If things go wrong in business we should first pray and seek God s wisdom and guidance and then be faithful to God in our actions. In business we can make the decision to change our characters, to become more what God has called us to become and to ensure that our lives are truly ordered before Him. If we do this we can be a positive, loving influence to the people we come into contact with. This should be our goal and our desire in business. Jean Berdou, Arbitrator and Advocate in South Africa.
Litigation is a lengthy, costly and often destructive process to engage in in business.
The mediation process of CMAS aims to help the parties to reach their own agreement, it is a facilitation role and does not aim to impose a solution. The mediators work in twos so that one can see what the other maybe does not see. Mediation is a confidential process in which pastors or lawyers representing the parties are welcome to attend. The desire is to retain the relationship between the parties and to use biblical principles to resolve the core issues of conflict, says Christopher Smythe. Arbitration is a situation where an arbitrator is appointed who will make a final and binding decision.