You Don’t Have to Walk Through This Alone
Broken Heart… Wounded Soul was written for people living through the aftermath of loss, trauma, disappointment, and life-changing pain.
But some journeys are meant to be walked with others.
Broken Heart… Wounded Soul Groups create a safe, Christ-centered place where people can gather, tell the truth about what they are carrying, listen to one another, reflect on Scripture, pray, and discover that healing does not have to happen alone.
The goal is not to “get over” grief.
It is not to rush anyone toward an answer.
It is to create space for something gentler:
presence, companionship, hope, and the quiet work of God in wounded places.
What Is a BHWS Group?
A BHWS Group is built around the 31-day devotional Broken Heart… Wounded Soul: 31 Days of Healing After Loss, Trauma, or Disappointment.
The devotional moves through a natural journey:
Facing the Ruins — naming the pain and acknowledging what has happened.
Grief’s Landscape — understanding some of the emotions and experiences that come with loss.
Tending the Soul Wounds — making room for lament, memory, silence, tears, and deeper healing.
God in the Ashes — rediscovering the presence of God in broken places.
A New Becoming — exploring identity, hope, meaning, and permission to live again.
And finally:
Blessed Are the Broken — recognizing that brokenness is not the end of the story.
The journey closes with these words:
I am still here.
I am still beloved.
I am still becoming.
BHWS Groups are designed to help people experience that journey not only privately, but in the presence of others who understand what it means for life to change.
I Want to Join a Group
Maybe you have been reading Broken Heart… Wounded Soul and found yourself wishing there were other people you could talk with.
Maybe your loss is recent.
Maybe it happened years ago.
Maybe what you are grieving is not a death at all.
Grief can follow divorce, illness, trauma, caregiving, broken relationships, lost dreams, vocational changes, unexpected transitions, and countless other experiences that divide life into before and after.
You do not have to decide whether your grief is “big enough.”
If something has wounded your heart, your experience matters.
BHWS Groups are being developed through churches and ministries as small, supportive communities for people who want to continue the journey with others.
Interested in participating?
Tell us where you are and what kind of group you would be interested in. As groups become available, this will help us connect people with opportunities in their area or online.
I Want to Bring BHWS to My Church
Churches are often very good at surrounding people immediately after a loss.
Meals arrive.
Calls are made.
People pray.
Pastors show up.
And then life begins moving again.
But grief often does not.
Months later, people may still be carrying questions, loneliness, anger, guilt, trauma, spiritual disorientation, or the simple realization that life will never look quite the same.
That is the space BHWS Groups are designed to serve.
A BHWS Group gives your church a structured way to continue walking with people after the immediate crisis has passed, but the grief has not.
The recommended model is a small, Christ-centered group built around the devotional journey, with trained or prepared facilitators and appropriate pastoral support.
Our goal is that your church should not have to invent this ministry from scratch.
The BHWS ministry system is being developed to provide churches with:
A clear group structure
Facilitator guidance
Participant resources
Leader preparation
Promotional materials
Guidance for pastoral care and referral
Support for launching and completing a group
The first step is simply a conversation.
There is no obligation to begin a group.
We would first like to understand your church, the people you hope to serve, and whether BHWS is a healthy fit for your ministry.
I’m Interested in Leading a Group
Sometimes the person who has walked through pain becomes the person who can sit beside someone else in theirs.
You may have read Broken Heart… Wounded Soul and found yourself thinking:
I would like to help create this kind of place for other people.
You do not need to have all the answers.
In fact, one of the foundations of BHWS is that hurting people usually need something more important than answers.
They need someone who can listen.
Someone who is not frightened by tears.
Someone who does not rush silence.
Someone who can resist the temptation to fix what cannot simply be fixed.
Someone willing to be present.
BHWS facilitators do not function as therapists or professional counselors. They help create emotionally and spiritually safe spaces in partnership with appropriate church or ministry leadership.
If you are interested in learning what facilitating a BHWS Group could involve, we would love to hear from you.
What a BHWS Group Is — and Is Not
A BHWS Group provides spiritual, relational, and pastoral support.
It is not psychotherapy, professional counseling, medical treatment, or crisis intervention.
There are times when someone needs care beyond what any small group should attempt to provide. Healthy BHWS Groups recognize those limits and encourage participants to seek appropriate professional, pastoral, medical, or emergency help when needed.
If you are in immediate danger, believe you may harm yourself or someone else, or are experiencing a mental-health emergency, please contact emergency services or an appropriate crisis resource in your area.
Seeking additional help is not a failure of faith.
Sometimes it is one of the ways we allow others to help carry what has become too heavy to carry alone.
The Heart of Broken Heart… Wounded Soul
Grief does not always need an explanation.
Broken hearts do not always need to be repaired.
Sometimes they need to be received.
Sometimes they need room to tell the truth.
Sometimes they need the presence of people willing to remain when there is nothing left to say.
And sometimes, somewhere in that sacred space, we begin to discover that God has been nearer than we knew.
You are still here.
You are still beloved.
You are still becoming.
And you do not have to become alone.