Ever since Genesis 3, we have encountered a world in which there is conflict. I pray that you are able to look at conflict not as an obstacle, but as an opportunity for God’s grace to be displayed when His children reconcile through the power of the cross.
In this conversation, I am joined by Josh Gerber who is a pastor at New Castle Bible Church as well as part of the BCM team that handles mediation for the churches within the Central Illinois Partner Network.
From his experience in the ministry of mediation, Josh shares how to help multiple individuals pursue forgiveness, confession, and work together toward godliness. You will hear about the different stages of mediation, how to evaluate which counseling cases are a good fit for mediation, how to identify when church discipline is the appropriate version of mediation to bring about repentance and reconciliation, and much more!
The team at BCM prays that through each conversation God will be glorified, the church of believers will be strengthened, and the pastor will be encouraged and a little more equipped to counsel their flock with conviction and hope.
Listen in!
RESOURCES:
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- The Slippery Slope of Conflict | Ken Sande
- [book] Peacemaking for Families (Focus on the Family) | Ken Sande, Tom Raabe
- Reconciliation Counseling – Association of Certified Biblical Counselors
- Contact Josh for more information about BCM Mediation [email protected]
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When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life! So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers? To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers.
1 Corinthians 6:1-8
Meet Josh
Josh Gerber began as our Pastor of Care and Discipleship in October of 2022. Josh holds a Masters of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently a D. Ed. Min. student in the Biblical Counseling program at Southern Seminary. He grew up in Eureka and currently resides in Tremont. He and his wife, Kelli, have four kids.
