Weave & Cleave
Creating communities of belonging
The Success of the Movement!
This video premiered at April's Third Annual Weave and Cleave Conference! Our movement's success is a testament to over 50 statewide leaders, 75 faith-based organizations, 150 trainings, and annual conferences drawing 300+ participants and 50+ experts. We also exemplify strong collaboration with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health and the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith, and Family, creating communities of belonging anchored in unconditional love, trauma-informed care, and cultural transformation.
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In this video, you’ll learn more about the Creating Communities of Belonging Project.
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Andy Mainiero's missional experience started with obedience and small beginnings. He started house churches and clubs for youth. These ministries grew, and as they grew, so did Andy's awareness of trauma and its impact. But when Andy and his wife adopted children from the foster care system, he dove into learning all he could about trauma--or more importantly, what it means to be trauma transformed.
Today, Andy is an assistant professor of mission theology at Fuller Seminary, and the founder and director of the Shalom Gospel Network—a global impact network that promotes and facilitates trauma-transforming mission and ministry. Listen in as Andy shares his biblical interpretation of Shalom, wholeness, and what it looks like to enjoy wholeness in the midst of pain. "Shalom is the way things were meant to be..it's never fully complete. It's an ongoing journey of wholing all our parts, putting them back together into its intended shalom."
What better way to close the year than with an episode focused on Shalom. Join us for our final episode of 2025!
To connect with Andy: ajmainiero2@gmail.com
We had an amazing
2025 Conference!
The Faithful City has renewed its trauma-informed care movement with a new phrase “Weave and Cleave,” creating communities of trauma-transformed co-journeyers, that allow us to overcome the effects of trauma and live resilient lives of hope, love and service to others.
REGULATE, RELATE & REASON
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REALIZE, RECOGNIZE, RESPOND & RESIST
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CHALLENGES, CONCERNS & CELEBRATIONS
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WEAVE AND CLEAVE AS BELOVED
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CONNECTION BEFORE CORRECTION
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VENTILATION & VALIDATION
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REGULATE, RELATE & REASON 〰️ REALIZE, RECOGNIZE, RESPOND & RESIST 〰️ CHALLENGES, CONCERNS & CELEBRATIONS 〰️ WEAVE AND CLEAVE AS BELOVED 〰️ CONNECTION BEFORE CORRECTION 〰️ VENTILATION & VALIDATION 〰️
Collaborating with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, TFC launches the “Creating Communities of Belonging” project to support faith communities in building safe spaces and relationships where people experience being connected before being corrected, share struggles in the context of compassionate relationships, and raise hope and resilience for the future journey together.
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Contact us.
The Faithful City
P.O. Box 7607
Tempe, AZ 85281
Rev. Dr. Sanghoon Yoo MSW
thefaithfulcity@gmail.com
thefaithfulcity.org
(480) 703 - 6993
Rev. Dr. Sanghoon Yoo
Our founder
Rev. Dr. Sanghoon Yoo, MSW, is the founder of The Faithful City, the Arizona Trauma Informed Faith Coalition, and the “Weave and Cleave” Movement. He serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor and Field Education Director in the Department of Social Work at Huntington University.
