A young Christian couple came to my office just before Easter one year and asked me to mediate the legal issues of their divorce. The wife had been unfaithful, and their relationship had been shattered. They had argued, excused and blamed for a couple of weeks and finally given up hope that they could ever
How would you feel if God enabled you to use simple relational skills you learned at church to solve a million dollar problem for your employer? That’s exactly what a woman named Diane did when she stepped in to resolve an employee conflict that had stumped her company’s president and human resources professionals. The joy
One of the hardest things I’ve ever done was to ask my mother and my mother-in-law to give up their car keys. Doing it with each of them on the same day (since they both lived with us) was especially difficult. Our moms loved running their own errands, going out for lunch and driving to
At last he had his chance. Clutching his prepared statement in his hand, Mark sat down in the front pew, ready to get even with the elders (all names have been changed). Six months earlier they had refused to support his promotion to senior pastor. They had stood silently by when Mark was slandered in
As pastor Kent drove home from our peacemaking training, he had no idea how quickly his new skills would be put to the test. He had barely walked through the door when his wife informed him about a conflict that was dividing their small town. Three high school football players had been suspended from the
Most families struggle far more with relational challenges than they do with academic training. The relational challenges of day-to-day life can easily eclipse educational issues, sidetrack lesson plans and even strain marriages. Conflict can also infect churches, Sunday school classes, homeschool co-ops and study groups, where differing personalities, priorities and theological emphases can sow seeds
What would your church do if it was suddenly asked to resolve conflicts like these among your members? A couple has lost their baby through the negligence of two nurses A man has confessed to molesting several children in your youth ministry Several adult siblings are bitterly feuding over their mother’s estate, nearly coming blows
RW360 is pleased to announce its inaugural “Relational Wisdom Summit,” which is scheduled to be held on June 13-14, 2025, in Billings, Montana. Summit / ‘suhm· it/ A high-level gathering of individuals with a shared interest and personal experience in a specialized field to participate in interactive conversations and exercises designed to deepen insights, improve
Would you have ever imagined that God would use a children’s book to turn drug Lords and terrorists into devoted followers of Jesus Christ? Well, that is exactly what is happening as missionaries use the Spanish translation of RW360’s Young Peacemaker materials to lead Bible studies in a high security prison in South America. In
Click Here to Download PDF Alicia was born prematurely. Worse yet, she was born near the end of an exhausting NICU (newborn intensive care unit) shift. Two overworked nurses failed to properly connect the life support system in her incubator. As a result, little Alicia died just a few hours after she was born.