I wrote the blog below in 2008 and would like to share it again here. I have not changed any of the wording because I feel it captures so much of my thinking, which has led Jessica and I to this proactive journey of foster care and adoption that we are on today. As you read this, I hope you hear not the tone of angry political conservatism, but the tone of compassion and a humble plea to Christ-followers to serve the “accidents”.

“The role and presence of men can be explicitly acknowledged as offering special therapeutic and other positive opportunities.” (Robbie Gilligan, Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Academic Director of the Children’s Research Centre at the University of Dublin, Trinity College; May 2000)

In this season, God is moving the spotlight away from the church gathering in the building, to the church gathering in the home — the Christian family.

Our journey in foster care and adoption did not start when we welcomed the first child into our home. It began long before that.

In this blog, Paul takes another look at the almost exclusive paradigm many pastors have in their leadership approach — church growth principles. The pursuit of Revival requires we face some church growth paradigms that are potentially unfruitful to Revival.

Part 2/3 of How We Started Fostering. Jessica writes about how God led us into foster care through the example of a friend.

Part 3/3 of How We Started Fostering. Jessica writes about the final steps we had to take to get us to the starting line of our roles as foster carers.