The next morning, a concerned, young leader called and asked if he could meet with the two people to iron out their differences. We talked through what he had heard. The participants don't quit the show because the debate is spirited. There is a difference between reconciliation and resolution. Resolution usually means finding the answer.
Reconciliation means bringing the folks in conflict together.
Some issues will never be resolved, but people can still be reconciled. Often in the process of seeking resolution, however, we compromise and seek middle ground. A church in East Texas resolved a conflict over stained-glass windows by placing cheap, plastic replicas in its sanctuary. The art crowd will tell you the windows look as if they were purchased at Wal-Mart, and perhaps they were. The pragmatists still resent the fact that because of the windows they had to install extra lighting.