Most foster parent education and training provides good information on caring for the child, but is often from a secular worldview. This curriculum set of 5 videos is designed to help foster families filter the training they have received through a biblical worldview and center their care on the gospel.

A beginner’s guide for churches on how to surround, support, and care for foster families as an extension of ministry to vulnerable children.

Resources to help present foster care to the church, including:  a sermon outline, bulletin insert, and PowerPoint slides to share with your congregation about the needs in your community.

Educating your church on foster care ministry requires action steps. This info meeting outline helps a ministry leader do an in-depth overview of ways that church members can get involved. This powerpoint is customizable to fit your church’s needs.

A 12-month guide to help your church care for your local child welfare office. Includes a prayer guide and tangible action steps.

Foster parents are required to obtain a certain number of continued education units (CEUs) per year to maintain their license. These videos can be watched individually or as a group. The foster parent can receive a CEU certificate after completing the course.

A program to mobilize the local church to bring the gospel to at-risk families and families seeking reunification from state care.

Connecting with other adoptive and foster parents creates a space to build relationships, offer advice, and share the journey. This free guide provides all needed components to to start an adoption and foster parent connection group. Included: Suggestions for group format, supplies needed, a confidentiality agreement, group evaluations, facilitator outlines, and printable worksheets for participants.

This document outlines key ways to add this refreshing component to your church’s ministry. This event is a dedicated time where families can bring their children to the church so that they can have time to themselves to be emotionally, physically, and spiritually refilled.

This 6-session curriculum is designed to help individuals in your church learn how to understand the needs of foster and adoptive families in your church and provide them with practical support. Topics in this training include: caring for families, interacting appropriately with children with compromised beginnings of life, demonstrating sensitivity for adoptive and foster parents, understanding the unique needs of children from hard places, exhibiting language sensitivity, and managing behavior.

This resource provides ways to help you identify foster families in your congregation.