The elders in a church decide to build a new youth centre. The goal of the centre is to offer the youth in the church a safe place to play and to be with friends. They also hope that the facility will provide space for an outreach programme for the wider community.
Others in the church argue that now is not a good time for building projects when the economy is slow and many in the church and community are out of work. They argue that the money should be used to ensure that basic needs, like food and shelter, of the surrounding community are met. They also say that there is already a YMCA in the town available for youth to gather and play.
This conflict has opened up old wounds and divisions within the church that haven’t been addressed. After several church meetings, there is gridlock and neither side is backing down.
Questions: How should they proceed? Is it better to try and end this conflict by deciding not to do anything for the present moment and forget about it, or is better to continue to address the conflict? What should they do about conflict in the past?
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