Of course a trial is "not the place where the body of Christ is presented in the best light." No one wants them. But trials are present as a final step when just resolution (or "reconciliation") fails. The BOD is quite clear that this is not the preferred outcome. And yet those who have a distaste for trials seem to think only the church or "the system" is at fault for them: if only we didn't resort to trials, our witness would not suffer so and we could come to a real "Christian" solution.