the adoption journey project // practical ministry ideas to bring adoption into your ministry

7/31/2019 The Adoption Journey Project // Practical Ministry Ideas to Bring Adoption Into Your Ministry

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What Can Adoption in YourMinistry Look Like?


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AdoptionJourney.org is a collective of organizations whowant to break down the barriers to adoption.

We seek to mobilize the church, His body,where each member can provide a unique and special service:

some to adopt, some to care, some to give.


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Examples of practicalways you can bring adoption

into your ministry

Todays session will cover:


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Advertise Information Meetings

This only requires the church to determinewhen and where a trusted agency is hosting meetings.

Then put the information in the churchs normal

modes of communication.


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Kentwood Community Church advertises eventslike FOSTER IN FAITH which is a county-wide event

focused on inspiring Christians to get involved withlocal foster youth in various ways.

w w w . k e n t w o o d c o m m u n i t y c h u r c h . c o m / a d o p t i o n


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Contact the agency to determine an agreeable timefor a one hour introductory meeting.

Host a Simple Adoption Information Meeting


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Pittsburgh East Community Church interviewedan adoption specialist during their morning service.

Immediately following, they asked the agencyto host an info meeting about adoption.

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The conference would last 2-3 hours and would allow acouple of agencies to come and offer information on Safe

Families, Foster Care, Foster to Adopt, and Adoption.

Host a Mini-Conference at Your Church


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Emmanuel Baptist Church of Crestview FL,worked with 2 agencies to host a mini conference

about adoption and foster care.

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Some people are called to adopt


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#1 Adoption Barrier is COST


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Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:

to look after orphans and widows in their distress and

to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

J A M E S 1 : 2 7


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Before


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Age out at 16 to 18 within 2 years...


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A Greenhouse where new Christians can grow...

Nurtured by healthy friendshipsLearn day to day responsibility...


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Help them transition into adult living


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Indigenous Adoption & Foster Care


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Over 40free resOurces

fOr church leaders tO help bring

adOptiOn intO the ministry

I N C L U D E S :

Sermon Starters, Printable Templates,Music, Videos and more

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