ground through a give-and-take approach. The compromising style provides a middle-way by which each party involved in the conflict moves toward the position of the other without obliging or dominating. Compromising style is best suited for situations when neither party alone possesses the authority or expertise to compel those with whom they have conflict to submit, and the goal of each party is mutually exclusive. When such an impasse is reached the compromising style of conflict management may avoid lengthy delays and may provide mutually acceptable outcomes to complex situations.
Compromising 2 Do you believe the practice of the Compromising Style of conflict management in certain situations is congruent with biblical principles of conflict management in so far as it does not conflict with known biblical principles or prescribed practices of conflict management?
No Yes
Compromising 3 Do you believe church elders would be better prepared to manage conflict in God-honoring ways if they practiced the Compromising Style of conflict management in certain situations?
No Yes
[Display Question 4... If Do you believe the practice of the Compromising Style of conflict management in certain situation... = No And Do you believe church elders would be better prepared to manage conflict in God-honoring ways if... = No]
Compromising 4 You have indicated that the practice of the Compromising Style of conflict management is not congruent with biblical principles and is not beneficial to elders. If you would like to, please provide a brief rationale explaining your responses. If you prefer not to, please skip to the next question.
Dual-Concern 1 Dual-Concern Conflict Management Style Selection Chart
Dual-Concern 2 Do you believe use of the Dual-Concern Conflict Management Style Selection Chart is congruent with biblical principles of conflict management in so far as it does not conflict with known biblical principles or prescribed practices of conflict management?
No Yes
Dual-Concern 3 Do you believe church elders would be better prepared to manage conflict in God-honoring ways if they made use of the Dual-Concern Conflict Management Style Selection Chart in certain situations?
No Yes
[Display Question 4... If Do you believe use of the Dual-Concern Conflict
Management Style Selection Chart is congruent... = No And Do you believe church elders would be better prepared to manage conflict in God-honoring ways if... = No]
Dual-Concern 4 You have indicated that use of the Dual-Concern Conflict
Management Style Selection Chart is not congruent with biblical principles and is not beneficial to elders. If you would like to, please provide a brief rationale
explaining your responses. If you prefer not to, please skip to the end of the survey.
Integrating Style Obliging Style
Dominating Style Avoiding Style Compomising Style
High ← Concern for Input of Self → Low
Low ← Concern for Input of Others → High
APPENDIX 5
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AMONG CHURCH ELDERS SURVEY: ROUND 2 OF 3
Introduction:
Thank you in advance for your willingness to participate in this research project.
This is the second of three surveys required for this research project. Please note that completion of all three rounds will be needed for your answers to be used in this research study.
This research is being conducted by John Lookabaugh in an effort to enable church leaders to better manage conflict in ways that honor God and benefit the church. This research is being conducted as a part of the capstone thesis requirement in the Doctor of Education program at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.
Any information you provide will be held strictly confidential, and at no time will your name be reported, or your name identified with your responses. Participation in this study is totally voluntary and you are free to withdraw from the study at any time. By your completion of these surveys, you are giving informed consent for the use of your responses in this research.
Please type in the same email used in the qualifying survey in order to verify your ability to participate in this research.
Instructions:
In this survey, you will be presented with only those concepts and practices from secular models of conflict management which 60 percent of respondents rated as being both congruent and beneficial in round one.
Please note clarification on questions of Congruence:
Some concepts or practices may not be mentioned in Scripture at all and therefore may be discerned only through related biblical principles. For example, imagine you were asked,
"Do you think the concept of Darwinian evolution is congruent with biblical truth in so far as it does not conflict with known biblical principles?" Though Darwinian evolution is not mentioned in the Bible, other related passages may inform your answer.
Similarly, imagine you were asked, "Do you think the practice of attending a Keith and
Kristen Getty Christmas Concert is congruent with biblical truth in so far as it does not conflict with known prescribed practices from the Bible?" Again, attending a concert may not be directly mentioned in the Bible, but other biblical principles may inform your answer.
Sample Question 1:
Daylight Saving Time involves adjusting clocks forward one hour from the standard time in the summer months and adjusting them back one hour in the winter months. The goal is to maintain a more consistent time at which the sun rises by delaying the time at which the sun rises in the summer months, then advancing the time at which the sun rises in the winter months. This allows people to make better use of natural daylight by gaining an extra hour of daylight in the evening of summer months, and an extra hour of daylight in the morning in the winter months.
