If there is one thing I have experience with it is church antagonism or antagonists.
A church antagonist is a person who for whatever reason decides that his or her agenda should be the sole agenda of the church. If that means destroying the pastor, board members or other church members, so be it. The thing about them is that they truly believe that they are helping the church and that what they are doing is right.
The effect of antagonism is one of disunity, anger and confusion. In my experience, I have seen these situations escalate to the point of seeing the vision of the church disappear or stagnate, friendships forever lost, families torn apart and in one case -- the church closed completely.
For ministers, antagonistic situations can break a persons ministry. One of the most common causes of ministers leaving the ministry is antagonism. The effects on spouses and children are catastrophic.
In this series I want to look at the following:
1. Identifying an antagonist
2. Types of Antagonists
3. What allows antagonists to prosper.
4. How to act in the face of antagonism
5. Recovering from Antagonism -- Minister and Family
6. Recovering from Antagonism -- Church
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