Interpersonal, intragroup conflict between Southern Baptist pastors: A qualitative inquiry examining contributing factors

Pastoral Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-268

  Breen, Gerald Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Interpersonal communication; Pastoral leaders; Religion; Southern Baptists

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649096960     PISSN: 00312789     EISSN: 15736679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11089-007-0112-z     Document Type: Article

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