CONFLICT RESOLUTION and HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS LENDING LIBRARY NOW AVAILABLE

The Congregational Relations Team (CRT) is delighted to announce the opening of our new lending library on conflict resolution and healthy relationships, located on the book cart in the hallway right outside the church office. We thank the Endowment Committee for funding the project to date, and plan to add more materials in the future.  While most books are for adults, the library includes some targeted to children from preschoolers through junior high age, and a few intended for teachers or youth group leaders. The CRT encourages all members of the UCE community to check out the library and make use of it as needed, and to please let us know which books you (or your children or students) find most helpful, as we plan to purchase additional copies of the most popular titles.  Suggestions of additional titles always welcome too. Please direct feedback to Carla Leone, CRT Chair at Carla.leone10@gmail.com.  Here is a list of titles of books for adults; in future issues we will list those for children and youth and provide a little more information about each book and why we chose them.

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan & Al SwitzlerEverything is Workable:  A Zen Approach to Conflict Resolution by Diane Musha Hamilton

Getting to Yes:  Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William Ury

Conflict Management in Congregations – David Scott, Editor

Every Congregation Needs a Little Conflict by George Bullard Jr

When Sorry Isn’t Enough by Gary Chapman & Jennifer Thomas

I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships by Michael S. Sorensen

The Relationship Cure by John Gottman

The Relationship Skills Workbook by Julia B. Colwell, PhD

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain

4 Essential Keys to Effective Communication by Bento C. Leal III