Navigating Conflict – Session 3: Forgiveness: What is it and How Can I?

Session 3. Forgiveness - What is it and How Can I?

January 14, 2025 in the Welborn Community Room at 11:15 AM

Without a commitment to forgive, we’ll never be able to work through difficult conversations in a way that leaves our relationships stronger on the back end. If our relationships are going to be as deep and satisfying as we wish them to be, forgiveness is an art that we must learn. And yet, few people have the resources and the tools to forgive others fully and move on with their lives.

To forgive someone “from the heart,” as Jesus puts it, is one of the hardest things God asks us to do. But if we do not forgive, if we hold onto our hurts and grievances, resentment can consume our lives and steal our joy.

In this seminar we will look step-by-step at what forgiveness is, why it so often gets short-circuited, and we’ll take up the most common questions/objections surrounding forgiveness.

Meet Our Speaker

Our series presenter is Rankin Wilbourne of Broom Tree Media. Rankin (B.A. University of Mississippi, M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary) has been a pastor for over two decades, serving in a variety of contexts, including as lead pastor in Los Angeles, and assistant pastor in the Northeast, South and, most recently, the Midwest. Before becoming a pastor, he worked in corporate banking for several years. He’s written two award-winning books and is keenly interested in emotional health, wholehearted discipleship, and building bridges from the Bible to our modern concerns.

He loves sports, including coaching his three children’s teams. He’s married to Morgen and their family resides in Evansville, Indiana.

Session Details

• Because we want this conversation to be focused and the training to be of utmost benefit, attendance is limited to 22 participants per session, with a preference toward lead pastors, executive pastors, and church board chairpersons. 3 per church maximum please.
• All sessions are from 11:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Welborn Community Room
• Each session, including lunch, is provided free of charge by Welborn’s Church Engagement Program