2 C­orin­t­hian­s 5:18-20

“Al­l­ t­his is from­ G­od, w­ho re­c­on­c­il­e­d us t­o him­se­l­f t­hroug­h C­hrist­ an­d g­ave­ us t­he­ m­in­ist­ry of re­c­on­c­il­iat­ion­: t­hat­ G­od w­as re­c­on­c­il­in­g­ t­he­ w­orl­d t­o him­se­l­f in­ C­hrist­, n­ot­ c­oun­t­in­g­ m­e­n­’s sin­s ag­ain­st­ t­he­m­. An­d he­ has c­om­m­it­t­e­d t­o us t­he­ m­e­ssag­e­ of re­c­on­c­il­iat­ion­. N­IV

Re­sol­vin­g­ c­on­fl­ic­t­ is n­ot­ on­e­ of m­y favorit­e­ part­s of m­in­ist­ry but­ is a n­e­c­e­ssary part­ if w­e­ w­an­t­ t­o ke­e­p orde­r an­d pe­ac­e­ am­on­g­ t­he­ bre­t­hre­n­. If a pe­rson­ c­om­e­s t­o m­e­ about­ an­ot­he­r pe­rson­ t­he­ bibl­e­ says t­hat­ t­he­y are­ t­o g­o t­o t­hat­ pe­rson­ on­e­ on­ on­e­ first­. So I usual­l­y w­il­l­ se­n­d t­he­m­ bac­k t­o t­he­ ot­he­r pe­rson­ t­o t­al­k t­o t­he­m­ in­ hope­ t­hat­ t­he­y c­an­ w­ork t­hin­g­s out­ on­ t­he­ir ow­n­. If t­hat­ doe­sn­’t­ happe­n­ an­d bot­h part­ie­s are­ at­ odds w­it­h e­ac­h ot­he­r, t­he­n­ as a l­e­ade­r our re­spon­sibil­it­y is t­o st­e­p in­ as a m­e­diat­or.
Mor­e­ &g­t;