"We do not have the power to transform a person, only the person of the Holy Spirit has such power. But as a Christian mediator, housing the Holy Spirit we have His power and ability to transform the conflict."
I have personally experienced mediations and interventions that “felt” like counseling sessions where the transformation that took place left every participant in the room without a dry eye. It was a complete metamorphosis of the original conflict through a moment of deep revelation of TRUTH and powerful reconciliation resulted.
The Greek word for transformation is metamorphoo from which we get the English word metamorphosis. The English word mediator is the noun of the verb “to mediate” meaning “to bring peace or understanding to the conflcit.
The Greek meaning of the word means a go-between, reconciler or intercessor. It could be stated then that a transformative style mediator is someone who serves as a go between enabling the participants to experience a transformation in their communication and their thinking in order to achieve reconciliation and resolution. PEACE in the midst of conflict!
Janis Stone
