Although humility has long been valued as a virtue in the Christian tradition, congregational conflict can be driven by the narcissistic needs of ministry leaders and church members alike. Congregations are places where competing narratives intersect and sometimes collide, and parties to a conflict may each have their own unique and conflicting accounts of the situation. Because of disparities of power, however, pastors and ministry leaders bear a specific responsibility for ensuring that their behavior is not driven by narcissistic needs for self-enhancement. Against this background, the importance of narrative humility is proposed, a concept which originated in narrative medicine to address the intrinsic hierarchy between doctor and patient that can lead to the patient’s dehumanization. Parallel ideas from the practice of narrative therapy are also explored. The application of the concept to the congregational context is illustrated through a case study, and several questions for self-reflection are offered to support the cultivation of narrative humility.

尽管谦卑长期以来一直被视为基督教传统中的一种美德，但事工领袖和教会成员的自恋需求可能会引发会众冲突。会众是相互竞争的叙述交叉甚至有时发生冲突的地方，冲突各方可能每个人都有自己独特且相互矛盾的情况描述。然而，由于权力的差异，牧师和事工领袖负有特定的责任，以确保他们的行为不受自我提升的自恋需求的驱动。在此背景下，叙事谦逊的重要性提出了一个起源于叙事医学的概念，以解决医生和患者之间可能导致患者非人化的内在层次结构。还探讨了来自叙事治疗实践的平行想法。通过案例研究说明了该概念在会众环境中的应用，并提供了几个自我反思的问题，以支持叙事谦逊的培养。