CHANGING INDIANA ONE CHILD AT A TIME
Helping churches engage with vulnerable families in their community and support frontline families engaged in foster care and/or adoption.
Foster/Adoptive Family Retreat
This 3 day retreat is designed to honor and encourage frontline families who have opened their homes to foster or adopted children.
Foster Adoption Conference
This one day conference is designed to provide inspiration and tools that church leaders need to minister to vulnerable families in their community.
Short Term Missions
Facilitate partnerships with AG churches that run Royal Family Kids Camps and Teen Reach to care and mentor kids in the system.
Church Trainings
Provide info, tools, training, and support for churches desiring to do more in this mission field within their community.
Foster & Adoption Care Ministry
Helping churches engage with vulnerable families in their community and support frontline families engaged in foster care and/or adoption.
RESOURCES
Care Portal
CarePortal is a technology platform that connects churches and community members with the needs of vulnerable children and families. Working in collaboration with child welfare agencies, CarePortal allows child-serving professionals to submit specific needs—such as beds, clothing, transportation, or financial assistance—directly into the system. Churches and community members can then respond and provide assistance where it’s needed most.
Foster & Adoption Online Training Support
AG Chaplain Ted Stackpole offers free online Christian foster and adoption care training. This resource provides practical tools for foster parents, church leaders, and ministry teams, helping to support personal growth while fulfilling training hour requirements for foster families. Whether you're directly caring for a child or equipping your church, this training is a valuable way to learn and make an impact.
Church Training Opportunities
Starting Block Workshop
A free, in-person discussion-based workshop hosted by
Shauna and Nathan Whidden, designed to help your church discover the tools and strategies needed to serve vulnerable families and children effectively. This training guides participants through:
✔️ The heart and history of the child welfare system
✔️ A broader biblical perspective on caring for vulnerable children and God's heart for the wholeness of families
✔️ Practical methodologies, tools, and partnerships to make a lasting impact in your community
If your church is looking to step into this ministry or strengthen existing efforts, Starting Block is a great place to begin.
