{"id":26852,"date":"2026-03-27T17:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=26852"},"modified":"2026-03-27T21:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:30:56","slug":"next-online-book-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/next-online-book-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Space Between Us\u2019 to be next online book discussion from Part Time Pastor; Full Time Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>By Ryan Braught<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disagreements are a normal part of the human experience. But often disagreements devolve into intractable conflicts that threaten our very identity. Resolving conflict isn\u2019t always as simple as agreeing not to fight anymore\u2014truly transforming conflict often requires a deep dive into our sense of who we are and our formational experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mediator, professor, and consultant Betty Pries leads us into that deep territory in her book <em><strong>The Space Between Us: Conversations About Transforming Conflict<\/strong><\/em>. Join us for a nine-week discussion of Pries\u2019 book. Pries will encourage us to reflect on our selfhood and the way our sense of self affects our relationships and can contribute to conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion will be facilitated by \u201ccircuit rider\u201d John Fillmore on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. (Eastern time) starting April 21 and concluding June 16. Register for the book study at <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Gxmt4fgh8PBbGmrDA\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/Gxmt4fgh8PBbGmrDA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book discussion leads up to Pries\u2019 presentations at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference this summer in Fort Wayne, Ind.: the Discipleship and Leadership Formation Dinner on Monday, June 29; an Equipping Session on the evening of Monday, June 29; and the Clergywoman&#8217;s Breakfast on the morning of Tuesday, June 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8212; Ryan Braught manages the Part Time Pastor; Full Time Church program and is a \u201ccircuit rider\u201d for the program, serving under the auspices of the Church of the Brethren Ministry Office.<\/em> <em>Find the Part Time Pastor; Full Time Church webpage at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/part-time-pastor\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/part-time-pastor\">www.brethren.org\/ministryoffice\/part-time-pastor<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/AC2026EventsWithBettyPries.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/AC2026EventsWithBettyPries.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/AC2026EventsWithBettyPries-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/AC2026EventsWithBettyPries-560x724.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#MissionAndMinistryBoard #StrategicPlan #RacialJustice #LoveOurNeighbors #Discipleship #NewTestamentGiving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/new-interim-leadership-positions\/\">Madalyn Metzger and Rhonda Pittman Gingrich to serve in new interim positions with the Church of the Brethren<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-church-of-the-brethren-communion-meets\/\">Global Church of the Brethren Communion meets in Spain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/grant-of-500000-to-church-supports-bdm\/\">Grant of $500,000 to the Church of the Brethren will support Brethren Disaster Ministries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/god-at-work-in-the-dr\/\">Discovering joys, challenges, and God at work with the churches in the Dominican Republic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-mission-executive-visits-burundi\/\">Global Mission executive visits Church of the Brethren in Burundi, meets with church leaders from Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mediator, professor, and consultant Betty Pries leads us into deep territory in her book The Space Between Us: Conversations About Transforming Conflict. 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