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Scenario

When faith communities face a member's loss of belief

Our prayer group has been meeting for eight years and Sarah just told us she doesn't believe in God anymore but wants to keep coming, and the rest of us don't know how to hold space for that without losing what we've built together. Half of us think faith requires belief and half think it's bigger than that and we're all afraid of saying the wrong thing.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A community discovers that belonging and believing may not be the same thing, and must choose between exclusion and expansion.

Your guide for this
Rumi
Rumi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Faith and suffering — the theodicy question?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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