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Wayne Forward

CEO of PeaceWise, a biblical peacemaking ministry based in Australia. Background in mental health nursing, pastoral ministry, and missions.

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Aug 8, 2026

Focus on the Family Australia

Focus on the Family Australia

Peacemaking - Part 2 - 8-9 August 2026

Aug 8 · 24m

2:48

Would you be able to explain that again for those who are listening this time? Yeah.

Wayne ForwardGUEST

2:52

Yeah, absolutely.

Wayne ForwardGUEST

2:53

So we refer to this as a tool, which we refer to as a slippery slope.

Wayne ForwardGUEST

2:57

So if you imagine a semicircle and we divide that into three wedges in the middle wedge, we have what we refer to as our peacemaking responses.

Wayne ForwardGUEST

3:08

But if we slide down, say, the left-hand side, we hit what we then refer to as our peace-faking responses.

Wayne ForwardGUEST

3:16

They're the escape responses.

Wayne ForwardGUEST

3:18

They're the things like we've run away.

16 MINS LATER

19:33

It's like where it says, what's the quick way to do that?

Focus on the Family Australia

Focus on the Family Australia

Peacemaking - Part 1 - 1-2 August 2026

Aug 1 · 26m

20:46

Great

Wayne ForwardGUEST

20:46

... because they've seen it.

Wayne ForwardGUEST

20:47

So we want to address everyone involved.

Wayne ForwardGUEST

20:50

Uh, we want to be able to then avoid some words that just are notorious for blowing up apologies.

Wayne ForwardGUEST

20:58

So words like if, but, and maybe, they're words that kind of try to justify what we did.

Wayne ForwardGUEST

21:03

"If only you hadn't have done..." We end up blaming the other person.

Wayne ForwardGUEST

21:07

So we want to address everyone, avoid the ifs, the buts, and the maybes.

23:38

Mm.