People become identified with strong positions. Leaders emerge on each side. Organizational structure is used as a weapon. The constitution and bylaws are used to leverage positions. Each side believes they understand the other s wrong motives.
Interventions Hire a crisis management consultant.
Prayerfully determine if there s an evil core to the conflict, and start church discipline. Balance grace and justice. Consult a Christian attorney to make sure that issues are handled in a way that doesn t provoke a lawsuit. The conflict has spread to 10 percent of the leadership and 20 percent of the body. Facts are hard to find.