Certification Requirements of Panel Members

In addition to meeting certain professional and other education, training, and background requirements, each panel member is required to be certified by Peacemaker Ministries as a Certified Christian Conciliator™. The requirements and training to earn the designation of Certified Christian Conciliator™ are as follows:

• The training program includes approximately 150 hours of individual study and training, which includes:
  
  • A self-study course in personal peacemaking and peacemaking in the context of the church
  • Self- study prerequisites for the conflict coaching, mediation, and arbitration live training
  • Approximately 50 hours of live training courses in
    
    • conflict coaching (one day), 
    • mediation course (two days), and
    • advanced mediation and arbitration (3 days)
      
• Most panel members also have taken live Advanced Training courses on the topics of resolving marital conflict and resolving conflict in an organizational setting
• Certified Christian Conciliators must annually attend a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education, which includes workshops on Christian conciliation.
• All of the live training courses are based upon case studies and involve extensive role-plays, which provide the conciliator with practical experience.
• The conciliator must complete a minimum of 50 hours in five cases of conciliation work under the direction and oversight of a mentor, and an additional five cases, which are reviewed by their assigned mentor.
• The assigned mentor evaluates and approves the candidate’s completion of the practical experience work and meeting of the certification requirements.
• Conciliators maintain their certification by annually reporting on the cases they have handled, along with providing evaluations from the parties served.
• Conciliators also must comply with the Standards of Conduct for Christian Conciliators to maintain certification.

Information Regarding Training and Certification

If you are interested in taking the conciliation training and/or pursuing certification by Peacemaker Ministries as a Certified Christian Conciliator™, visit our Training page.