%0 Journal Article
%T Anxiety as a Main Cause of Church Conflicts Based on Bowen Family Systems Theory
%A Angella Son
%J Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1542305018822959
%X I propose that an examination of churches with Bowen Family Systems Theory suggests that ineffective handling of anxiety within the church as a system is a main cause of conflicts within congregations. In this paper, by examining two case studies with Bowen Family Systems Theory, I demonstrate that inattention to anxiety within the church as a system is a main cause of conflicts within congregations. I will then propose pastoral strategies to address church conflicts
%K Bowen Family Systems Theory
%K anxiety
%K church conflict
%K pastoral/spiritual caregivers
%K pastoral strategies
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1542305018822959