I returned this week from two months of sabbatical. (You can read a bit more on the purpose of this time HERE.) I’ll confess I feared re-entry might carry a massive case of the “Monday morning blues.” But it’s the opposite. My heart is full — of gratitude for what lies behind and enthusiasm for […]
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Southern African Leaders Gather for the Fatherless
Sixty leaders from thirteen nations in Southern Africa gathered recently in Pretoria, South Africa. The Southern Africa Leadership Forum, coordinated by Together Africa Without Orphans (TAWO), was designed to motivate participants, churches and NGO’s to work together to promote and support family based care and family preservation around the African continent. Comprised of lawyers, church […]
Three Principles for Church Orphan Care Ministry Leaders to Consider
I recently spent time with a pastor in Kansas City. Just eight months prior he had become the new senior pastor at a large, historic, traditional church. One of the first things he learned as he settled into his new role was that the church had spent years investing in an adoption fund – but had […]
One Question from a Pastor Changed Things for Hundreds in Foster Care
When Bishop Aaron Blake, a pastor and foster/adoptive father, left his breakfast table for church on the second Sunday in November of 2004, he had a sermon prepared … and it wasn’t about foster care: “I had prepared a sermon to preach that morning that I had worked on all week. I stood up to […]
Turning the Hearts of the Fathers to the Children
The simple role of father is to give provision and protection for his family. But Fatherhood goes much deeper – developing the spiritual, intellectual, emotional and financial well-being of the child. To do this, dads need to be present in their children’s lives. Yet so many children today around the world are growing up fatherless. […]
What Meeting My Wife for the First Time Taught Me About Ministry Leadership
I knew I was going to marry my wife the first time I met her. True story. After walking her to class on our college campus and wrapping up our first conversation ever with one another, I knew she was the one. It was only a matter of time. LAYERS OF LIFE What followed was months of […]