Wayne E. Oates, The Care of Troublesome People. Alban Institute, 1994.
Referenced in: Church Conflict – Criticism, Difficult People, Difficult Conversations
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
Oates is a highly respected psychiatrist. In this book, he discusses how to assess and interact with five different types of people who often create difficulty for church leaders – the circumferential or back-biting person, the authoritarian power-ridden person, the competitive divider, the clinging vine, and the star performer. This volume is full of helpful insight.
From the Publisher
In The Care of Troublesome People, Wayne Oates combines family systems theory with insightful analysis of five types of behavior that frequently create conflict in congregations. Dr. Oates provides biblically based approaches to assist clergy, congregational lay leaders, and denominational leaders in the care of persons while demonstrating these behaviors.
About the Author
Wayne E. Oates is Professor of Psychiatry, University of Louisville School of Medicine, and Senior Professor of Psychology of Religion.
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