In Episode 151, Dr. Rick and Phil have a conversation with Todd Chipman, a pastor, professor, and author of Until Every Child is Home: Why the Church Can and Must Care for Orphans, about:
- Todd’s story and how God captured him with a passion for loving orphaned and vulnerable children (3:26)
- How our Biblical worldview informs how we should love orphaned and vulnerable children around the world and why it is a gospel imperative (7:26)
- How pastors can make caring for orphaned and vulnerable children part of the DNA of their churches (11:41)
- How orphaned and vulnerable children are interconnected with the human trafficking pandemic, and how the Church can engage the fight against it (16:16)
- The five essential relationships for adoptive and foster parents (22:10)
- Todd’s recommendations and influencers (30:22)
Links from the Show
- Episode Transcript
- Link to episode video (with subtitles) – https://youtu.be/Mm0-3KjT-A4
- Cafo.org/summit
- The Adopting and Fostering Home Podcast — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-adopting-and-fostering-home-podcast/id1197628087
- Think Orphan Contact Page – thinkorphan.com/contact
- Think Orphan Episode with Russell Moore — http://thinkorphan.com/2018/10/30/russell-moore/
- Think Orphan Episode with Jason Johnson — http://thinkorphan.com/2018/10/16/episode-118-jason-johnson/
- Think Orphan Episode with Jedd Medefind (CAFO) — http://thinkorphan.com/2016/04/05/episode-2/
Resources
- Until Every Child is Home: Why the Church Can and Must Care for Orphans, by Todd Chipman
- Adopted for Life, by Russell Moore
- Reframing Foster Care, by Jason Johnson
- Orphanology, by Rick Morton and Tony Merida
