Title: I wish I read this book 20 years ago!
Product review: What a great book. Haugk has preformed a great service to pastors by giving them the tools to deal with their greatest bane: antagonist in the church. He does so first by defining what an antagonism is and differentiates it from ordinary conflict. Second, he give the pastor the identifying characteristics, behaviors and warning signs of an antagonist. Third, he then deals with preventive issue, and finally, he gives the pastor strategies, skills and techniques that will help him cope with antagonist.As I read this book I could identify in my minds eye various antagonist I have dealt with in twenty years of ministry. Although there has been only a handful of these difficult people, they have been very destructive of my ministry and family. If only I had this book back then! Anyone who has dealt with these people knows exactly what the author is taking about. This book is must reading for every pastor. I only wish that I read this book twenty years ago.
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