About me
Life revolves around personal relationships. To name a few, they include our marriages, our families, and our day-to- day business affairs. Those relationships are intended to be some of our greatest blessings. However, in life they can also turn into our greatest sources of conflict and struggles which at times seem hopeless. Families are torn apart, businesses are destroyed, churches are split, and our loved ones are left wondering “could it have ended another way?”
God has left us with the “other way.” It is His loving plan to get through life’s conflicts and its struggles. The results are stronger relationships and ones that can serve as models of hope to others – opportunities to witness His strength and faithfulness.
While growing up in Upstate, New York, Gerry often found himself in the role of peacemaker.
He developed skills facilitating effective communication between opposing sides. “As far back as junior highschool” he was “thrust into a position that resulted in receiving training and skills which would serve life-long purposes. They have served me well both as a mediator and in the practice of law.” Whether it was on the sports field, in the classroom or even on the beach, Gerry was often seen successfully resolving conflicts between others. In 2012 he received his certification through the Institute for Christian Conciliation, mentors others through their certification process, and has been a past instructor in Conflict Coaching and Mediation (CCM) training for Peacemaker Ministries.
With Conflict2Peace Ministries, Gerry is engaged in a biblical mediation, arbitration, reconciliation and conflict coaching practice as a Certified Christian Conciliator™. He is an ordained minister and when he is not hard at work, he enjoys spending time with his family, church, bowling, photography, computers, sailing and teaching biblical peacemaking.
