Episode 109: God’s Heart for Families in Crisis and Your Role
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2020
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
My guest, Vermon Pierre, understands foster care because not only does he live it as a foster parent, but he is leading his church and community to think about foster care through the lens of the gospel. And what is at the heart of the gospel message? Redemption and Restoration. In today’s conversation, we talk through the difference between foster care and adoption, why the church is uniquely equipped to support families in crisis, and practical ways the church can engage in this work. I pray it is an encouragement to you as you think through how to walk out your faith in caring for families in crisis. You can be an instrument that the Lord uses to bring healing and offer hope.
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| 0:00.0 | Meeting you right where you are on your foster care journey, this is The Forgotten Podcast. |
| 0:10.7 | What you do in foster care is saying, I'm going to set my love upon these children, not because of any conditions they bring, not because they've earned it, not because they can ever pay us back, because we choose to move |
| 0:21.7 | and love towards these children and to absorb them into our love. |
| 0:35.0 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. |
| 0:36.8 | Welcome back to the Forgotten Podcast. If you are part of the foster care community, passionate about serving, or simply interested in learning more, you have come to the right place. Today, I am excited to introduce you to my guest, Vermont Pierre. |
| 0:53.0 | Vermon is the lead pastor of Roosevelt Community Church, |
| 0:56.7 | which is a theologically driven, missionally-minded, and urban-focused church in the heart of |
| 1:02.2 | downtown Phoenix. |
| 1:04.0 | Vermon and his wife Deney understand foster care, because not only do they live it as foster |
| 1:08.8 | parents, but they are leading their church and community |
| 1:11.7 | to think about foster care through the lens of the gospel. And what is at the heart of the gospel |
| 1:17.6 | message, my friends? Redemption and restoration. In today's conversation, we discussed the |
| 1:23.9 | difference between foster care and adoption. We talk about why the church is uniquely |
| 1:28.4 | equipped to support families in crisis, and Vermont gives us practical ways the church can engage |
| 1:33.8 | in this work. But before we start, I want to remind you that we are here for you. Beyond this podcast, |
| 1:40.6 | the Forgotten Initiative is dedicated to helping you in your church support the foster care community. |
| 1:46.5 | And we want to walk with you in this. |
| 1:49.2 | So head on over to tfiadvocate.org to learn more. |
| 1:53.9 | All right. |
| 1:54.8 | Are you ready? |
| 1:55.9 | Because I know I am. |
| 1:57.9 | Here is my conversation with Ramon Pierre. |
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