Judy Dabler (MA, MATS, Covenant Theological Seminary) works nationally and internationally as a Christian conciliator, trainer, educator, conference speaker, counselor, and consultant. Drawing on twenty years of leadership experience in two other counseling and conciliation organizations, Judy founded Creative Conciliation (R) (www.CreativeConciliation.org) to advance the field of Christian conciliation through education, training, and gospel-centered reconciliation services. Judy has coauthored Peacemaking Women and contributed a chapter called "Biblical Counseling, the Church, and Conflict Resolution" in Biblical Counseling and the Church: God's Care Through God's People. Judy is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri and a Certified Christian Conciliator (TM) with the Institute for Christian Conciliation (TM). Judy and Jim, her husband of nearly forty years, have recently opened their retreat center with a guest home available for hurting individuals and couples to receive intensive conciliation services in the beautiful Ozark highlands of Missouri.