Conflict Management

Mat 18:15 — Mat 18:17 (KJV)
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican.

This is one of those passages which is just about as clear and direct and immediately applicable as it can be. However it is also one of the most often neglected.
The order of procedure in "conflict management" is clear - always from the small and then to big. And at every stage, resolution is sought.
However very often, we take it the other way round. And ofttimes, the party directly involved is the last to know! Matters seem to be compounded in this digital age where is it so easy for us to take things to the cyberspace.
Brethren, all these should not be so! Especially us as Christians.
Let us follow the pattern that God has shown us and always in meekness and humility (c.f. Gal 6:1), that we preserve the peace and unity among brethren, that we may all be found pleasing to Him, that world may see and glorify God in us (Mat 5:16)