I. Gather the day

A. The day has moved through the full arc of conflict leadership

• Tension spreads through rooms, relationships, and systems
• Leaders must stay steady under pressure
• Conflict must be discerned before it is addressed
• Intervention must be wise, biblical, and fitting
• Peace across difference is real, but it is costly

B. The goal has not been mere information

• The goal has been formation
• This day has not only asked what leaders should do
• It has asked who leaders are becoming in the middle of tension

C. The question now becomes personal

• Not simply, “Did I understand the material?”
• But, “What is the Spirit showing me about how I lead, react, avoid, judge, speak, and pursue peace?”

II. Turn the lens inward

A. Leaders must move from analysis to self-examination

• It is easy to hear this material and think first about someone else
• It is harder to ask where these truths expose something in us
• Spirit-led growth begins when the leader lets the truth search the heart

B. The deepest leadership work is often internal