DISCUSS

• What is your response to conflict?
• What are examples of the different types of responses? Give examples from your own experience.

ACTIVITY

Take the peace-maker ministries assessment and reflect on the result of this.

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DISCUSS

• What are examples of escape responses?
• What are examples of attack responses?
• Think of a conflict that you have had with another person where you have either escaped or attacked. 
• What was your response? After reflecting, what would have been a peace-making response?
• Why do you think we often respond by escaping or attacking?  
• What is within us that often stops us from resolving a conflict?

Read: The 8 essential questioning techniques you need to know

Answer the following questions in the quiz.

Recall the following from the Week 2 Introductory quiz:

Different types of questions: 

1. Now: What is going on? 
2. Why: Why is this going on? 
3. New: What ought to be going on? 
4. How: How might we respond?

Different styles of questions

1. Closed questions
2. Open questions
3. Probing questions
4. Leading questions
5. Loaded questions

• How could these have helped you to better resolve conflicts?