{"id":6023,"date":"2024-01-07T08:42:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T08:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icertpublication.com\/?page_id=6023"},"modified":"2026-03-10T07:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T02:28:57","slug":"effective-communication-as-an-impetus-for-comflict-management-in-a-multi-staff-pastoral-ministry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/index.php\/edu-mania\/edumania-vol-2-issue-1\/effective-communication-as-an-impetus-for-comflict-management-in-a-multi-staff-pastoral-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective Communication As An Impetus For Comflict Management In A Multi-staff Pastoral Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AS AN IMPETUS FOR COMFLICT MANAGEMENT IN A MULTI-STAFF PASTORAL MINISTRY<\/span><\/p>

Ishola, Olufemi Jacob<\/span>1<\/span><\/span> and Fatiloro, Olalekan<\/span>2<\/span><\/span><\/p>

1<\/span><\/span>Faculty Members, the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso, Oyo State Nigeria<\/span><\/p>

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DOI:\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/edumania\/9025<\/span><\/a><\/p>

Page Number:\u00a0pp. 162-180<\/span><\/p>

Subject:\u00a0Effective Communication, Conflict Management, Pastoral Ministry, Church Administration, Religious Leadership, Organizational Communication<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Accepted:\u00a027 December 2023<\/span><\/p>

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\u00a0ABSTRACT<\/span><\/span><\/p>

The paper titled \u201cEffective Communication as an Impetus for Conflict Management in a Multi-staff Pastoral Setting\u201d is descriptive research that explore the conflict management models, communication tools in Multi Pastoral setting. Knowing fully well that the work of ministry is enormous, there is therefore the need to engage more than one pastors in a local church to effectively facilitate ministerial assignments. Accomplishing this comes with several changes, conflict inclusive. Hence, the researcher interest in engaging meaningful communication to salvage conflict among members of pastoral staff. Thus, the paper clarifies the concepts, multi-pastoral Staff ministry, effective communication, and Conflict management. The work further probes into nature of conflict in multi-pastoral staff ministry and addresses the issue of managing conflict using effective communication principles. The research discovered that conflict among members of pastoral team can be managed when all pastoral team prepared to communicate well and clearly; they are ready to not only seek to be understood but to also understand, they are mindful of their tones as well as the basic content of the message; they consult with others whenever major decisions are to be taken, among others.<\/span><\/p>

Keywords:<\/span> Communication, Conflict Management, Multi- Staff, and Pastoral Ministry.<\/span><\/p>

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About Author\/s<\/span><\/p>

Olufemi Jacob Ishola<\/span> is a faculty member of the prestigious Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso and a Doctor of Philosophy Candidate specializing in Administration and Leadership. He teaches Leadership Principles, Recruitment and Training; Church Administration; and Educational Administration in the same institution.<\/span><\/p>

Olalekan O. Fatiloro, Ph. D<\/span> is a member of faculty of the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso in the department of Administration and Leadership where he teaches Church Administration and Leadership related courses. He is currently the Head of the same department.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Impact Statement<\/span><\/p>

Conflict is inevitable, and its presence often signifies the healthy status of an individual, group, and organization. In other words, conflict makes people face the reality of life and helps people think creatively, alternatively, and critically to ensure better management of people. Pastoral ministry, being one of the collaborative ministries, is also challenged by this kind of experiment, especially where two or more pastors are working together to achieve a common goal. Hence, effective communication is a critical tool for its management whenever this challenge occurs. Thus, the researchers attempted to discuss communication in the context of multi-staff pastoral ministry. This research aims to benefit local Church assemblies and their pastors. The beneficiaries shall be exposed to effective communication to ensure proper conflict management. In particular, a relational communication model that suits operational context would no doubt aid multi-staff pastoral ministry.<\/span><\/p>

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Cite this Article<\/span><\/p>

APA (7th ed.):<\/span>\u00a0Ishola, O. J., & Fatiloro, O. (2024). Effective Communication As An Impetus For Conflict Management In A Multi-staff Pastoral Ministry.\u00a0<\/span>Edumania-An International Multidisciplinary Journal<\/span>,\u00a02(1), 162\u2013180.\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/edumania\/9025<\/span><\/a><\/p>

Chicago (17th ed.):<\/span>\u00a0Ishola, Olufemi Jacob, and Olalekan Fatiloro. “Effective Communication As An Impetus For Conflict Management In A Multi-staff Pastoral Ministry.”\u00a0<\/span>Edumania-An International Multidisciplinary Journal<\/span>\u00a02, no. 1 (2024): 162\u2013180.\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/edumania\/9025<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>

MLA (9th ed.):<\/span>\u00a0Ishola, Olufemi Jacob, and Olalekan Fatiloro. “Effective Communication As An Impetus For Conflict Management In A Multi-staff Pastoral Ministry.”\u00a0<\/span>Edumania-An International Multidisciplinary Journal<\/span>, vol. 2, no. 1, 2024, pp. 162\u2013180.\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/edumania\/9025<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>

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Statements & Declarations<\/span><\/p>

Peer Review:<\/span>\u00a0The scholarly merit and contribution of this research on communication for conflict management in pastoral ministry have been confirmed through a rigorous and independent peer-review process conducted by experts in the relevant disciplines.<\/span><\/p>

Review Type:<\/span>\u00a0This article underwent a double-blind peer review, a process in which the identities of the authors (Olufemi Jacob Ishola and Olalekan Fatiloro) and the reviewers were mutually concealed. The review was conducted by subject experts in organizational communication, conflict resolution, pastoral theology, and church administration.<\/span><\/p>

Competing Interests:<\/span>\u00a0The authors, Olufemi Jacob Ishola and Olalekan Fatiloro, jointly and individually declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<\/span><\/p>

Data Availability:<\/span>\u00a0This manuscript is a conceptual and descriptive research paper based on literature review and theoretical analysis of conflict management models and communication tools in multi-staff pastoral settings. It does not present primary empirical research data. All sources, including scholarly works and theoretical frameworks, are cited within the article.<\/span><\/p>

Funding:<\/span>\u00a0This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. The work was completed using the authors’ institutional resources at the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso, and personal scholarly efforts.<\/span><\/p>

License:<\/span>\u00a0This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International License. This license permits non-commercial reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.<\/span><\/p>

Ethical Approval:<\/span>\u00a0Ethical approval was not required for this study, as it is a conceptual and descriptive research paper based on scholarly analysis and did not involve the collection of data from, or experimentation on, human subjects or animals. The work adheres to the highest standards of academic integrity and research ethics in communication studies and pastoral theology.<\/span><\/p>

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