With the beginning of Russian aggression, the entire population of Ukraine became vulnerable in an instant. An estimated 3.2 million people have fled the country as refugees and millions more are internally displaced seeking safety from Russian attacks. Among those, an estimated 200,000 orphans are infinitely more unshielded today than ever before. Child welfare in …
Continue...November is National Adoption Month. Each year, we set aside this month to celebrate adoption in our churches and communities with all manner of meetings, special gatherings, and public acknowledgments. The airwaves are full of commercials touting the gift of adoption and the positive place that adoption has in the lives of so many children …
Continue...November is National Adoption Month. Over the past couple of decades, the church has experienced a stirring of responsiveness about all types of care for orphaned and vulnerable children, and an increase in awareness of adoption has been part of this movement. In fact, according to the Barna Research Group, almost 40 percent of practicing …
Continue...This is last part of a series (read parts 1, 2, and 3) born out of several years of consulting with and observing many churches across America develop orphan care ministries. Over time, I have noticed some common mistakes that cause these ministries to struggle and even fail. I want to share those observations with …
Continue...This is part three (read part one and part two) of a series born out of several years of consulting with and observing many churches across America develop orphan care ministries. Over time, I have noticed 10 common mistakes that cause these ministries to struggle and even fail. I want to share those observations with …
Continue...This is part two (read part one here) of a series born out of several years of consulting with and observing many churches across America develop orphan care ministries. Over time, I have noticed 10 common mistakes that cause these ministries to struggle and even fail. I want to share those observations with you in an …
Continue...This is part one of a series born out of several years of consulting with and observing many churches across America develop orphan care ministries. Over time, I have noticed 10 common mistakes that cause these ministries to struggle, and even fail. I want to share those observations with you in an effort to help …
Continue...Recently, conversation has reached a fever pitch in the adoption community over what some are heralding as the beginning of the end of Intercountry Adoption in the United States. World Magazine, Baptist Press, and The Federalist have all carried articles that quote Adoption Service Providers (ASPs) and adoption advocates projecting the posture of the U.S. …
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