WELCOME TO THE F.A.I.T.H. PROJECT​

Faith-Anchored Informed Trauma Healing

PROJECT DESIGN

  • The F.A.I.T.H. Project unites Christian beliefs with widely accepted, time-tested trauma-informed models from mental health, medicine, and domestic violence. It draws its strength from both science and faith.
  • Seven steps to transform trauma into spiritual health and healing in your faith community
  • The seven steps start with each of the 6 vowels
    (A, E, I , O , U, and Y) plus Rest.
  • Each step contains many resources to facilitate your church in becoming trauma-informed including personal narrative, trauma statistics, trauma insights, Bible study, worship music, PowerPoint presentations, sermon outlines, templates for making community connections, trauma-informed policies and procedures, and links to additional helpful resources.

vISION

To create Faith Anchored Informed Trauma Healing Churches

that integrate science and faith to prevent and heal trauma and strengthen faith and community.

VALUES

THE LORD IS NEAR

LOVE THE LORD

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR

to the brokenhearted

with all our heart and with all your soul and with all your mind

as yourself

MISSION

Trauma steals.
Christ heals:

One Mind

One spirit

one community at a time.

GOALS

When you join the F.a.i.t.h. project,
together . . .

Steps

we educate about trauma

we promote spiritual growth

we strengthen our church

A

girl, crying, bridge

Acknowledge trauma is widespread

person, girl, stairs

accept all can be affected

stop, fear, violence against women

act to promote awareness

E

Educate

landscape, fantasy, night

Empathize

friends, girlfriend, friendship

encourage

I

child, suffering, look

Identify trauma

love, jesus, prophet

imitate christ's trauma response

intervene

O

circle, hands, teamwork

organize help

love, died, cross

open your heart

life, saving, ocean

offer hope

u

blessing, bless, consolation

understand how to heal

holding hands, bible, praying

unburden survivors

unite

y

jetty, sunset, clouds

yearn to be safe

holy spirit, dove, window

yield to holy spirit

volunteers, hands, voluntary

yearn to reach others

Rest

sunset, evening, evening sky

rest

cross, sunset, humility

refocus on god

freedom, girl, travel

rebuild with resiliency

About

Mission

Trauma steals. Christ heals: 

One mind. 

One spirit. 

One community at a time.

Vision

To create 

Faith Anchored Informed Trauma Healing Churches

that integrate science and faith to prevent and heal trauma and strengthen faith and community.

Values

  • 1. The LORD is near
    to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18
  • 2. Love the LORD
    your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Matthew 22:37
  • 3. Love your neighbor
    as yourself. Matthew 22:39b