PeaceWise

What PeaceWise does

PeaceWise Limited is an Australian, cross-denominational not-for-profit Christian ministry, founded in 2007 and incorporated as a company limited by guarantee, headquartered in North Parramatta, NSW. It delivers biblical peacemaking training, conflict coaching, and mediation services to individuals, churches, Christian schools, ministries, and workplaces across Australia, with some international reach via New Zealand licensing and a referral partnership with RW360 in the United States. The portfolio is organised into six ministry arms: PeaceWiseYou (adult training courses), PeaceWiseKids (four primary school courses for Years K-6), PeaceWiseYouth (three courses for Years 7-12 and beyond), PeaceWiseUs (organisational culture-building), PeaceWiseHelp (conflict coaching and mediation services), and PeaceWiseVoice (public commentary on relational issues). The underlying technology is a video-based, scenario-driven curriculum delivered through online student portals, animated infographics, puppetry collaborations (notably with Quiz Worx), printed workbooks, and a branded mobile app on iOS and Android. Service delivery is underpinned by two proprietary methodologies — the GOSPEL mediation framework (Greeting, Opening, Storytelling, Problem, Explore, Lead) and the GOD-ME-YOU-US peacemaking process — adapted from Ken Sande's The Peacemaker, and a co-mediation model using two PeaceWiseHelp mediators per case. Revenue is generated through paid training events, annual subscription licences for PeaceWiseKids/Youth in schools and home schools, mediation and coaching fees (e.g., conciliation fees of $8,915-$11,915 for two parties), resource sales, and supporter donations facilitated through one-off, monthly, bequest, and tax-advantaged giving channels including The Steer Foundation. The organisation receives no government funding, is accredited by the CMA Standards Council, is registered with the ACNC, and is led by CEO Wayne Forward under a Board chaired by Phoebe van Bentum (since March 2025), with a small paid staff supplemented by voluntary board members and contracted mediators/coaches.

Name

PeaceWise

Legal name

PeaceWise Limited

Website

https://peacewise.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PeaceWise is an Australian Christian not-for-profit, founded in 2007, that delivers biblical peacemaking training, conflict coaching, mediation, and a primary/secondary school curriculum to churches, Christian schools, ministries, and individuals nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking Training

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAKAMAG

Restorative Practices, Conflict Resolution & Discipline Alternatives

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) & Mental Health Supports (School-Based)

Keywords

• Biblical peacemaking training
• Conflict coaching services
• Christian mediation services
• Youth peacemaking curriculum
• Organizational peace culture

Headquarters

HQ city

North Parramatta

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Training Events and Course Fees: PeaceWise generates revenue through paid training events for individuals and organisations, including Everyday Peacemaking, Heart of Peacemaking, Personal Peacemaking, Conflict Coaching, and Mediation courses — offered online and in-person at venues such as Melbourne School of Theology.
2. PeaceWiseKids and PeaceWiseYouth Course Licences: Schools and home schools purchase annual subscriptions (licences) for each teacher and student participating in the program. Licences run for the school year of the country of purchase. Churches purchase group presentation licences.
3. PeaceWiseHelp Conflict Coaching and Mediation Fees: Fees charged for conflict coaching (case establishment fee + hourly coaching fees) and mediation services (case assessment, establishment, administration, and conciliation fees).
4. Resource Sales: Sales of teaching resources including peacemaking posters, summary cards, and workbooks. Additional teaching resources available for purchase per course.
5. Donations and Giving: PeaceWise is a not-for-profit charity funded by generous giving from supporters, including one-off and monthly donations. Donors can give via bank deposit, mail, bequests/wills, discretionary trusts, and The Steer Foundation.
6. Organisational Partnerships: Partnerships with organisations (churches, schools, ministries, workplaces) seeking to build communities of peace, through dedicated training events and consulting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

PeaceWise is an Australian Christian not-for-profit ministry that delivers biblical peacemaking training, curriculum, conflict coaching, and mediation services through six interconnected programs: PeaceWiseYou (adult training), PeaceWiseKids and PeaceWiseYouth (school curricula), PeaceWiseHelp (coaching and mediation), PeaceWiseUs (organizational culture building), and PeaceWiseVoice (public commentary). Services are delivered online and in-person across all Australian states plus ACT and Northern Territory.

Product overview

PeaceWise is a Christian, cross-denominational, not-for-profit peacemaking ministry offering a comprehensive portfolio of biblical training and conflict resolution services. The core product portfolio consists of six interconnected programs: PeaceWiseYou (adult training with sequential courses from foundational peacemaking through to advanced mediation), PeaceWiseKids (primary school curriculum with 4 age-differentiated courses for Years 1-6), PeaceWiseYouth (high school program with 3 courses for Years 7-12 and beyond), PeaceWiseHelp (direct coaching and mediation services for active conflicts), PeaceWiseVoice (public commentary on conflict-related social issues), and PeaceWiseUs (organisational culture-building). Courses are delivered through video-based content (narrated presentations, animated sequences, puppetry, and live-action scenarios), workbooks, online activities, and in-person training events. The organisation also offers a mobile app and community hub gatherings. Services are delivered to individuals, families, churches, Christian schools, ministries, and workplaces across Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PeaceWiseYou: Training and resources for adults to learn biblical peacemaking principles and become everyday peacemakers.
• PeaceWiseKids
• PeaceWiseYouth
• PeaceWiseUs
• PeaceWiseHelp
• PeaceWiseVoice

