Actual search committee cover letter verbatim:
"Appropriate resolution of conflict has been an issue for years. There are a few in the church who can fuel conflict and division among church members, with some leaving the church as a result. That they have not often been confronted about this permits this behavior to continue unabated. Because this should not be a matter left unresolved for a new pastor to manage, the Pastor Search Committee, in the absence of a pastor, has made it a point to address the Deacon Fellowship regarding this issue in particular. After considerable "pressing" of the issue, the Deacon Fellowship has taken some responsibility to confront those involved."
I'm thinking this may not be a selling point to prospective pastors.
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