CLS National Conference

Attorneys as Relationally Wise Peacemakers and Conciliators: This workshop will provide insights into: (1) when and how to facilitate legal mediation; (2) an introduction to faith-based mediation systems (Muslim, Jewish, Christian); (3) how to use legally enforceable conciliation clauses in contracts, trusts and wills to ensure that clients resolve disputes through mediation or arbitration rather than litigation; (4) and introduction to four respected mediation models; (5) fifteen roles that an attorney can play during a mediation process; (6) methods for improving and applying emotional intelligence and peacemaking to mediation, the practice of law, and personal and family life; (7) how law firms can provide staff-wide relational/peacemaking training that can improve their firms’ innovation, team work, productivity and profitability; and (8) how Christian attorneys can help their churches to establish "Peace Sower Teams" that provide their congregations with in-house training, coaching and conciliation services. Attendees will receive: (1) a detailed 9-page study guide; (2) a full $49 scholarship to an interactive online course on how to develop relational skills that can improve professional performance and staff cohesiveness and enhance family life; and (3) free access to two e-booklets: The Handbook for Christian Conciliation (38 pages) and Guiding People through Conflict (70 pages).

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Ken Sande is the founder of Peacemaker Ministries and RW360. Trained as an engineer, lawyer and mediator, Ken has conciliated hundreds of family, business, church and legal conflicts. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including The Peacemaker, which has sold over 500,000 copies in twenty languages. He is also a Certified Emotional Intelligence Instructor and a Certified Relational Wisdom Conciliator, Coach and Instructor, and has served as an Editorial Advisor for Christianity Today. He teaches internationally on biblical peacemaking, Christian conciliation and relational wisdom, which is an enhanced form of emotional intelligence that helps people “get upstream of conflict” by improving their ability to read and manage emotions in themselves and others. These resources are being used to strengthen relationships, promote teamwork and reduce and resolve conflict in churches, families, businesses, schools and military bases around the world.

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