From thinking on November 27, 2008 at 4:07 pm.  

I think it would be helpful to

a.) have another complementarian, a more cbmw-style if possible, on the team, posting regularly.

b.) have people stop trying to change eachother's minds and instead, engage in explaining their own position and LISTENING to the positions of others.

Perhaps a comment goal could be to refrain from trying to change other people's minds.

As long as Complegalitarian is viewed as a vehicle for changing the minds of the opposite side, it's going to be a real mess. And some of the more negative comments are engaged in exactly that: not explaining one's particular viewpoint, but instead telling the others why they are wrong, how they are wrong, and why they should all think just like the commenter thinks.

This is frustrating for everybody. How can we get to a place where we are both listeners and speakers, minus the attitude of, "and you have to think like me or you are ___ [insert negative adjective]."