Our Conciliators

CRG conciliators are Certified RW Conciliators™ and Certified Relational Wisdom Instructors™ and serve as conciliators with Relational Wisdom 360. They are also Certified Christian Conciliators™ and serve on the Institute for Christian Conciliation panel of mediators and arbitrators.

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Patrick Drury
Chief Executive Officer, Conciliator, Pastor, Consultant, and Instructor

Patrick has 24 years of experience in pastoral ministry and has served as a Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor, and Interim Pastor. His B.A. in Psychology and Master of Divinity have fueled his passion to see the Word of God being applied in brokenness. Patrick has a deep desire to help conflicted people experience the hope and healing of the gospel through redemptive peacemaking processes and principles.

Patrick Drury Resume (PDF)

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Allison Pickering
Conciliator, counselor, consultant, speaker, and instructor

 

Allison’s work with very complex marriage, family, church, and organizational conflict cases give her valuable insight into identifying key areas that can move conflict resolution forward.  Her background in ministry stems from 18 years with an international campus ministry and serving in a key role on three church planting teams. She understands the perspective of individuals in conflict as well as the structures and priorities of organizations and churches.

 

Allison Pickering Resume (PDF)

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David Schlachter
Attorney, mediator, arbitrator, and instructor

David is a veteran attorney of 42 years with an extensive background serving businesses, providing mediation and arbitration services. He is the founder of Crossroads Resolution Group, LLC under which he provides these services. He brings a transformative, faith-based model to help individuals and organizations with complex business disputes as well as organizational and leadership conflicts. He helps clients address the issues which are threatening their ability to lead their organizations and businesses, while also helping individuals repair and restore relationships necessary to reach a lasting resolution. David provides both in-person assistance and on-line virtual assistance as necessary.

 

David D. Schlachter Resume (PDF)

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Peter John Louie
Attorney and Conciliator

 

Peter is an attorney, having practiced law in Virginia Beach, VA since 2011. His passion and desire are to help Christians practice peacemaking as part of their living out their hope in Christ Jesus, responding to conflict differently than the world. He has served this passion through his internship with Peacemaker Ministries and serving as a conciliator in individual and church conflicts. He also started and directs bereconciled.com to encourage Christians to practice peacemaking.

 

Peter John Louie Resume (PDF)

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John Aden Long
Pastor and Conciliator

John has extensive experience helping people navigate conflicted situations. He worked approximately 25 years for a State Agency leading in Salmon Management on the West Coast. John worked for an Association of nearly 250 churches in the Pacific Northwest as the Director of Church Developme nt where he served as a conflict coach and led church crisis intervention cases. John served for over three years as Lead Pastor at Grace Harbor Church in Sitka, Alaska. John also taught conflict transformation, peacemaking, relational wisdom, and reconciliation principles to pastors for over three years at Convergence in Portland, OR. He served Christians and their Churches as the Director of Training at Ambassadors of Reconciliation in 2024 and 2025. John is passionate about walking with people through conflict, helping to apply the Gospel to our brokenness, and teaching others about the freedom available in Christ Jesus.

John Aden Long Resume (PDF)

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Zack Johnson

Candidate Conciliator

Zack is passionate about strong families, strong communities, service, peacemaking, and change. He was born in an Ecuadorian mission hospital built by his parents. After graduating from the Harvard Kennedy School and the U.S. Air Force Academy, he contributed to positive developments in the military, international relief and development, and higher education sectors. Most recently, he served as President of Sattler College in Boston and now helps lead a family-operated, values-driven investment firm focused on supporting ventures and individuals committed to faith-based and community impact. Previously, he worked under the Commander of the U.S. Space Force and participated in relief, remigration, and rebuilding efforts in Malawi and Mozambique.

John Aden Long Resume (PDF)