John Richardson is a mediator, pastor, husband, and father who enjoys helping others and growing in his own personal life and relationships. His hobbies include hiking, fishing and reading.
John is an experienced mediator who has worked on cases involving marriage, family, church, organizational, and business conflicts. John has more than 30 years of pastoral experience, and brings a deep level of care to the process that helps to promote relational healing even in the heart of disagreement.
John is a Certified Christian Conciliator with the Institute of Christian Conciliation and a Board Certified Pastoral Counselor with the International Board of Christian Counselors. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Missouri Mediators.
Education
- B.A. in Pastoral Ministries from Taylor University-Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Indiana, 1987
- M.Div. from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis MO, 1998
Mediation Training
- Mediation Training, Peacemaker Ministries, 2004
- Conflict Coaching Training, Peacemaker Ministries, 2005
- Reconciling Marital Conflict, Peacemaker Ministries, 2007
- Reconciling Church Conflict, Peacemaker Ministries, 2009
- Completed 40 hours of family and civil mediation training pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rules 17 and 88 (2011)
Workshops and Conferences
John has led workshops and taught at conferences dealing with issues such as:
- Forgiveness in the Mediation Process
- Understanding Interests
- Biblical Conflict Resolution
- Mediating the Hopelessly Broken Marriage
- Clergy Misconduct
- Mediating Relational Issues in Marriage
- Biblical Roots of Confession
- Dealing with Conflict Constructively
- Conflict Coaching and Mediation Training
- Grief in the Mediation Process