Reactivate the Family

Whether or not you have foster families in your church now, it’s important to be informed about what foster care is and isn’t so that we can know how to best love and serve these families.

We created this resource to help church leaders better serve families in unique situation— specifically families with special needs as well as adoptive and foster families. For these families, parenting and the day to day may not look like business as usual, and so it's up to the church to learn how to meet those families where they're at. It's about considering the words we use. It's about reconsidering the ideas and notions we have. It's about coming alongside these families so that they know, without a doubt, that the church has a place for them too.

Every kid is unique and special to their parent, but here’s what we miss sometimes: As church leaders, we tend to focus on what we can do for someone with a special need and overlook the unique gifts and talents they bring to a church. 

Do you remember the opening scene in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? He’s rushing down the hallway of his house, moving through his morning routine, when he looks at the camera and says: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” That’s impressive insight from a […]

We have all heard of the phrase, “information overload,” and I am 99.9 percent sure that each of us have experienced it. In fact, this post just might fall victim to a rapid delete from your inbox simply because you have just had too much “adulting” today! I hate to break it to you but […]