A Faithful Presence
Helping leaders and organizations co-create environments of healing & belonging by neighboring well
Consulting and care for churches and nonprofits who are walking alongside our neighbors on the margin
Jesus-centered. Trauma-wise. Kinship-rooted.
Neighboring well begins with kinship — the belief that we belong to one another.
Kinship is the way Jesus invites us to love our neighbors, not from above or beyond, but from alongside.
Neighboring well is reciprocal, relational, and shared.
It looks like listening before leading.
It’s honoring dignity, holding space for healing, and trusting that transformation unfolds through presence.
To neighbor well is to move at the pace of trust, to share power, to practice compassion, and to co-create belonging with the people right in front of us.
Neighboring well is the soil where healing takes root and where communities flourish.
Where Communities Feel the Strain
Many churches and nonprofits are doing beautiful, difficult work alongside neighbors who have lived through years of instability, trauma, exclusion, and isolation.
But too often, leaders and teams are carrying this work without the shared practices, relational support, or cultural foundations needed to sustain it.
Communities feel the strain in subtle but significant ways:
compassion fatigue and burnout
relationships shaped by “us and them” without meaning to be
trauma overwhelming teams without shared language or tools
urgency overshadowing presence
fractured trust and unclear boundaries
people still feeling unseen, unheard, or alone
Even the most committed communities can struggle to cultivate the belonging that makes healing possible.
The Shift We Help Cultivate
A Faithful Presence helps leaders and teams move from well-intentioned effort to healing-centered, relational culture. We help communities embody the posture and practices of neighboring well so they can show up with steadiness and clarity, respond to trauma wisely, and cultivate environments where belonging can flourish.
We support leaders and teams as they learn to:
show up with steadiness, clarity, and compassion
build trust rooted in shared humanity and dignity
understand trauma’s impact and respond with wisdom
cultivate emotional, spiritual, and relational safety
dismantle “us and them” dynamics
practice kinship instead of charity
sustain their work with greater resilience and hope
When communities learn to neighbor well, belonging takes root — and the environment itself becomes more healing.
How We Help
We partner with churches, nonprofits, ministries, and community groups to strengthen their relational, spiritual, and cultural foundations. Our consulting is formational rather than programmatic, helping leaders cultivate a way of being that shapes the culture their neighbors experience every day.
Our consulting blends:
leadership coaching and accompaniment
team formation and support
trauma-informed frameworks
spiritual and pastoral care
practices of presence, reflection, and mutuality
sustainable rhythms for community life
Who We Serve
We partner with churches, nonprofits, and communities that are walking alongside neighbors on the margins.
We work with:
churches seeking a more embodied, relational ministry
nonprofits supporting neighbors experiencing homelessness, trauma, or instability
communities designed for folks exiting homelessness
transitional-housing and supportive-living teams
ministries moving from charity models toward kinship
leaders longing for healthier, more connected staff cultures
organizations navigating trauma-informed community work
If your work brings you close to the margins, we would be honored to walk alongside you.
Let’s Begin a Conversation
Neighboring well can transform not only your programs, but your community’s way of being through the daily rhythms, relationships, and shared spaces where healing and belonging can flourish.
If you or your team are longing for a more grounded, relational, and sustainable way of walking alongside your neighbors, we would love to explore what A Faithful Presence could bring to your context.
"Hope is subversive precisely because it dares to admit that all is not as it should be. And so we are holding out for, working for, creating, prophesying, and living into something better — for the kingdom to come, for oaks of righteousness to tower, for leaves to blossom for the healing of the nations, for swords to be beaten into plowshares, for joy to come in the morning, and for redemption and justice."
- Sarah Bessey