Cause of Church Conflict

I met a Church consultant once -- whom I asked the ultimate question: “What is the cause of Church conflict?” He said, “It’s ownership. People passionately own their beliefs. They say, ‘It’s my Church, and God is invited,’ rather than, ‘It’s God’s Church, and I’m invited.’” OBSERVATION: Another way of putting this is: the Church is controlled by the Holy Spirit. But people seek to muscle in on that. Someone once said to me, "We want our old Church back." Firstly, I was the wrong person to talk to. The Church was shaped by the Holy Spirit. Secondly, the old Church is what the Holy Spirit created then -- but now, He created something new.