Scenario 23 — Marriage communication breakdown

Situation (full narrative)

Chris recently stepped into helping lead a small ministry team. At first the role seemed fairly manageable, but over the last couple of months the dynamics have started to feel complicated.

There are a few strong personalities in the group, and meetings sometimes drift into long discussions where people clearly have different opinions about how things should be done. Nothing openly hostile has happened, but the tension is noticeable.

Chris has also started receiving occasional messages from different team members after meetings. One person will say something felt rushed, another will say a decision should have gone a different direction, and someone else will ask Chris to “keep an eye” on something they think might become a problem.

None of it feels like a crisis, but it is beginning to create a low level pressure that follows Chris home after meetings. He keeps wondering whether he is missing something important or whether this is just normal friction when people try to work together.

At the same time, he does not want small tensions to slowly grow into something bigger if they are not addressed early.

Training exercise

• Write the situation in one sentence without speculation.
• Identify the main stress or pressure described.
• Separate factual events from emotional interpretation.
• Ask whether the issue appears primarily practical, relational, or spiritual.
• Choose one Authority card that anchors the situation under God's rule.
• Choose one Identity card to keep the intercessor aligned and steady.
• Choose one Situation card that best names the central issue.
• State the prayer focus in one sentence.