ifs-informed church
The Practice
My wife, Pastor Bonnie Lebak, and I, bring together Internal Family Systems, Christian Universalism, and a relational theology that honors consent, curiosity, and the dignity of every soul. Each gathering is designed to help us listen more deeply, heal more courageously, and increase our own choices about how to shine our light brighter in the world.
inner sanctuary church
Here, faith and psychology are companions in the same work. Together they help us remember what we already carry and create a space where community healing and personal transformation rise side by side.
the practice
monthly gatherings
In-Person
House Church Tulsa
Second Saturdays* from 1-4:30pm CT
*February Dates: February 7th from 2-5:30pm CT
Virtual
Zoom link provided after sign-up
Second Sundays* from 2-5:30pm CT
join online ↗
*February Dates: February 8th from 2-5:30pm CT
what to expect
Opening Circle
We arrive as we are and orient to the internal landscape. We set the tone for safety, curiosity, and consent.
Connection to Christian Scripture
We explore passages through an embodied sensibility that sees Scripture as a doorway to presence rather than a tool of exclusion.
IFS Teaching
We learn how parts shape our spiritual lives and how Self energy mirrors the Divine image within each of us.
Live Demonstration
One person is randomly chosen from volunteers for a 1-1 guided IFS session, getting to know their own individual system with the support from the energy of the whole group.
Integration Circle
We reflect together, noticing parallels, inner shifts and new possibilities for living the gospel from the inside out. The Practice is both personal and communal. It returns us to the wisdom within and helps us carry that wisdom into the world.
The Inner Sanctuary is trauma-informed church shaped by the understanding that every human being is a system within a system. Our lives mirror the larger whole.
leadership Team
Rev. Dr. Celeste Lebak
An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and Internal Family Systems practitioner specializing in trauma-informed spiritual care and the intersection of mental health and spiritual formation. She holds a Doctor of Ministry and brings more than twenty years of experience across parish ministry, prison, hospital, and social justice chaplaincy. Dr. Lebak is the founder of the Restorative Justice Institute of Oklahoma and the Inner Sanctuary Institute, where she develops IFS-informed education for clergy, chaplains, and religious organizations. Her work integrates contemplative practice, systems awareness, and attention to internal multiplicity, with a focus on religious leaders who can offer grounded, ethically attuned presence within complex institutional settings.
Dr. Lebak is the founder of the Restorative Justice Institute of Oklahoma and the Inner Sanctuary Institute, where she develops IFS-informed education for clergy, chaplains, and religious organizations. Her work integrates contemplative practice, systems awareness, and attention to internal multiplicity, with a focus on religious leaders who can offer grounded, ethically attuned presence within complex institutional settings.
Pastor Bonnie Lebak
An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and Internal Family Systems practitioner specializing in trauma-informed spiritual care and the intersection of mental health and spiritual formation. She holds a Doctor of Ministry and brings more than twenty years of experience across parish ministry, prison, hospital, and social justice chaplaincy. Dr. Lebak is the founder of the Restorative Justice Institute of Oklahoma and the Inner Sanctuary Institute, where she develops IFS-informed education for clergy, chaplains, and religious organizations. Her work integrates contemplative practice, systems awareness, and attention to internal multiplicity, with a focus on religious leaders who can offer grounded, ethically attuned presence within complex institutional settings.
Bonnie has served three start-up companies over her secular career, and using her business development and leadership skills she launched House Church Tulsa in January 2014. Bonnie is a graduate of Rhema Bible College, and is ordained with Evangelical Christian Fellowship and House Church Tulsa.
other paths
ifs-informed church
The Practice
Here, faith and psychology are companions in the same work. Together they help us remember what we already carry and create a space where community healing and personal transformation rise side by side.
Join +
inner sanctuary level 1
IFS Clergy Training
This training equips teams with the skills to hold sacred conversations that honor internal multiplicity, cultural context, and the lived experience of every member. Grounded in universal human experiences.
learn +
Want to start this practice in your own church?
Contact Celeste to learn how to implement the Inner Sanctuary model in your own community.
contact celeste ↗
ifs-informed church
The Practice
My wife, Pastor Bonnie Lebak, and I, bring together Internal Family Systems, Christian Universalism, and a relational theology that honors consent, curiosity, and the dignity of every soul. Each gathering is designed to help us listen more deeply, heal more courageously, and increase our own choices about how to shine our light brighter in the world.
inner sanctuary church
Here, faith and psychology are companions in the same work. Together they help us remember what we already carry and create a space where community healing and personal transformation rise side by side.
the practice
monthly gatherings
In-Person
House Church Tulsa
Second Saturdays* from 1-4:30pm CT
*February Dates: February 7th from 2-5:30pm CT
Virtual
Zoom link provided after sign-up
Second Sundays* from 2-5:30pm CT
join online ↗
*February Dates: February 8th from 2-5:30pm CT
what to expect
Opening Circle
We arrive as we are and orient to the internal landscape. We set the tone for safety, curiosity, and consent.
Connection to Christian Scripture
We explore passages through an embodied sensibility that sees Scripture as a doorway to presence rather than a tool of exclusion.
IFS Teaching
We learn how parts shape our spiritual lives and how Self energy mirrors the Divine image within each of us.
Live Demonstration
One person is randomly chosen from volunteers for a 1-1 guided IFS session, getting to know their own individual system with the support from the energy of the whole group.
Integration Circle
We reflect together, noticing parallels, inner shifts and new possibilities for living the gospel from the inside out. The Practice is both personal and communal. It returns us to the wisdom within and helps us carry that wisdom into the world.
