ABSTRACT
Collaborating with churches is vital to the growth and development of clergy and congregants. We reflect on our partnerships with faith communities using sexuality and relationships as examples. By fostering safety and embodying grace we can experience vulnerability and healing. The ORCA-Stance offers a framework for how to engage in honoring ways including the power of modeling; the necessity of truth; and emotional safety. ORCA can reduce shame and increase curiosity about soulful matters, bringing diverse individuals together in community and emulating a loving presence – one that is at the heart of the faith experience.
