Longing to Belong

Longing to Belong

Longing to Belong:
Learning to Relate as the Body of Christ

Longing to Belong by Beth Crissman

by Beth M. Crissman

Life is all about the relationship, and in every relationship, there is conflict. Conflict is natural, inevitable, and actually essential to refine who we are, whose we are, and what we are to be about.

In fact, conflict does not harm us, but how we respond to conflict can. Longing to Belong equips us to navigate through the inevitable “storms” in all of our relationships at home, at work, and even at church. Used in hundreds of churches and thousands of homes around the world, this second edition contains both the theological and practical tools needed to strengthen your life and ministries together.


Longing to Belong Table of Contents
One: Made to Belong                                9
Two: Journey of Belonging                  19
Three: Boundaries of Belonging        33
Four: Nature of Belonging                   45
Five: Choosing to Belong                      57
Six: Beyond the Boundaries of Belonging         71
Seven: Struggling to Belong: Storming             85
Eight: Skills for Healthy Storming: Part 1           99
Nine: Skills for Healthy Storming: Part 2           117
Ten: Releasing with Honor: Healthy Good-byes    133
Eleven: Establishing Godly Boundaries                     145