The Inner Sanctuary is trauma-informed church shaped by the understanding that every human being is a system within a system. Our lives mirror the larger whole.
leadership Team
Rev. Dr. Celeste Lebak
An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and Internal Family Systems practitioner specializing in trauma-informed spiritual care and the intersection of mental health and spiritual formation. She holds a Doctor of Ministry and brings more than twenty years of experience across parish ministry, prison, hospital, and social justice chaplaincy. Dr. Lebak is the founder of the Restorative Justice Institute of Oklahoma and the Inner Sanctuary Institute, where she develops IFS-informed education for clergy, chaplains, and religious organizations. Her work integrates contemplative practice, systems awareness, and attention to internal multiplicity, with a focus on religious leaders who can offer grounded, ethically attuned presence within complex institutional settings.
Dr. Lebak is the founder of the Restorative Justice Institute of Oklahoma and the Inner Sanctuary Institute, where she develops IFS-informed education for clergy, chaplains, and religious organizations. Her work integrates contemplative practice, systems awareness, and attention to internal multiplicity, with a focus on religious leaders who can offer grounded, ethically attuned presence within complex institutional settings.
Pastor Bonnie Lebak
An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and Internal Family Systems practitioner specializing in trauma-informed spiritual care and the intersection of mental health and spiritual formation. She holds a Doctor of Ministry and brings more than twenty years of experience across parish ministry, prison, hospital, and social justice chaplaincy. Dr. Lebak is the founder of the Restorative Justice Institute of Oklahoma and the Inner Sanctuary Institute, where she develops IFS-informed education for clergy, chaplains, and religious organizations. Her work integrates contemplative practice, systems awareness, and attention to internal multiplicity, with a focus on religious leaders who can offer grounded, ethically attuned presence within complex institutional settings.
Bonnie has served three start-up companies over her secular career, and using her business development and leadership skills she launched House Church Tulsa in January 2014. Bonnie is a graduate of Rhema Bible College, and is ordained with Evangelical Christian Fellowship and House Church Tulsa.
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other paths
ifs-informed church
The Practice
Here, faith and psychology are companions in the same work. Together they help us remember what we already carry and create a space where community healing and personal transformation rise side by side.
Join +
inner sanctuary level 1
IFS Clergy Training
This training equips teams with the skills to hold sacred conversations that honor internal multiplicity, cultural context, and the lived experience of every member. Grounded in universal human experiences.
learn +
Want to start this practice in your own church?
Contact Celeste to learn how to implement the Inner Sanctuary model in your own community.
contact celeste ↗
ifs-informed church
The Practice
My wife, Pastor Bonnie Lebak, and I, bring together Internal Family Systems, Christian Universalism, and a relational theology that honors consent, curiosity, and the dignity of every soul. Each gathering is designed to help us listen more deeply, heal more courageously, and increase our own choices about how to shine our light brighter in the world.
inner sanctuary church
Here, faith and psychology are companions in the same work. Together they help us remember what we already carry and create a space where community healing and personal transformation rise side by side.
the practice
monthly gatherings
In-Person
Second Saturdays* from 1-4:30pm CT
*February Dates: February 7th from 2-5:30pm CT
Virtual
Zoom link provided after sign-up
Second Sundays* from 2-5:30pm CT
join online ↗
*February Dates: February 8th from 2-5:30pm CT
what to expect
Opening Circle
We arrive as we are and orient to the internal landscape. We set the tone for safety, curiosity, and consent.
Connection to Christian Scripture
We explore passages through an embodied sensibility that sees Scripture as a doorway to presence rather than a tool of exclusion.
IFS Teaching
We learn how parts shape our spiritual lives and how Self energy mirrors the Divine image within each of us.
Live Demonstration
One person is randomly chosen from volunteers for a 1-1 guided IFS session, getting to know their own individual system with the support from the energy of the whole group.
Integration Circle
We reflect together, noticing parallels, inner shifts and new possibilities for living the gospel from the inside out. The Practice is both personal and communal. It returns us to the wisdom within and helps us carry that wisdom into the world.
The Inner Sanctuary is trauma-informed church shaped by the understanding that every human being is a system within a system. Our lives mirror the larger whole.
leadership Team
Rev. Dr. Celeste Lebak
An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and Internal Family Systems practitioner specializing in trauma-informed spiritual care and the intersection of mental health and spiritual formation. She holds a Doctor of Ministry and brings more than twenty years of experience across parish ministry, prison, hospital, and social justice chaplaincy.
Dr. Lebak is the founder of the Restorative Justice Institute of Oklahoma and the Inner Sanctuary Institute, where she develops IFS-informed education for clergy, chaplains, and religious organizations. Her work integrates contemplative practice, systems awareness, and attention to internal multiplicity, with a focus on religious leaders who can offer grounded, ethically attuned presence within complex institutional settings.
Pastor Bonnie Lebak
Bonnie Lebak is an enthusiastic Pastor with a passion to practice and preach the timeless message of Christ. She serves as the principal spiritual leader of HCT as well as having overall management responsibility for its operation. Bonnie is committed to develop the individuals who make up the local church and empower them to live a full life of spirit and faith within their communities. Her preaching is described as refreshingly transparent, interesting and practical.
Bonnie has served three start-up companies over her secular career, and using her business development and leadership skills she launched House Church Tulsa in January 2014. Bonnie is a graduate of Rhema Bible College, and is ordained with Evangelical Christian Fellowship and House Church Tulsa.
other paths
ifs-informed church
The Practice
Here, faith and psychology are companions in the same work. Together they help us remember what we already carry and create a space where community healing and personal transformation rise side by side.
Join +
inner sanctuary level 1
IFS Clergy Training
This training equips teams with the skills to hold sacred conversations that honor internal multiplicity, cultural context, and the lived experience of every member. Grounded in universal human experiences.
learn +
Want to start this practice in your own church?
Contact Celeste to learn how to implement the Inner Sanctuary model in your own community.
contact celeste ↗