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When new leadership divides a faith community

Our congregation hired a new minister who speaks about social justice in ways that make half the community uncomfortable and the other half finally feels seen. Every sermon feels like it's dividing us further and I love this place but I don't know if we can hold together through this tension.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A congregation is fracturing along ideological lines and losing its capacity for sacred unity.

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