In Episode 40, you will hear from Jon Bergeron, Counselor with Austin Stone Counseling Center and Speaker, talking with Phil about:
- His inspiring personal experiences with foster care and adoption, including what he learned about life from his son and gardening shears
- How Jon got involved with Austin Stone Counseling Center, and how he works with adoptive and foster families in that role
- Why he loves hanging out with missionaries and adoptive and foster parents so much
- Why he thinks people need to be careful about putting too much stock in the experts and science in connection with adoption, foster care, attachment, trauma, and other related issues
- Spiritual warfare in parenting, adoption, and the care of orphaned and at-risk children
- His wisdom and advice to foster and adoptive parents from his many years of counseling and parenting experience
- And much more!
We’ll also hear:
- Kelly and Phil sharing what they’ve learned over the first two seasons and how they think we can engage each other better in our conversations about these difficult issues.
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