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How can church´s blessings remain blessings? This is a question asked by many believers and nonbelievers. This is due to the experience many people have. It is an irrefutable truth that things which are considered "blessings", such as properties, funds for projects, scholarships, leadership positions, just to mention but a few, have been resulting into causes of conflicts and even schism within churches not only in Africa but worldwide. All these have to do with how "blessings" are distributed or shared. The book "Can Blessings Turn Into Causes of Conflicts? aims at bringing to light different elements which are considered blessings or church resources in an african perspective and discuss how unfair distribution or sharing of these blessings have been causing a lot of conflicts within churches. From the book, readers will gain insights on how to deal with such conflicts effectively. Furthermore, the readers will have opportunity to explore how blessings can remain blessings while taking into consideration the importance of fairness in sharing blessings or resources as a means to a positive response toward conflicts caused by unfair distribution of whatever the church has.

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Rev. Dr. Ipyana A. Mwamugobole, is a Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT), Konde Diocese. He has a PhD in Theology (Church History)from Augustana Seminary in Germany. The title of his PhD Research is: Conflict Transformation in Church and Society: A Challenge to the ELCT in Searching for Peace and Unity. He is a Lecturer.

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