocrisy that can happen in any corporate institution, religious or otherwise.

People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil, (Paperback) by M. Scott Peck (Author)

Love Letter to a Conflicted Church: Promise in Our Anger and Disagreements, 2010 by Richard P. Olson

The Pastoral Counselor in Social Action (with Paul Kittlaus), 1981, Augsburg-Fortress (Paperback) by Speed Leas (Author)

The Toxic Congregation: How to Heal the Soul of Your Church, (Paperback) by G. Lloyd Rediger (Author)

The Wounded Minister: Healing from and Preventing Personal Attacks, (Paperback) by Ph.D., Guy Greenfield (Author)

Time Management: A Working Guide for Church Leaders, 1978, Abingdon(Paperback) by Speed Leas (Author)

Well-Intentioned Dragons: Ministering to Problem People in the Church, (Paperback) by Marshall Shelley (Author)