Episode 170: How to Love Our LGBTQ+ Foster Children (w/ Laurie Krieg)

The Forgotten Podcast

The Forgotten Initiative

Christian, Kids & Family, Fostercare, Family, Adoption

4.9 • 532 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The LGBTQIA+ conversation has intersected with foster care heavily in recent years and it has prompted many people in the foster care community to have questions such as: How can we care for our LGBTQ+ kids as foster parents who hold to a traditional view of marriage? How should the Church come alongside LGBTQ+ foster parents who do not hold to the traditional view of marriage? And many more.

If you are unaware of what each of the letters stands for or haven’t seen the “IA” part of LGBTQIA+ here’s what each letter represents: L – lesbian, G – gay, B – bisexual, T – transgender, Q – queer, I – intersex, A – asexual. The “+” indicates many more that could be mentioned, but I’ll pause there for now.

I’m thrilled to have Laurie Krieg with me as we navigate this topic of sexuality and gender through the lens of the Gospel. Laurie identified a default to a same-sex attraction when she was starting at five years old. She wrestled with what this meant for her Christian faith throughout her young adult life. Laurie identifies as both a Christ-follower and a part of the LGBTQ+ community and has been on the front lines of the sexuality conversation since 2014.

Today, Laurie is the president of Impossible Ministries, a coaching ministry with the mission to equip the Church with a gospel-centered approach to marriage and sexuality. Laurie is also a coach, speaker, author, podcaster, mom to three, and has a mixed-orientation marriage with her husband, Matt.

This conversation is so important, and I want to encourage you to listen in!

Show Notes: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/laurie-krieg-170/

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0:00.0	Sharing the stories of the foster care community.
0:03.6	This is The Forgotten Podcast.
0:06.5	But when I start talking about why they were placed on Earth, they got no clue.
0:11.4	So if we can start pushing there about what their purpose is,
0:14.7	that it's not to get married and make Christian babies and get out.
0:17.2	It's to push back the darkness.
0:18.8	That stirs something in them.
0:20.2	That's bigger than who you're
0:21.5	attracted to. Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast, where we are highlighting
0:29.8	the stories of the people of foster care. With every episode, our goal is to help you better
0:35.6	understand the foster care community. We want to bring
0:38.6	you hope and encouragement in your journey and help you support the agency workers, foster
0:44.0	parents, vulnerable adults, and children in foster care right where you live. If you want
0:50.1	to learn more about TFI, catch up on past episodes, read engaging articles, or partner with us
0:56.3	on mission with a gift of any amount, head over to the forgotten initiative.org. We are in this
1:04.4	together. Thank you for listening and engaging with us. We love having you as part of our family.
1:14.9	Okay, it is time. Let's do this.
1:29.9	Well, the LGBTQIA plus conversation has intersected with foster care in recent years quite a bit, and with it brings questions we get to talk through today. And I'm really thankful for this opportunity. Some of these
1:34.1	questions are, how can we care for our LGBT kids as foster parents who love Jesus and hold to a
1:41.1	traditional view of marriage? How should the church come alongside LGBT foster
1:47.0	parents who do not hold to the traditional view and others? So we're going to talk through some of
1:52.8	these sorts of things. And Lori, I'm so thankful to have the opportunity to have this conversation
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