GPS Community Programs

GPS Circles of Connection

Faith-based and spiritual communities have always been anchors of resilience, offering people places of worship, reflection, and belonging. Yet alongside the comfort of shared values, many congregants also carry private burdens—grief, trauma, life transitions, or the quiet weight of isolation. Too often, these struggles remain unseen or unspoken within the very communities where people seek healing.

Where Spiritual Growth Meets Emotional Healing

GPS Circles of Connection bridges this gap by equipping you with the tools, curriculum, and facilitator training needed to integrate trauma-informed, peer-led support into faith-centered spaces. These circles create safe, structured opportunities where spiritual identity and emotional well-being are honored side by side. GPS Circles of Connection work for a range of faith-based groups and have been successfully implemented in Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and other spiritual communities. They do not replace pastoral care, worship, or prayer. Instead, they deepen them, strengthening your capacity to meet the real needs of your community.

Rooted in compassion and guided by the wisdom of lived experience, GPS provides opportunities for individuals to come together in honest dialogue, mutual support, and spiritual growth. GPS offers a scalable, adaptable model that complements existing ministries and outreach. Whether addressing grief, navigating change, or fostering resilience in challenging times, Circles of Connection create a sacred space for healing, belonging, and renewed hope.

How GPS for Faith-Based Communities Helps

GPS Circles of Connection strengthens your organization’s ability to care for both the spiritual and emotional well-being of your community. By combining trauma-informed, evidence-based practices with respect for faith traditions, GPS creates programming that is sustainable, scalable, and deeply aligned with your mission.

Spiritually Affirming Spaces
Groups respect and reflect your community’s traditions, creating supportive spaces that align with faith and values.
Connection Through Shared Faith and Experience
Participants find belonging through mutual support and honest dialogue, strengthening the bonds of community life.
Practical Tools for Healing and Resilience
Facilitators guide participants in addressing stress, grief, trauma, and transition with evidence-based strategies that integrate with spiritual practice.
Lasting Impact Beyond the Group
Participants leave with hope, purpose, and tools to enrich both their spiritual journey and their everyday lives.
Strengthening the Community as a Whole
By supporting individuals, GPS circles also enhance the capacity of your organization to create inclusive, compassionate environments that foster long-term well-being.
Building Bridges Beyond the Group
GPS circles strengthen connections between congregants, faith leaders, and the wider community by fostering dialogue, trust, and collaboration that extend outside the group setting — reinforcing a culture of care that permeates the whole community.

Why Choose GPS for Faith-Based Communities?

Faith-based spaces are rooted in trust, tradition, and shared purpose — and GPS is designed to honor and enhance that foundation. Through close collaboration with faith leaders and congregations, GPS Circles of Connection has been thoughtfully developed to reflect the values, rhythms, and needs of spiritual communities across diverse religious traditions.

What sets GPS apart in faith-based settings:

Spiritually Integrated Approach
GPS weaves in faith practices such as prayer, reflection, and scripture where appropriate, ensuring participants feel spiritually nourished while receiving emotional support.
Designed for Diverse Faith Traditions
Whether in churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, or interfaith spaces, GPS adapts its model to align with a community’s beliefs, language, and customs.
Flexible for Every Community Size
From intimate small groups to large congregation-wide initiatives, GPS can be scaled to support a variety of program sizes and formats — including virtual and in-person delivery.
Rooted in Peer Connection and Healing
Facilitated by trained community members or faith leaders, GPS groups build resilience, foster belonging, and empower individuals to support one another through shared life experiences.

GPS for Faith-Based Communities creates space where spiritual identity and emotional wellness come together — nurturing the whole person and strengthening the entire community.

“I’ve been looking for a tool like this for a very long time as a pastor.”
Rev. Adrianne Meier, St. Thomas Lutheran Church
“It was powerful and validating to hear what others were going through, and it was important to give space for my own feelings and needs.”
GPS Circles of Connection for the Jewish Community Support Group Participant
“I left the group feeling very grateful, and that sense of gratitude has been sustaining.”
GPS Circles of Connection for the Muslim Community Support Group Participant
“I very much appreciate the obvious care and consideration that GPS has taken not only in developing this program, but in adapting it to the very specific needs of our faith community.”
GPS Circles of Connection Facilitator Training Participant
“Being in a GPS group reminded me that our faith calls us to carry one another’s burdens. I felt seen, supported, and strengthened to keep serving my family and community.”
GPS Circles of Connection for the Latino Christian Community Support Group Participant

Faith-Based Support Options

GPS provides a wide range of offerings that organizations can integrate into their ministries and services:

Facilitator Training in Faith-Based Contexts: Equip clergy, lay leaders, or community members to run safe, trauma-informed groups.
Culturally and Spiritually Responsive Curriculum: Evidence-based modules adapted to faith-centered contexts.
Peer Support Groups for Congregants: Focused on grief, transitions, resilience, or other community needs, designed to complement existing spiritual care.
Ongoing Coaching and Partnership: Continuous guidance to help your organization sustain groups and measure their impact.

Join Us in Supporting Faith-Based Communities

At GPS Group Peer Support, we believe faith and community are powerful sources of healing. By offering trauma-informed, peer-led support, GPS helps faith-based organizations strengthen their ministries and religious communities, deepen connection, and care for the whole person.

Together, we can expand your capacity to meet the emotional and spiritual needs of those you serve.