Please rate the concept of Daylight Savings Time according to the choices
below. Clarification: The question of congruence throughout this survey is not a question of whether or not the concept is mentioned in Scripture. Daylight Savings Time may or may not be mentioned in Scripture, but other principles or passages from Scripture may lead one to conclude that the concept itself conflicts with biblical truth or is congruent with biblical truth.
Fully Congruent – This concept, as described, does not conflict with biblical principles.
Not Fully Congruent – This concept, as described, conflicts with biblical principles.
Please rate the concept of Daylight Savings Time according to the choices below.
Highly Beneficial – A knowledge of this concept would be highly beneficial to elders seeking to practice God-honoring conflict management.
Beneficial – A knowledge of this concept would be beneficial to elders seeking to practice God-honoring conflict management.
Slightly Beneficial – A knowledge of this concept would be slightly beneficial to elders seeking to practice God-honoring conflict management.
Not Beneficial – A knowledge of this concept would provide no benefit to elders seeking to practice God-honoring conflict management.
Sample Question 2:
Innate Human Goodness is the concept that all humans are born naturally pre-disposed toward goodness, cooperation, and sharing resources. The concept of innate human goodness teaches that humans must be taught how to be bad, self-focused, and selfish.
Please rate the concept of Innate Human Goodness according to the choices
below. Clarification: The question of congruence throughout this survey is not a question of whether or not the concept is mentioned in Scripture. Innate Human Goodness may or may not be mentioned in Scripture, but other principles or passages from Scripture may
lead one to conclude that the concept itself conflicts with biblical truth or is congruent with biblical truth.
Fully Congruent – This concept, as described, does not conflict with biblical principles.
Not Fully Congruent – This concept, as described, conflicts with biblical principles.
Please rate the concept of Innate Human Goodness according to the choices below.
Highly Beneficial – A knowledge of this concept would be highly beneficial to elders seeking to practice God-honoring conflict management.
Beneficial – A knowledge of this concept would be beneficial to elders seeking to practice God-honoring conflict management.
Slightly Beneficial – A knowledge of this concept would be slightly beneficial to elders seeking to practice God-honoring conflict management.
Not Beneficial – A knowledge of this concept would provide no benefit to elders seeking to practice God-honoring conflict management.
Introduction to Concepts:
This group of questions will present a potential source of conflict. Not all conflict is the same, some sources of conflict have been shown to be generally helpful while others are nearly always detrimental. In an effort to enable productive conflict and diminish
harmful conflict, researchers separate conflict into twelve categories differentiated by the respective sources of the conflict.
The ability to recognize and categorize conflict according to its source may benefit church elders by enabling them to distinguish potentially beneficial conflict from
generally detrimental conflict. Each source of conflict will be briefly described followed by two questions related to each.
Relational 1 Relational Conflict involves hurt feelings which may stem from real or perceived personal attacks, criticism, distrust, or cynicism. Relational conflict occurs when group members have interpersonal clashes characterized by anger, frustration, and other negative feelings and is almost always detrimental to group unity and team
performance. Relational conflict also increases the likelihood of job burnout.
Relational 2 Please rate this concept according to the choices below.
Fully Congruent – This concept, as described, does not conflict with biblical principles.
Not Fully Congruent – This item, as described, conflicts with biblical principles and practices of conflict management.
Relational 3 Please rate this concept according to the choices below.
Highly Beneficial – A knowledge of this concept would be highly beneficial to elders seeking to practice God-honoring conflict management.
Beneficial – A knowledge of this concept would be beneficial to elders seeking to practice God-honoring conflict management.
Slightly Beneficial – A knowledge of this concept would be slightly beneficial to elders seeking to practice God-honoring conflict management.
Not Beneficial – A knowledge of this concept would provide no benefit to elders seeking to practice God-honoring conflict management.
[Display This Question: If Please rate this concept according to the choices below. = Not Fully Congruent – This item, as described, conflicts with biblical principles and practices of conflict management.]
Relational 4 Briefly explain the reason you rated this concept as incongruent with biblical principles and practices of conflict management or skip to the next question.
Substantive 1 Substantive Conflict results from a difference in opinions on the best path