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Oletha Barnett is the owner of Conciliation Services, LLC and Director of the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship conflict resolution ministry. She is the author of "Diversity of a Different Kind," as well as a theologian, attorney, and conflict resolution specialist. Ms. Barnett provides multiple services to help churches and parachurch organizations reduce the time they spend handling destructive conflict, giving them more time to increase ministry.

• Mediates conflicts for biblical resolution
• Trains individuals and organizations to better manage day-to-day conflict
• Trains on racial reconciliation
• Investigates and makes findings regarding sexual harassment, race discrimination allegations, and other issues

Oletha was commissioned by the Elder Board of her church, especially for conflict resolution ministry services. She and her team of mediators help members biblically resolve conflict. The senior pastor awarded her the lay leader of the year for her conflict resolution work. In addition, she has been an adjunct professor at Southern Bible Institute and College and a professor at Hunook Bible College International, teaching students in Pakistan and Uganda via Zoom. Her broad legal experience ranges from private practice to working for state and federal government.

Oletha serves on the Board of Peacemaker Ministries and the Board of Ambassadors of Reconciliation. She is a Certified Christian Conciliator™, Institute for Christian Conciliation Certification Advisor, Certified Management Specialist, Certified in Christian Prevention Relationship Enhancement, and Certified Human Behavior Consultant. Oletha holds a BS in Mathematics, Juris Doctor, and Master of Arts in Christian Education from Dallas Seminary.

Meet Trevor Buhr, a highly regarded Christian reconciler, attorney, and mediator. Trevor leverages passions for justice and resolving conflict to guide individuals, families, ministries, non-profits, and businesses with a focus on finding success not just in court but in life. His values-aligned approach and diverse legal experiences make him a strong advocate and trustworthy guide who empowers Christ followers to reconcile relationships, achieve legal objectives, and resolve disputes in alignment with their values.
Mr. Buhr provides traditional as well as faith-based mediation and is licensed to practice law in California and South Carolina. He focuses his law practice on the following areas:
Public Law (Constitutional, Government/Regulatory, & Administrative Law)
Business & Ministry/Nonprofit Organizations
Contracts
Real Estate Disputes
Legacy & Estate Planning

Adrienne Elwell is Certified Christian Conciliator with Conflict to Peace, a non-profit peacemaking ministry in Fairfax, Virginia, where she has provided mediation and conflict coaching services since 2010. As a peacebuilding practitioner in various international contexts from 1998-2008, she has extensive experience working with communities affected by conflict, providing technical expertise in peacebuilding and conflict sensitivity to help address various types of conflict. She is a certified trainer in Do No Harm/Local Capacities for Peace with more than 5 years experience leading workshops for non- profit organizations. Prior to this, she served as a health and nutrition volunteer with Peace Corps in Rwanda. She holds an M.S. in Development Management from American University. She and her husband have served as pre-marital coaches for engaged couples, taught Biblical peacemaking and as couples small group leaders through their local church. She and her husband have 2 sons, and live in Centreville, VA.

Wayne serves as the CEO of PeaceWise, an Australian based biblical peacemaking organisation focused on seeing vast numbers of people passionately living and sharing Jesus promise, ‘blessed are the peacemakers.’ Wayne has seen the impact broken relationships have in communities of all shapes and sizes across the globe and is committed to helping communities build cultures of peace that point people Jesus. Wayne has a background in leadership development, pastoral ministry in both the church and educational sectors and nursing. He is married with 3 children.

Annette Friesen serves as Case Administrator for the Institute of Christian Conciliation, a division of Ambassadors of Reconciliation. Before joining AoR she was Chief of Staff at Oratium, an executive communication and message architect company. Annette worked with Ken Sande at Peacemaker Ministries from 2003 until 2013. She served as Case Administrator for the Institute for Christian Conciliation during her final years there. She began work with Ambassadors of Reconciliation in 2016. During that season she studied and received the certificate in Foundations of Biblical Counseling through Christian Counseling Education Foundation. She also achieved the status of Colson Fellow through the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, class of ’23. Annette is a Certified Christian Conciliator and lives in Billings, Montana with her husband Rick, celebrating their 48 years of marriage. She and Rick treasure their 15 grandchildren and continue to serve where God places them.