by Key Ministry | Nov 13, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Care and Support, Foster Care
Editor’s note: Andrew Schneidler is the author of today’s post in honor of Orphan Sunday. He and his wife (Michele) are former foster parents who have adopted three children, and among the leading advocates for adoption in the American church. They are speaking this...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Oct 18, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Controversies, Key Ministry, Mental Health
Using data from the 2011-12 National Survey of Children’s Health, a new study featured in the November 2016 issue of Pediatrics seeks to compare parent-reported mental and physical health outcomes of children placed in foster care to those for children who have...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Sep 19, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Foster Care, Shannon Dingle
Shannon shared the news that she’s transitioning off our ministry team with readers of her personal blog this past week. Our team is grateful for the time Shannon served with us. She’s a unique figure in the disability ministry movement in that she brings...
by Key Ministry | Sep 13, 2016 | Adoption, Foster Care, Key Ministry
“Wow.” I think that was the only word either of us uttered until we were back in the car. Then I turned to Melinda and put into words what I’d been hiding in the corners of my soul: “Sometimes I wish I didn’t know. I know ignorance isn’t best, but knowing so much...
by Stephen Grcevich MD | Apr 4, 2016 | Adoption, Advocacy, Culture of Life, Key Ministry, Leadership, Strategies
Orphan Sunday is recognized and celebrated in thousands of churches, large and small, here in the U.S. and beyond. It’s incredibly cool to see the church “being the church” through encouraging and supporting faithful families offering the world’s most vulnerable...