Products and services

• PeaceWiseYou Adult Training Program Training and courses for adults to grow personally in their ability to respond well to conflict and challenging relationships using biblical peacemaking principles. Delivered online and in-person across Australian states.
• PeaceWiseKids Curriculum Biblical peacemaking curriculum for primary school students (ages 4-12, Years K-6) with four age-differentiated courses featuring animated videos, workbooks, puppetry and interactive activities mapped to Australian Curriculum outcomes.
• PeaceWiseYouth Curriculum Biblical peacemaking program for high school students (Years 7-12 and ages 12-25) with three courses covering middle school, senior school and post-school age groups.
• PeaceWiseHelp Conflict Coaching and Mediation Services Christian conflict coaching and mediation services for individuals and organisations currently facing conflict, using a Bible-breathed approach with the GOSPEL framework that addresses both relational and material issues via a co-mediation model.
• PeaceWiseUs Organisational Training Organisation-focused training and support to help churches, Christian schools, ministries and workplaces build healthy, Christ-centred cultures of peace. Delivered as dedicated onsite training events with significant per-individual savings.
• PeaceWise Mobile App Mobile application helping users navigate conflict in real time and empowering them to live as peacemakers in daily life. Available on Apple App Store and Google Play.
• Free Conflict Coaching and Prayer Support Complimentary two 40-minute sessions of coaching and prayer support as an expression of Christian love, available to anyone needing someone to talk to about conflict-related issues.
• PeaceWiseHubs Community Gatherings Semi-regular community gatherings where people interested in biblical peacemaking can connect, share and grow, available both in person and online via Zoom.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of people trained across Australia with many successful mediations and conflict coaching sessions administered since 2007
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RW360 (Relational Wisdom 360)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRW360 (Relational Wisdom 360) is PeaceWise's official partner in peacemaking for the United States. PeaceWise refers international customers to RW360 for similar training based on The Peacemaker. PeaceWise thanks Ken Sande, author of The Peacemaker and President of Relational Wisdom 360, for permission to use and adapt his work.
• GodSpacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeaceWise partnered with GodSpace to create a special 4-topic peacemaking unit forming part of the GodSpace Purple curriculum for all courses from Kindergarten through to end of Primary School from 2023. The GodSpace Purple curriculum is subject to review by relevant bodies in the states in which it is taught — expected to be the most viable route for biblical peacemaking in State-based primary schools in NSW and QLD.
• Quiz WorxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeaceWiseKids Course 2 (Years 1–2) is a collaboration with Quiz Worx, a renowned Christian puppetry ministry. The course features live action videos with Quiz Worx puppetry characters Michael and Scruff teaching biblical peacemaking.
• Corlette SandecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeaceWise gratefully acknowledges Corlette Sande, author of The Young Peacemaker, for permission to use and adapt various concepts from this work as part of PeaceWiseKids. The Young Peacemaker is a comprehensive curriculum for teaching biblical peacemaking to children in Years 4 to 7.
• ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeaceWiseKids programs are featured in the ACER Wellbeing Program Guide — a national resource from Australia's leading independent educational research organisation helping schools find quality school-based programs that support student wellbeing.
• Generate (NSW)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPeaceWiseYouth Courses 5 and 6 are SRE authorised by the Baptist Union of NSW and approved for use in State high schools in NSW by Generate — enabling distribution of PeaceWise training within NSW government schools as Special Religious Education.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights12 records

Direct peers

• Peacemaker Ministries: Original US biblical peacemaking ministry from which PeaceWise's lineage traces (Bruce Burgess attended Peacemaker Ministries' 2006 conference). Trains Christians in conflict resolution using the same Sande-based methodology.
• RW360 (Relational Wisdom 360): US-based partner delivering similar biblical peacemaking training and the GOSPEL-style framework originally derived from Ken Sande's The Peacemaker. Direct strategic partner and US referral destination — the most directly comparable organisation globally.

Emerging players

• Quiz Worx: Christian puppetry ministry collaborating on PeaceWiseKids Course 2. Comparable as a faith-based children's education content creator serving Australian Christian schools and churches with biblical curriculum.
• Generate Ministries: NSW provider of Special Religious Education (SRE) in state schools and a PeaceWise partner. Comparable because Generate channels PeaceWiseYouth into NSW state high schools and operates in the same faith-based education distribution space.
• Anglican Deaconess Ministries: Faith-based training and education ministry in Australia. Comparable as a smaller denomination-aligned NFP delivering training programs to churches and the broader community, with overlap in donor and Christian-school networks.
• GodSpace: Provider of biblical curriculum (GodSpace Purple) used in state primary schools and PeaceWise's curriculum integration partner. Comparable as a faith-based curriculum publisher targeting Australian state schools.

Broad incumbents

• Christian Education National: National body supporting Christian schools across Australia. Comparable because it serves PeaceWise's core customer segment (Christian schools) and operates in faith-based education infrastructure.
• Bible Society Australia: Australian Christian not-for-profit delivering biblical content and education programs to churches, schools and communities. Comparable NFP charity operating in faith-based education and resourcing across Australia.
• Resolution Institute: Australia's leading professional body for mediators, arbitrators and conflict resolution practitioners. Comparable because both PeaceWiseHelp mediation services and Resolution Institute members operate in Australian conflict resolution, though Resolution Institute is secular and multi-disciplinary.
• Baptist Care Australia: Network of faith-based social services and community organisations across Australia. Comparable as a faith-aligned NFP delivering people-and-relationships services at national scale, with overlapping donor and church channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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