Faithful Presence — Washington, D.C.
Whole-life discipleship. In the Whole of life. For the whole of the public square.
Faithful Presence equips servants and leaders to flourish, in and for the public square as they participate Christ's mission of making all things new.
The Weight of Our Work
You came here to make a difference, and you aren't alone.
Washington, D.C. attracts more than 200,000 servants and leaders working across the Executive Branch, Capitol Hill, think tanks, policy centers, and NGOs. They are among the brightest, most dedicated, most mission-driven people in the country. They are also under immense pressure.
Emotional wounds, relational fractures, ideological confusion, and the relentless pace of public life hijack the very gifts that brought them here. Incomplete discipleship leaves people exposed, and the decisions they make affect millions. That's where Faithful Presence provides help.
The S.E.R.V.I.C.E. Framework
Whole-life discipleship for whole-life service.
Most discipleship programs address one or two dimensions of a person's life. Faithful Presence addresses seven, because service in the public square demands nothing less.
S
Spiritual
E
Emotional
R
Relational
V
Vocational
I
Intellectual
C
Cultural
E
Evangelical
We call it the S.E.R.V.I.C.E. framework, because that's exactly what our discipleship structure is designed to enable in both your life and in your work.
The Integrated Discipleship Model
A different way to engage the work.
Faithful Presence is built around a single, integrated approach to discipleship, one that forms the whole person and directs that formation toward faithful engagement and for the world. The Seven Facets of S.E.R.V.I.C.E. address who God has formed you to be. The Four Questions direct what you are called to do with that formation in every room you walk into.
Question 01
What is good that needs encouragement?
Question 02
What is broken that longs for restoration?
Question 03
What is missing that awaits creation?
Question 04
What is evil that demands opposition?
These are pastoral and missional questions which serve as a framework for faithful engagement that belongs in every agency, office, and hallway in Washington.
Get Engaged
Faithful Presence is for you.
Whether you serve in Washington or your local public square, lead a church, or want to support this work from wherever you are, there's a place for you here.
I serve in Washington
You don't have to navigate this alone. Connect with pastoral care, join a cohort, or get the resources you need to flourish in the work you were called to do.
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We're not replacing your discipleship. We're completing it. Faithful Presence is designed to serve as an extension of the local church.
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Your gift opens the door for a conversation, a cohort, a moment of pastoral care for someone carrying more than they should.
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Sample of "1 Peter: Elect Exiles
A Discipleship Curriculum for Those
Serving and Leading in the Public Square.
This book is written for those of you who are leaders and servants in the public square, whether you are positioned at the highest levels of government or are just starting out. It is also written for churches that minister to people involved in the public square and for congregations seeking the best path forward to engage public life.
The purpose of this 14-week study is not to get us to ask the question, “What would Peter do?” Since, as the Gospels reveal, the answer to that question will typically be the wrong one. Conversely, it is not to get us to ask, “How do we put ourselves on the high side of the earthly power differentials we find ourselves in?” Rather, the purpose of this study is to examine how God, in the process of conforming us into the image of his Son, makes us disciples who live in their true identity as a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, yet also as sojourners and exiles able to proclaim the excellencies of the one who transferred us from darkness into the kingdom of the light.
Presence Journal
Presence Weekly
Articles, devotionals, podcasts, and more, written for the people doing the hard work of faithful engagement in the public square.
315 followers and growing.
Presence Weekly 5/4/26: The Merciful and Merciless Public Square
The Sermon on the Mount: Blessed are the Merciful
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Podcast: Dr. Stephen Presley on "Discipleship and the Early Church"
Dr. Stephen Presley on 'Discipleship and the Early Church' - What the Early Church, The Office, and great jazz can teach us about living faithfully today in the roles God gave us.
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The Important Contrast of Our Values
Lessons on Faithful Presence from 1 Peter
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Our Founder
Led by someone who knows the work.
Faithful Presence was founded in 2021 by Rev. Michael Langer, a two-time church planter, public square theologian, and PhD candidate at Stellenbosch University. Michael has spent 20 years at the intersection of faith, formation, and public life, and brought Faithful Presence to Washington because he believes the people shaping this country deserve the support to do it well.
What Faithful Presence Makes Possible
The work shows up in real lives.
1,200
People in the Faithful Presence community
6
States reached through church partnerships in 2025 alone