Summit VI – Foster Care Models in the Church

Posted by Patrick Corkum on April 29, 2010

I am here sitting in a session with a panel about engaging the church for foster care and models that exist. The panel includes members of Project 1.27, 4KIDS of South Florida, the Call (Children of Arkansas Loved for a Lifetime), and Royal Family Kids Camps.

When the panel was asked about how the state is responding to their ministries, the response kind of surprised me. The gentleman who started RFKC said that the problems he has is with the church, not the state. That was enlightening, but not so surprising to me. The surprising thing is how the state is responding so positively to their ministries, largely because those who are helping in the church are doing such a great job with it! Now if only the church would step out in all states, imagine the bridges that could be crossed.

What I love hearing the most from these stories is how people are confused by the people of the church because they don’t understand why people would do these kinds of things. I love it!