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A very warm welcome to Peaceful Pathways: Navigating Church Conflict with Grace. This course is a comprehensive, self-paced programme designed to equip you—and your church community—with the skills and spiritual insight needed to address and resolve conflict with grace. Across eight thoughtfully crafted modules, you’ll explore key aspects of conflict navigation within the church context. You’ll begin by examining the roots of tension in church life, including communication styles, expectations, theological diversity, and leadership dynamics. The programme invites you to prepare your heart, reflect on personal triggers and relational patterns, and embrace prayerful discernment before stepping into conflict resolution. Through practical lessons on communication and clarity, you’ll learn how to engage in grace-filled dialogue, speak truth with kindness, and foster emotionally safe spaces. You’ll also explore boundary setting—learning how to set limits with compassion and honour emotional and spiritual capacity. As you progress, you’ll be guided in crafting relational agreements and shaping team culture that fosters trust, accountability, and kindness. You’ll gain strategies for responding to escalation, including how to engage mediators and protect vulnerable individuals. You’ll also receive tools for restoring relationships after conflict, facilitating reconciliation conversations, and celebrating healing. Finally, you’ll be equipped to help your church sustain peace by building rhythms of reflection, renewal, and reconciliation. You’ll explore how to embed peace-making into discipleship culture and how to commission leaders for ongoing peace. With downloadable PDF workbooks for both individual use and facilitator support, Peaceful Pathways offers a practical, biblically grounded approach to transforming conflict into opportunities for growth, connection, and lasting harmony within your church community.